Workshop: The Improvised Movie with Brian James O'Connell

Sun Dec 15 2024 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-05:00

Zissimos Bar | Baltimore

Highwire Improv
Publisher/HostHighwire Improv
Workshop: The Improvised Movie with Brian James O'Connell
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Learn the Improvised Movie format with Brian James O'Connell, aka "BOC", and add some new dimensions to your improv performance!
About this Event

About this Workshop:

Learn the famous longform The Improvised Movie from one of its most prolific and expert instructors, Brian James O'Connell!
Created by the legendary iOChicago improv team THE FAMILY under the direction of Del Close, The Improvised Movie long form structure is a fun, fast-paced stylized piece that will strengthen your understanding of story, plot, narrative structures & genre tropes through the creative use of applying cinematic language to the theatrical stage! Brian James O’Connell has a BFA in Film Editing from the world famous UNCSA School Of Filmmaking (Jeff Nichols, David Gordon Green, Craig Zobel) and is a 3x feature filmwriter/director whose distributed films star some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Pedro Pascal and Matt Berry. Let BOC use his combined 50 years of filmmaking and improv experience to help you learn an artistically rewarding long form piece that is also a box office smash for your audiences!

Prerequisites:

Students must have completed Highwire Improv's Fundamentals of Improv Level 2 class, or have equivalent training at another improv training center. Reach out if you have questions!

About the instructor:

Brian James O’Connell is a filmmaker and teacher based in Los Angeles. His directing credits include: KILLER VIEW, ANGRY WHITE MAN starring Matt Berry, and BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal (*and was the Opening Night Premiere at Slamdance). BOC (as his friends call him) also co-wrote BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS with his comedy collective Dr. God and wrote KILLER VIEW. His other writing credits include: the SYFY animated series Hell Den (Maria Bamford, Matthew Lillard), MOCKpockalypse (Sam Richardson, Brendan Hunt) and Pitchslap (Joel McHale). With multiple projects in development, BOC is most excited about pitching a dark sci-fi comedy TV series based on THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK. Brian is proud to be a Co-Founder of The Pack Theater, LA Weekly’s BEST OF LA Pick for “Best Theater Company” two years in a row, a Founding Board Member for Camp Improv Utopia & a current board member for Highwire Improv in Baltimore, MD.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. Our mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater.


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Zissimos Bar, 1023 West 36th Street, Baltimore, United States

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