The Heroes Journey and Improv
For the past year or so I’ve been mildly obsessed with the book The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler The book is intended as a guide for screenwriters on how to…
Farr Better Animation
In an earlier post I mentioned improvising for Green Screen and Motion Capture for Sara Farr’s animation project. Well, some of the photos and animation is starting to come together. For the motion capture we…
Newsletter Article: Book Review Yes Man
[This article orginially appeared in the Merlin-Works December News Letter] Book Review: Yes Man by Danny WallaceBy Shana Merlin From the moment I saw this book on the shelf at Book People, I knew I…
Get Up featured in the Austin Chronicle
Wafflefest got glowing reviews for the waffles and the improv. Read about it here or download the article Wafflefest.pdf www.merlin-works.com
Newsletter Article: The Wrong Answer to Wrong Answers
[This article orginially appeared in the Merlin-Works November News Letter]There are no wrong answers.How many times have you ever been in a group where the leader asks a question to the crowd, such as “What…
Austin Wide Open Magazine features Merlin-Works
A new local magazine, Austin Wide Open, has a feature article about improv at the Hideout. Here’s an excerpt about Merlin-Works: Another veteran performer, Shana Merlin hasperformed with numerous troupes includingParanoias, The Oxymorons and ultimately…
Narration, Improv, and TV
Shannon and I in “Get Up” have been working on finding our new show format. So we’ve started exploring narration as a tool in long form. It’s a powerful device and something that up to…