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Accepting - Embracing each offer made by other players to advance the scene . Advancing - The process of moving a scene forward. Beat - A unit of action in a scene. Blocking - Negating another players' offers. Denying- Not committing to an offer or a created reality within a scene.
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Accepting- Embracing each offer made by other players to advance the scene.
Denying- Not committing to an offer or a created reality within a scene.
Dive- Purposefully/purposely/intentionally get yourself called out to make your scene partner look better.
Edit- An edit is the act of interrupting or ending a scene to further the action.
Freeze- To stop talking, physically stop moving and hold the pose.
Give and Take- The back and forth of dialogue & action in a scene.
Improvisation(Improv/Impro)- The process of creating and performing something without any preparation or script to follow. (American slang/Non-American slang)
Justifying- Finding a solution for every offer and every element introduced in the scene.
Long Form- Category of improvised theater, in which a long play or series of related scenes is improvised.
Raising the Stakes- To intensify a character, emotion or situation so as to make the action more interesting.
Running Gag- Recycling a situation or character from a previously played scene. Can be funny but if used sparingly.
Short Form- Style of improvised theater in which short and typically unrelated scenes are played.
Talking Heads- A scene in which there is little action, and in which the characters mainly talk: AVOID THIS... It’s BAD
Transaction Scene- A transaction scene is a scene in which nothing happens but a simple transaction. These scenes are rarely necessary and can be boring.
Waffling- Postponing by lack of ideas. This is BAD and BORING!
“Yes and…”- Common method of advancing scenes: accept everything said/done and build upon it.