Same! Im really shy and have stage fright, but I feel like if I had friends to do this with, it would boost my confidence and I wouldnt be so afraid of being the center of attention.
@@meganm6732 Just find a class that allows you to progress in your own pace. There are lovely ones that really build skills one baby step at a time, focusing more on an attitude of play and enjoying mishaps than on performance.
0:05 Zoom 0:20 Word Ball 0:34 Rapid Fire Freeze 1:10 Knight Mount Cavalier 1:39 5 Things 2:08 Count to 21 2:35 Firing Line 2:59 Flock Dance 3:43 Big Booty 4:15 Kitty Want a Corner 4:43 Trifecta 5:04 Environments 5:28 Yes Let’s 5:53 Circuits 6:46 Hot Spot 7:10 Corridors 7:38 Headlines 8:07 Woosh Whoa 8:30 Turning Circle 8:48 Five Elements 9:23 Stakes Circle 9:58 Johnson File 10:39 Yes And
I will try to detail the exercises: - Zoom: Everyone is in a circle. You point to someone and clapping him Zoom and then the named one has to point to someone else and so on - Word Game: Everyone is in a circle. Someone says a word and points to the next one and goes on with a similar word and points out, etc. - Freeze: Everyone doing something has two (or more people on the side). One of them says - Freeze Ivan and touch him and go and take his place and start doing what the man has done so far - Knight, Riding, Cavalier: Someone says one of these words and everyone is in these poses. Knight - horse + one man with sword raised, horse riding - horse + horse riding, cavalier - crouched condition + knee with arm up. In a shuffled order they are said quickly + 5 Things: Shouting 5 Things - Song: Five Things, Five Things, Five Things Five Things. It is called something like dogs - a person quickly lists 5 types of dogs and after every thing everyone in one voice says how many (1,2,3 ....) Again a song is. - Counting to 21: We look, feel and count to 21 - Burning Line: One stands in front of everyone and everyone says a word to him and he says a synonym. Then they alternate. - Mirror Dance: Someone dances in front and everyone repeats it as the music changes and the person changes - Big ass: I'll be the big ass. I'll be 1. I 2. I 3 .... Big ass song. The man says the number. The person who is this number says his number and then another number ... If someone makes a mistake they change places and start again. - The kitten wants a penny: Someone is a kitten and says- The kitten wants pennies, he answers, ask my neighbor when the second question changes places. The goal is to take the place before they take their place. - Trifecta: It is said 3 different things by 3 people. History is built. Someone takes the other thing he said. And they both go off. + Places: Someone says a place and everyone makes that place. Carnival, Paris, Farm (maybe sounds) + Yes, come on: Let's play sick. Everyone: Yes, come on. They start playing ... - Circus: They all raise their hands and point to someone telling You. Then they take it off and repeat everything without hands. Any topics, types of ice cream and points. They intertwine. If someone says you tell you if you say kind of ice cream you say kind of ice cream. At the same time! - Songs: Everyone starts singing and everyone dances ... - Corridors: Some topic has everything and then half of them change and then again ... - News: Hot News: .... Eat What You Are ... Everyone alternates ... Build a story ... And at least one of the words mentioned in the previous story - Wow, AY: Someone file an imaginary ball with Lush. The other is filing or saying Hey. I stir. Says someone else arbitrary. Special words. 🌋 Everyone gathers in the middle and makes a volcano. On Earth: Everyone jumps to the ground. - Rotating Circle: Run in a circle, let's turn the circle. - Five Elements: It builds a story as everyone says something and plays it. - A story in a circle: Someone stands in the middle and says something (milk is over). Another ... But that was our last milk. - Ivan's Report: Two by two. One is Ivan's report. The other responds in different ways and says something. Since when are you waiting for this report ... + Yes and ...: Two people. They tell and play a story. We dug a hole ... Yes and we hit a stone ... Yes and ...
What an amazing demo and assortment of warmup games. You are all so sweet with the PG suggestions too, Haha. Thank you for making this!!! So helpful!! 🎉❤
OH MY GOSH.... I LOVE THIS VIDEO... "Bravo Darlings... Bravo" I am an Acting Director getting ready to reopen my Acting Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico (US)... and I have got to show my students this FUN Video... Thank you all for such a great video.
I started improv in 2018 and was getting serious about it until the virus hit. This videos is fantastic! Here I was just about to post my own lessons on TH-cam and I have them right here.
These are basically warm up to the "improv muscles"... to be present, relaxed, to connect with each other, to remember not taking yourself seriously and have silly fun
I love these, thanks for sharing the suggestions. There's no improv group anywhere near where I live, I might have to start one, but don't know enough about improv yet!
Awesome! Thanks for the video! I am preparing an improvisation class for my colleagues, all done over the internet, and it really helps me create some examples. Improv done over the internet on a conference call is also a real challenge, but nevertheless really well appreciated.
This is so helpful..... Thanx I was looking for improv exercises and finally made it to this channel..... Good stuff.... Keep coming with such gr8 ideas
I can really appreciate their demos. I lead a free improv class in Austin, TX and we run through quite a few of those exercises just for to get things started. The Rapid Fire Freeze, I think I will do that one tomorrow night instead of normal Freeze Tag.
everything's great! My advice is to upscale as much as possible always. Ex, Movavi video has choice for 2k or 4k, and also for other parameters like audio. Loved this
I'd love to do improv but i just panic and don't have any tangible thoughts or actions. Even if I had to say one random word I either plan it beforehand or say, "spegueft" or any nonexistent word.
Same! I have a fear of public speaking, but I really would like to try improv. Maybe a little online group of friends in the same boat would work? Anyone willing to start a little friendly group of beginner improv?
I think it's pretty much like this: Half of the actors are in the front and half in the back. Each one in the fron tplays out any solo scene they want independently. When the host says "switch", everyone in the back moves to the front and must immediately begin a new scene. This is an exercise in being creative on the spot.
i wish some of them were explained a bit more because some were super straight forward, but in a few of them i could not figure out why they were doing/saying certain things or what the order/organization of the game was.
So my dad left the soviet union and escaped the harshest persecution and brought us to America and became a doctor and got his pHD, so then after all this I told him: "Dad.. I decided to become an improv comedian.." I then showed this video to him.. and then
Ive never been into acting since I have stage fright and lack confidence for this, but I would definitely take this class. Also, if I had a group of friends like this, then I think the confidence would eventually come.
Lucy Xie I've been doing improv games in zoom and discord tho I can recommend to you that games like count to 21 and headlines are good improv games for an online setting.
omg i hate 5 things with a passion, make it go away so I can finally take an improv class lol seriously I think these exercises are the only thing that keeps me from trying them. which maybe means im not ready lol
Not going to lie this looks pretty fun, but a bit nerdy. Great way to come out of your comfort zone too I would bet... Perfect way to hook up with chicks.
This looks so dumb. I feel like I would fit right in and enjoy it
@Nathan The Vulture Me too, dude.
lmao same
mood
Definitely dumb af.. if anyone is in Hawai'i and wants to gather up and do this lmk
Sameee 😂😂😂
I wish I had friends who were confident enough to do improv exercises like this with me.
Same! Im really shy and have stage fright, but I feel like if I had friends to do this with, it would boost my confidence and I wouldnt be so afraid of being the center of attention.
@@meganm6732 sammeeee
The bright side of the pandemic is the wode availability of online improv classes all over the world. I just started attending one and love it!
@@sunshineporsche9687 cool! I don’t even know if I could but it would be cool!
@@meganm6732 Just find a class that allows you to progress in your own pace. There are lovely ones that really build skills one baby step at a time, focusing more on an attitude of play and enjoying mishaps than on performance.
I love Theater exercises they are so stupid and amazing. You can be stupid with friends. I love it so much
My favorite was five things. FIVE THINGS FIVE THINGS FIVE THINGS.
Me: "I'm not going to watch this whole video.."
12 minutes later: "...Oh"
0:05 Zoom
0:20 Word Ball
0:34 Rapid Fire Freeze
1:10 Knight Mount Cavalier
1:39 5 Things
2:08 Count to 21
2:35 Firing Line
2:59 Flock Dance
3:43 Big Booty
4:15 Kitty Want a Corner
4:43 Trifecta
5:04 Environments
5:28 Yes Let’s
5:53 Circuits
6:46 Hot Spot
7:10 Corridors
7:38 Headlines
8:07 Woosh Whoa
8:30 Turning Circle
8:48 Five Elements
9:23 Stakes Circle
9:58 Johnson File
10:39 Yes And
Thanks!!
Jesus this people are gonna pass out from happiness or something. I feel like I would. Lovely class, thanks for uploading this.
Hahaha pass out of happiness
My anxiety is going up just watching you guys. I don't think I could do this if my life depended on it.
Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right - Some white guy
@@jasonchandler2754 isnt that from the bible😂
@@SmokedYodaPack It's actually from Henry Ford I believe haha
@@jasonchandler2754 " 'Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right' -some white guy." -Michael Scott.
@@topramen1694 Beautiful comment and amazing username 😉
that was the most action pact 11 minutes of my entire life
I would kill for these people
I will try to detail the exercises:
- Zoom: Everyone is in a circle. You point to someone and clapping him Zoom and then the named one has to point to someone else and so on
- Word Game: Everyone is in a circle. Someone says a word and points to the next one and goes on with a similar word and points out, etc.
- Freeze: Everyone doing something has two (or more people on the side). One of them says - Freeze Ivan and touch him and go and take his place and start doing what the man has done so far
- Knight, Riding, Cavalier: Someone says one of these words and everyone is in these poses. Knight - horse + one man with sword raised, horse riding - horse + horse riding, cavalier - crouched condition + knee with arm up. In a shuffled order they are said quickly
+ 5 Things: Shouting 5 Things - Song: Five Things, Five Things, Five Things Five Things. It is called something like dogs - a person quickly lists 5 types of dogs and after every thing everyone in one voice says how many (1,2,3 ....) Again a song is.
- Counting to 21: We look, feel and count to 21
- Burning Line: One stands in front of everyone and everyone says a word to him and he says a synonym. Then they alternate.
- Mirror Dance: Someone dances in front and everyone repeats it as the music changes and the person changes
- Big ass: I'll be the big ass. I'll be 1. I 2. I 3 .... Big ass song. The man says the number. The person who is this number says his number and then another number ... If someone makes a mistake they change places and start again.
- The kitten wants a penny: Someone is a kitten and says- The kitten wants pennies, he answers, ask my neighbor when the second question changes places. The goal is to take the place before they take their place.
- Trifecta: It is said 3 different things by 3 people. History is built. Someone takes the other thing he said. And they both go off.
+ Places: Someone says a place and everyone makes that place. Carnival, Paris, Farm (maybe sounds)
+ Yes, come on: Let's play sick. Everyone: Yes, come on. They start playing ...
- Circus: They all raise their hands and point to someone telling You. Then they take it off and repeat everything without hands. Any topics, types of ice cream and points. They intertwine. If someone says you tell you if you say kind of ice cream you say kind of ice cream. At the same time!
- Songs: Everyone starts singing and everyone dances ...
- Corridors: Some topic has everything and then half of them change and then again ...
- News: Hot News: .... Eat What You Are ... Everyone alternates ... Build a story ... And at least one of the words mentioned in the previous story
- Wow, AY: Someone file an imaginary ball with Lush. The other is filing or saying Hey. I stir. Says someone else arbitrary. Special words. 🌋 Everyone gathers in the middle and makes a volcano. On Earth: Everyone jumps to the ground.
- Rotating Circle: Run in a circle, let's turn the circle.
- Five Elements: It builds a story as everyone says something and plays it.
- A story in a circle: Someone stands in the middle and says something (milk is over). Another ... But that was our last milk.
- Ivan's Report: Two by two. One is Ivan's report. The other responds in different ways and says something. Since when are you waiting for this report ...
+ Yes and ...: Two people. They tell and play a story. We dug a hole ... Yes and we hit a stone ... Yes and ...
you're legend thanks a lot
Thank you!
Thank you so much 🥰
thank you!
YOU are so Precious to do this...
Thank YOU so much ...
God Bless YOU...
I love that you did everything without much explaination. The best improv game video I've seen, great job.
These are real life social skills believe it or not.
Excellent demonstrations of many high energy games that build on the key skills needed to improv. Thanks for sharing!
What an amazing demo and assortment of warmup games. You are all so sweet with the PG suggestions too, Haha. Thank you for making this!!! So helpful!! 🎉❤
OH MY GOSH.... I LOVE THIS VIDEO...
"Bravo Darlings... Bravo"
I am an Acting Director getting ready to reopen my Acting Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico (US)... and I have got to show my students this FUN Video...
Thank you all for such a great video.
These are really cool! They are unique and fun, but at the same time you can tell each one is trying to target a particular skill/skills.
I needed some fun exercises to do with a group I'm facilitating and a lot of these are totally perfect. Thank you!
I started improv in 2018 and was getting serious about it until the virus hit. This videos is fantastic! Here I was just about to post my own lessons on TH-cam and I have them right here.
I have no idea why they do it but I need these dorks in my life.
Join an Acting Class
These are basically warm up to the "improv muscles"... to be present, relaxed, to connect with each other, to remember not taking yourself seriously and have silly fun
"Here. We find theatre kids in their natural habitat. Yes, you may take pictures"
These are great! Thanks for sharing! I'm gonna use some of these in my classes for sure!
Man I felt like I wanted these guys to be my buddies once I finished the video 😊
Thank you so much for creating this. I am new to teaching drama in a high school and having these videos really helps the written explanations.
I didn't understand some of the games that was shown
Yup half of them
Dario Wirtha its games you play when your in theatre,it's really fun
@@happysunshine4657 They may be fun, but if the TH-cam audience can't figure out what you're doing, it kinda defeats the purpose/
I kinda get, you’re basically improvising after when someone picks you.
I may be able to explain any you don’t get!
I love these, thanks for sharing the suggestions. There's no improv group anywhere near where I live, I might have to start one, but don't know enough about improv yet!
This was funny, silly and entertaining. Well done, Johnson and his file!
Woman: "Clouds"
Guy: "Precipitation"
Other Woman: "Drizzle:
Me (to myself): "My nizzle"
High school drama teacher here. Thanks for introducing me to some new warm-up games.
I need to lay down, I think this video triggered my fight or flight response
Never had to do these warm-up exercises in my Improv class...thank goodness lol :D
@Night Owl lol same here
Brilliant! Thank you so much for this! Quick and simple, saves a lot of reading time for me. And you look like a very fun ensemble! :)
Awesome! Thanks for the video! I am preparing an improvisation class for my colleagues, all done over the internet, and it really helps me create some examples. Improv done over the internet on a conference call is also a real challenge, but nevertheless really well appreciated.
This is so helpful..... Thanx I was looking for improv exercises and finally made it to this channel..... Good stuff.... Keep coming with such gr8 ideas
Thank you guys!! I have an improv group here in Maine and you gave me some new warm ups and fun changes to others!
Tried zoom with 2 people. Was actually pretty good still.
I’ve played zoom before in my theater class it’s cool
Sounds like a Samsung commercial.
I can really appreciate their demos. I lead a free improv class in Austin, TX and we run through quite a few of those exercises just for to get things started. The Rapid Fire Freeze, I think I will do that one tomorrow night instead of normal Freeze Tag.
do you have to be this happy to be an actor
Pretty sure they’re acting here... yknow, the whole point of improv
Aksel Ortiz jokes
everything's great! My advice is to upscale as much as possible always. Ex, Movavi video has choice for 2k or 4k, and also for other parameters like audio. Loved this
This is so great! Thanks for this great Inspirations!
0:07 0:26 0:35 0:56 1:11 2:09 2:35 3:01 3:44 4:13 4:43 5:04 5:20 5:28 5:54 6:46 7:10 7:39 8:07 8:16 8:27 8:49 9:11 9:23 9:58 10:39
Really an Amazing actors,..I'm glad to see a content like this one🌟 we are proud of u guys💫❤
I like the effort but a longer video explaining each one would be really helpful. It could probably be broken up into a couple videos.
maybe a feature length film?
*This lowkey reminds me of my days in kindergarden.* 😂
*Sorry i can't stop laughing*
this video gives me life
Thank you for breaking it down .. Im learning improv !!
These are great ideas! I'm about to start teaching drama classes for kids and these will be great to do with them!
i play in the canadian improv games and i can confirm that we do do these warmups
I liked so much you are a good group 😁
try changing the speed in the settings, its amazing
You all have what it takes to pursue your dreams; don’t sell yourself short-step out of your boat of comfort and into the liberty of courage.
Haha!! ;D I'm SUCH a fan! 5 ☆'s! What a fun group! I could legit watch this for hours! ;)- p.s. I want to join your class, lol!
As a Theater Teacher some of these are great. Thanks
I'd love to do improv but i just panic and don't have any tangible thoughts or actions. Even if I had to say one random word I either plan it beforehand or say, "spegueft" or any nonexistent word.
Same! I have a fear of public speaking, but I really would like to try improv. Maybe a little online group of friends in the same boat would work? Anyone willing to start a little friendly group of beginner improv?
I would die and never come back 😂😂😂 but this is a skill I need
how friggin smart do you have to be to do this?! so cool.
Ya'll made me smile so so so much. :)
Hey! Thanks for the video! Could you explain the corridors for me please? Thanks
I think it's pretty much like this:
Half of the actors are in the front and half in the back. Each one in the fron tplays out any solo scene they want independently. When the host says "switch", everyone in the back moves to the front and must immediately begin a new scene. This is an exercise in being creative on the spot.
Thank you so much for this! I am using these with the kids I coach in speech club!
Looks so fun! Yes, and...think I'll find an improv class.
I enjoyed watching you guys! Watching from Philippines🥰
This is how I practice being human in the morning before I put my synthetic skin on. Too bad I only have my reflection to do it with :(
Lmao
Now I see why people think theatre kids are insane. I love it
this looks like so much fun
Watching this before I start my first Class at The Groundlings, with a scholarship
i wish some of them were explained a bit more because some were super straight forward, but in a few of them i could not figure out why they were doing/saying certain things or what the order/organization of the game was.
What is the name of the song used in the flock dance exercise?
I needed this during the pandemic...
So my dad left the soviet union and escaped the harshest persecution and brought us to America and became a doctor and got his pHD, so then after all this I told him: "Dad.. I decided to become an improv comedian.." I then showed this video to him.. and then
How can I sign up for this class?
I love to do improv, but don't think I have enough confidence!
Ive never been into acting since I have stage fright and lack confidence for this, but I would definitely take this class. Also, if I had a group of friends like this, then I think the confidence would eventually come.
@@meganm6732 That is true. Good friends lifted my confidence too. And I'm glad I met them.
What's the song in flock dance activity?
This was fantastic
I’m so jealous! This class looks like fun! Haha Big Booty!!! 🤣
When I see the ZOOM at the beginning of the clip, I was like "finally I found something that will fit into my online zoom class". It turned I didn't.
Lucy Xie I've been doing improv games in zoom and discord tho I can recommend to you that games like count to 21 and headlines are good improv games for an online setting.
I tried zoom in the mirror. It DOESN'T STOP HELP
Five Things is my favorite 🤩
Interesting take on freeze, I'm used to it being more scene based
I want to do this so badly
Can you explain what these exercises are for?
why after pinneaple it comes to smile?
Great video
This is great!
It's like a walking nightmare but it's all smiles i love it
omg i hate 5 things with a passion, make it go away so I can finally take an improv class lol
seriously I think these exercises are the only thing that keeps me from trying them.
which maybe means im not ready lol
now I have to do this in drama class for warm up
Where to get the mix for flock dance?
i really want these guys to be my friends
4:43 the board was too fast I have no idea what is happening here please explain
Some of these are actually REALLY hard to pull off without blubbing at all.
很棒的演示，非常感谢，让我理解了每个游戏的具体方法，能带着朋友们玩
Do you have a list of the music used in the Flock game?
Fantastic improv ideas 😊👍
Thanks so much 😮
Man this looks so stupid, i love it!
This video is really very good
Great! Enjoy it very much!
Not going to lie this looks pretty fun, but a bit nerdy. Great way to come out of your comfort zone too I would bet... Perfect way to hook up with chicks.
We did “5 things” and “zoom” in our school today
Thanks for sharing. It's inspiring :-).
You guys are great fun!
You should turn this into a one-shot performance piece with no signs or context.
Great. Enjoyed watching it.