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This video is up on UCB right now. Yes, you read that correctly. RIGHT NOW. Immerse yourself in the catcalling world of these mustachioed construction workers, and learn how ladies really want to be treated.
Check out this thought provoking sketch I co-wrote starring the ladies of Nephew!
comedian.
under the mistletoe…
Xmas
This makes me feel good.
Teen of Steel. The pubescent prequel to the Man of Steel.
Clark Kent has noticed some changes...
“Go to sleep Megan Fox.”
Transformers 4
money!!!
My face is ugly!
“Christopher Nolan Coffee Ads (Inception, Memento, Dark Knight Rises)”
Christopher Nolan brings his unique, bleak vision… to instant coffee ads.
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Written and Directed by Will Reese
Produced by David Zwick and Brett Kushner
Featuring Mary Holland, Ed Roe, Steve Szlaga, Mark Schroeder, Jessica McKenna, Anais Fairwather, Nick Luciano
Grip and Sound: Ed Spangler and Adam Catino
Grip and Script Coordinator: Emily Towers
“This Is a Dream” score by Manny Hagopian
“How do we sell everyone on the idea that our corporation makes technology that helps people?” “Use a character who is the embodiment of evil technology?” “LET’S ALL GIVE OURSELVES RAISES! VIVE LA CORPORATION!”
On Set With UCBLA Beta Team Sneak Thief!
We are Sneak Thief!
It's The Improv Movie Party! Episode 16! Subscribe to us in iTunes! Or download an mp3 of Episode 16. And here's our RSS Feed.
The Improv Movie Party is hosted by Will Reese @epicallynerd, with Sean London @seanlondon, Katie Osborne, Sabrina London @sabrinalondon and Katie Cunningham @katiecunningham! Follow us on Facebook dot com slash improvmovieparty!
"Improv Movie Party Theme Song" by Josh MacDonald.
It's The Improv Movie Party! Episode 15! Subscribe to us in iTunes! Or download an mp3 of Episode 15. And here's our RSS Feed.
The Improv Movie Party is hosted by Will Reese @epicallynerd, with Sean London @seanlondon, Nick Luciano @twiternamrulz, Josh MacDonald @therealmacd and special guest Jonny Svarzbein @jjscomedy! Follow us on Facebook dot com slash improvmovieparty!
Improv in this episode... Looper — (6:17) Squidder: The (Really Stupid) Movie; (19:37) "Mom, I want to be a time-traveling Genie!" (34:12) "Just answer yes or no." (39:30) "You're that guy who appeared out of nowhere and shot that kid in the face!" (48:18) Breaking the Cycle of Violence; (54:11) Nit-picking the Script.
Join us next week for The Woman and V/H/S!
"Improv Movie Party Theme Song" by Josh MacDonald.
It's The Improv Movie Party! Episode 14! Subscribe to us in iTunes! Or download an mp3 of Episode 14. And here's our RSS Feed.
The Improv Movie Party is hosted by Will Reese @epicallynerd, with Sean London @seanlondon, Nick Luciano @twiternamrulz, Josh MacDonald @therealmacd and special guest Sabrina London @sabrinalondon! Follow us on Facebook dot com slash improvmovieparty!
Improv in this episode... The Master — (5:33) Will Wants To Leave During the Credits; (12:07) Nick Didn't See the End of the Sixth Sense; (28:32) Scientology Processing; (49:40) Paul Thomas Anderson Syndrome; (1:07::29) A Post-Modern Cake.
Join us next week for Looper!
"Improv Movie Party Theme Song" by Josh MacDonald.
It's The Improv Movie Party! Episode 13! Subscribe to us in iTunes! Or download an mp3 of Episode 13. And here's our RSS Feed.
The Improv Movie Party is hosted by Will Reese @epicallynerd, with Sean London @seanlondon, Nick Luciano @twiternamrulz, Josh MacDonald @therealmacd and special guest Mike Critelli @critellicomedy! Follow us on Facebook dot com slash improvmovieparty!
Improv in this episode... Face/Off — (5:38) Dad, Is That Really You? (23:32) I'm Just Mad About Lasers! (33:34) "Suck My Tongue" (46:14) Auditioning New Screams; (52:57) My New Son; (1:04:43) Names Of Movies In P.T. Anderson Movies.
Join us next week for The Master!
"Improv Movie Party Theme Song" by Josh MacDonald.
Soderbergh On Improvisation In Film
One thing that really struck me while watching The Girlfriend Experience is just how "real" the movie feels. It doesn't feel like actors on a sound stage delivering lines. It sounds like real people having real conversations about their own lives. There's an authenticity to it that makes it more memorable than most films. Steven Soderbergh explains his process in this interview:
...I’m convinced that the gains that can be achieved through presenting something that seems like it really is happening in front of you are more significant than the gains you get from something that doesn’t seem as real but is better constructed. That may just be a reflection of my personal taste, but I’m pushing harder and harder to try and get some of these projects into this area where they are almost like designed documentaries. Bubble, GFE and K Street — [on all of these] we literally worked from outlines that just described who’s in the scene and gave a very, very loose description of what the scene is about. They’re all controlled improvisations.
To me, this relates to pulling details from our own lives when we improvise, or what Ian Roberts calls "flashing." We should strive to be real people living in a real space, rather than fabricating a reality that's convenient for us in the moment in order to get across a point or a joke.
Regarding lighting:
What I’ve been trying to do lately — especially on these films because it’s harder to do on the Ocean’s films — is to design the shots based on where the light is and not where I want it to be. It’s been an almost decade-long process since Traffic, and it’s a different way of working and thinking. I find the results are more interesting. And it’s not just [natural light] because sometimes you’re walking into environments that have artificial light. But again, I’ve tried to be really, really rigorous about going after something that feels real, not imposing my will on the frame but adapting. For me it’s just more exciting, more distinctive and less predictable. I’m not controlling the environment; I’m keying off of the environment.
I love the way Soderbergh takes the idea of "using the environment" to the extreme in his quest to find the truth of the story. He's seeking the same truth that we search for in any improv scene. But when we're on stage, we have to draw that truth on the blank walls of a black box theater with our words and actions. A solid improv scene will result from finding the truth in the reality and environment of the scene. A flat scene results from trying to invent that environment.
- Read the full interview with Steven Soderbergh in Filmmaker Magazine.
It's The Improv Movie Party! Episode 12! Subscribe to us in iTunes! Or download an mp3 of Episode 12. And here's our RSS Feed.
The Improv Movie Party is hosted by Will Reese @epicallynerd, with Sean London @seanlondon, Nick Luciano @twiternamrulz, Josh MacDonald @therealmacd and special guest Char deGuzman @charstarlene! Follow us on Facebook dot com slash improvmovieparty!
Improv in this episode... The Girlfriend Experience — (4:36) I Think We Just Had a Connection; (21:26) This Guitar Is Just Pieces Of a Guitar; (35:45) People Who Don't Like Steven Soderbergh Are Assholes; (47:38) Char Tries the Boyfriend Experience; (55:44) Steve Jobs Hates Pixar's Cars.
Join us next week for more movies and improv!
"Improv Movie Party Theme Song" by Josh MacDonald.
