Improv Acting Camp (1 of 5)

• Students will demonstrate their understanding of the rules of improv by participating in an improv performance/competition.
• Students will develop characters, create scenes, participate in games, and endure obstacles.

This lesson will introduce students to the basics of improvisation by identifying improv skills and defining guidelines.

1. Review Class Objectives
2. Why Do You Love Improv?
   1. Video
3. Impulse and Instinct
   1. Quality Walk
      1. Penguin
      2. Cat
      3. Monkey
      4. Snake
      5. Mosquito
      6. Military General
      7. Elderly Person
      8. Giant
      9. Toddler
      10. Giant Toddler?
4. Improv Definition
   1. Respectful of each other
   2. Safety first
   3. PG rating
5. Whose Line is in Anyway?
   1. Strengths of the Pros
   2. What makes it interesting?
   3. Why are they so successful?
      1. Pantomime
      2. Body Language
      3. Commitment
      4. Creativity
6. Dos and Don'ts
7. Team Cheer
   1. Share
8. Story Telling
   1. Limits
      1. Can't use the word "little"
      2. Can't use the word "and"
      3. Every sentence has to start with the first letter of your first name
9. Awards and Rewards

• Games
  • Instinct Walk
  • Team Cheer
  • Story Telling with Limits
• Whose Line Format
  • Popular TV show that bought improv to a more massive audience
  • British in Origin
  • Some actors followed to the American version
• Dos

  • 1. Commitment 100%

  • 2. Listen to the other players

  • 3. Support your team members

  • 4. Forward the Action

• Don'ts

  • 1. Denial

  • 2. Telling rather than showing

  • 3. Forcing funniness

  • 4. Worry about making mistakes

• Be sure to put even number of experiences/newbie actors on each team. Decide from Opening Activity

Why Do You Love Improv? - https://youtu.be/pITVVVPu1n8
Whose Line Video - https://youtu.be/KyP1WTrwLxA