Some of the best movie moments in history have been improvised.
“I Love you. . . I know.”
The Joker’s Slow Clap.
Jewelry box closure and Julia’s infectious laugh.
But, what it’s like to improvise an entire movie LIVE ON STAGE!?
Join us for a unique opportunity to train with one of the co-founders of the ioWest training center and theatre, Paul Vaillancourt!
On July 10th, Paul presents a 3-hour workshop on a form that is completely different than any other format — the improvised movie!
He will lead students through techniques he has perfected in his 15+ years of experience, including:
- Use of genre (tropes, archetypes, and more to make your movie true to its basics)
- Camera technique (to help the audience see the movie in their heads!)
- Scene painting (giving yourself details to work with on stage)
- Storytelling (making sure that you can work with a narrative and reach a conclusion)
Spots are selling out! Make sure that you ensure your spot in this workshop.
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See Paul perform a one man movie!
Paul will be joining us as a part of our Pride Night fundraiser on July 9th as a very special guest at 9pm. You can purchase your tickets to that event in advance as we will sell out!
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More about Paul:
Paul Vaillancourt is the co-founder (with Charna Halpern) of the iO West and has been teaching and performing improv for over 20 years. In that time he has appeared all over the country including such notable venues as HBO’s Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Chicago’s iO (where he studied with the immortal Del Close), New York’s UCB Theater, and the iO West here in Los Angeles. As an actor Paul has appeared on such shows as “The Drew Carey Show”, the UPN sitcom “Half & Half”, and the Oxygen Network’s stand out “Girls Behaving Badly”. Paul has also had success as a writer and producer, co-creating and serving as supervising writer for the MTV hit “The Blame Game” as well as lending his writing and producing talents to a score of other shows for MTV, VH1, USA, Oxygen, Bravo and AMC. Paul currently lives in LA with his wife Lindsey and his two children.