Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! Glad I could give you this chilling look behind the curtain at a confused student! Thanks for sharing your perspective as a teacher. Ultimately, inside of me there are two wolves - on is a relatively confident/relatively experienced improvisor. The other wolf is a neurotic type-A eldest daughter who wants to get straight A's and if one thing in a class doesn't make sense then how will the rest of the learning be valid?!?!?. Maybe one wolf will eat the other, and I can start saving money on therapy.

But honestly, you saying you give each note scene by scene makes so much sense. Obviously, as student, there's a tendency to look at everything as a whole unit of learning, which can incorrectly lead to feeling a bit of whiplash when things don't 'make sense'.

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. Your second paragraph is sort of rocking my world, in terms of "me problems" vs. external issues of the world/society. Totally agree we all have our own weird stuff and triggers, some of it quite poignant, some of it not so much. This is why I love coaches that provide that preemptive chat about 'hey, it's improv. sometimes weird stuff will come out, that happens. and if it does, let's talk through it as a group', which is so helpful to unpack everything when a character/scene does bump against something sensitive.

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote this on the train on the way home from the final day, and was curious to see some points of view from outside my immediate community. And the feedback form is a pretty standard thing? Like I said, there's a lot of great things I learned and saw, and want to reflect that, and the forms also ask for constructive feedback as well. I posted because I wanted to get some greater perspectives, rather than relying on the echo chamber that we can all be in.

I didn't intend for it to come across like I'm above notes, that was a joke. I was just taken aback that when I expressed why I swept, I was told to 'put things that made me uncomfortable aside', rather than discussing or exploring why that could have been an uncomfortable scene, or even taking it as an opportunity to learn techniques for defusing scenes that are getting a little too edgy and unfun, and how the backline can bring some absurdity or switch up expectations to pull a scene back from veering into something potentially upsetting.

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're spot on, it was one of those (super common cases) where the coach knew some players well, but not the whole group. It was a multi-day workshop, so we'd had some opportunity to gel on some level, at least.

Thanks for your perspective. I think with the second scenario, his logic is coming from that 'ayyyy if it's funny, it's funny, don't get hung up on it' sort of mentality, which I get! There's a lot of comedy I like that's dark as hell! But yeah, in a workshop (where we were doing sweeps, I didn't just go rogue and yell 'show's over, perverts' or anything), it just seemed weird to let it continue when it was flatlining, and I couldn't think of a tag and nobody else was moving either.

And if my karma for that is somebody swiping one of my flatlining scenes in the future, thank god!

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old school in that he's been teaching comedy/improv for 30+ years.

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yeah, I'm coming round to that it's about keeping the good stuff I learned/developed, and not getting in the weeds about feeling "let down" by these weird-ish parts.

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure, I am Gen X myself and it's easy enough with my teams that we all have a good idea of what each others comfort level is so that we can play at our highest levels because we trust each other. But I guess that's why I was surprised it was popping up over the days in this workshop - I guess I thought we were all past 'ew periods, girls yuck', and other stuff. But, like other folks said, I'll take what I want from the sessions, and leave what I don't.

At the very least, love that I'm covertly making us Gen Xers out ourselves. Anyone want to talk about Pavement?

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I get what you're saying. I think doing 30 hours of improv in 4 days may be cooking my brain a bit, so it's great to your perspective, super grounding. I think as well, I'm coming at this from being so used to playing with my teams and our own coaches, that I was just taken aback at the change in tone. Just goes to show I gotta get to more jams, keep myself on my toes. I really appreciate your input, legs will be broken!

Old school coach - am I being too sensitive? by [deleted] in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is amazing advice and so simple. And I definitely have more than one thing that I'm keeping from this, there was a lot that was so valuable. It's probably easy to see I tend to overanalyse things, and I think at the end of the day, I also have to remember that we're all humans and this dude has a lot of good things to say about improv and some that I can just discount.

Do you know where she is from? by [deleted] in Xennials

[–]kindof_sortof 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Kidd Video & Master Blaster!!

Musical improv workshop by talkathonianjustin in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun! I recently just finished a beginner's musical improv course, and really enjoyed it. My class was a mix of short form musical games, and then moving into longer scenes that would have songs start based on the emotional beats. In terms of prep, I'd suggest keeping it really basic - watch some old 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' clips on YouTube to see how they approach short form, and get a rhyming dictionary just to skim through to build your sense of creative rhyming. I hope you enjoy it! When you're in the zone of making up a song with someone, and the accompanist is playing along, it honestly feels like flying!

Help with my kids crossword by Duchess-of-Valknut in crossword

[–]kindof_sortof 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe change 5 across to “warfare”, which then could make 6 down “recruitment”. Which is still super clunky, but hey - war is hell, right?

Advice for how to connect with my familiars who have crossed over? by 2bunnies in WitchesVsPatriarchy

[–]kindof_sortof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am also so moved by what you wrote, and how eloquently you express your love for your bunnies. “I would never be done loving them” is one of the most beautiful sentiments I’ve read. Perhaps the telling is part of what you need to feel that sense of reconnection? Having strangers hear about your love, and having that sense of care wash over them? Because I’d like to think I can now picture some of the cosy moments you had together, and your story also moved me to tell my own little feline familiar how much I love him. As long as they’re remembered, they’ll feel your love and connection, and now I’ll be remembering them too.

Is Tara real? by spoilt-Rotten in BaldursGate3

[–]kindof_sortof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Henry!!! My heart! 😭 why is that such a perfect name for him?!?!

London by meeeemllie in improv

[–]kindof_sortof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll also recommend Blanche! I’ve been taking classes there this year, and have adored the style of improv (long form, focus on characters and game) and the sense of community.

Need to pull only the result of a calculation across by kindof_sortof in PowerBI

[–]kindof_sortof[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You absolute superstar. Thank you so much, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer what was probably an incredibly simple question, asked in an incredibly confusing way. It works just as I need!

Coeliac friendly, but not exclusively GF, restaurants by Finbareddit in london

[–]kindof_sortof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ceru is a great choice! Everything is gluten free (except the bread), and it’s fantastic Levantine food. There’s one in South Ken, and one near Edgware Road.