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The Visual Guide to Improv

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The visual guide to improv is an illustrated guide to the art of improvisation theater. It explains tricky concepts, ideas, techniques and formats through illustrations and concrete, easy-to-use tips. Whether you are a student or performer wanting to develop your improv skills or a teacher looking for inspiration and new tools to explain improv – this book is a must-have.

THE BOOK INCLUDES:

• 160 pages with more than 500 illustrations and infographics.
• 50 tips that will help you develop brilliant scene work.
• A crash course in classic storytelling – how to build heroes, villains and captivating stories.
• 24 tips on how to edit scenes.
• 18 improv formats.
• Inspiration for genre work – ranging from action and rom-com to Jane Austen and Alfred Hitchcock.

http://visualimprovguide.com

160 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2017

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Profile Image for Răzvan Ionescu.
47 reviews17 followers
August 3, 2020
What it says on the tin!

A handy illustrated guide to all things improv. Starts out with the basics, goes through a few "rules" / guidelines on how to build scenes (ending, of course, in "break the rules"), then spends the second half on giving you building blocks to create long form shows. A bit of theory on story arcs, believable characters etc. and an index of different long form formats, each with a one page explanation of how it works.

It's a good book for the not-exactly-novice-but-probably-every-other-level improviser. When you've started seeing how deep this thing goes and could use a good map of all the possible places you can take your improvising. Or when you know what you're doing but want a concise whimsical "dictionary" to refer to.

Probably works better as a book to keep close at hand and reference when needed, but reading it left to right and top to bottom was fun too.
Profile Image for Sara.
379 reviews68 followers
November 30, 2023
Erinomainen, jopa järisyttävän hyvä koonti impron perusteista. Visuaalisuus avittaa muistamista todella paljon, huomaan sen jo nyt.

Ensimmäinen puolikas on täyttä timanttia. Pitkien tekniikoiden esittely on sekin hyvä ja informatiivinen osio mutta ei vedä vertoja alulle. Genreimpro-osio on sinänsä ihan kätevä yhteenveto mutta tuntuu ehkä vähän täytteeltä. Genreistä on listattu tyypillisiä piirteitä, mikä helpottaa kyseisistä genreistä kiinnostuneiden mutta niitä vähemmän tuntevien työtä. Toisaalta en itse lähtisi soveltamaan mitään genreä pitkän impron pohjaksi lukematta tai näkemättä genren perusteoksia. Siksi viimeinen osio tuntuu muuhun verrattuna jotenkin laiskalta, varsinkin, kun se ei sisällä muita ohjeita.

Mutta aivan järkyttävän hyvä koonti, joka on jo parantanut mun omaa improamista. Tästä tulee kirjahyllyn luetuin ja useimmin avattava kirja, siitä ei ole epäilystäkään. Suuri suositus kaikille improilijoille! Olisin hyötynyt tästä jo aiemmin, mutta toisaalta tämä hetki on tälle teokselle juuri täydellinen.
Profile Image for Richard Skolek.
Author 28 books23 followers
May 20, 2019
I think it would have been better as a very short and very small handbook for improvisers. And it seems that that was the original intention and the lengthy and unncessary second part was tacked on just to make it longer. But credit where credit is due - if you are looking for an overview of basic improv guidelines and principles, this is one of the best books out there.
Profile Image for Andrew Berkowitz.
Author 6 books7 followers
September 9, 2023
An absolutely splendid book for newer improvisers (or any improviser who sometimes feels stuck and isn't sure why). Just lovely!
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