tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post3610901713675042598..comments2023-12-30T06:06:51.940-08:00Comments on Breaking the Eggs: Process: Color and AdvanceTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432302620700328040noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-25648151825431314552011-07-16T11:40:28.130-07:002011-07-16T11:40:28.130-07:00Great.
You find a similar exercise developed by Be...Great.<br />You find a similar exercise developed by Ben Haggarty, where the co teller says: Description, feeling and action.Heidi Dahlsveenhttp://historieforteller.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-68656043722399502162011-07-16T10:55:11.683-07:002011-07-16T10:55:11.683-07:00Wonderful. I have next to no theater or improv tra...Wonderful. I have next to no theater or improv training, and my challenge is always to move from writing to storytelling and genuinely switch genres; I usually end up with something of a hybrid (and am tired of apologizing to traditionalists, so if anyone wishes to go there, expect me to ignore you). But what is particularly useful to me now as I refine my Fringe piece (I "should" be in those backyard labs now, I suppose, but the weak link in the story sequence keeps drawing me back) is a framework for moving between those two imperatives. Thank you.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577797319727253320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-92108214642119059992009-08-07T20:10:16.134-07:002009-08-07T20:10:16.134-07:00This is great. The color/advance concept is so sim...This is great. The color/advance concept is so simple and so perfect at the same time. It pretty much sums up the key aspects of storytelling. <br /><br />I've never heard it discussed in these terms, but when I look at the stories I tell on my blog, I'm definitely using these two key concepts. For me it's always been a goal to transport the reader/listener INTO the story, and 'color' achieves that. But 'advance' keeps their interest with plot and story movement. You definitely need both, and in good balance.<br /><br />Thanks for this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-47197426780549605482009-07-30T06:20:49.153-07:002009-07-30T06:20:49.153-07:00I love this post, Tim! I had never heard of "...I love this post, Tim! I had never heard of "Color/Advance" but it makes a lot of sense and appeals to both my orderly side and my playful side. Thanks for sharing it!<br /><br />Hope Baugh<br />Indy Theatre HabitHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610305146063202140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-48701265269896773592009-07-20T20:50:38.766-07:002009-07-20T20:50:38.766-07:00Dear Tim and Priscilla:
I will be having a "...Dear Tim and Priscilla:<br /><br />I will be having a "backyard-type" storytelling for my birthday. There will be many family and friends and a chance for feedback and yet celebrate where I am in my life.<br /><br />I feel a strong urge to tell Rumpelstiltskin--the frame of the story--with three personal stories within at about the time Rumpelstiltskin appears in the story.<br /><br />The hour before my time, though, I will have open mike. I am curious who will step forth to sing, dance, play an instrument or. . .tell a story.<br /><br />By the way, I love the "Color/Advance" game. I may even want to play it as I explore this story further.<br /><br />Until we tell again,<br /><br />Rachel HedmanProfessional Storyteller Rachel Hedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550520795951768254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1285009.post-16710814313473890362009-07-18T15:12:33.910-07:002009-07-18T15:12:33.910-07:00Nice post (and thanks for the nod!). Color/Advance...Nice post (and thanks for the nod!). Color/Advance sounds like a great game. <br /><br />When I think of color in a story, I remember what Don Davis said once in a workshop [I can't write his N. Carolina accent]: "When you tell a story you paint a picture. You don't want it to be like a Jackson Pollock [confused look on his face]. You don't want it to be like Andrew Wyeth, with every knot on every board. You want to kind of Monet it down the middle." <br /><br />An advantage of a backyard storytelling lab is that you can ask the audience what they thought. Sometimes I tell them ahead of time that I may need their advice at the end.PriscillaHowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01675234720604602209noreply@blogger.com