"In a world of...improvised movie homages"
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In this episode, Avish and Mike improvise a Fantasy movie in the style of Dungeons and Dragons and Mythica titled: Blossoming Necromancer
In a World...of Magic, Warlords, Gods, and Adventurers, one girl will be forced into a quest to save her village, save the world, and to embrace her fate and destiny as the world's most powerful Necromancer. This show contains the improv games Ding, Emotional Lists, Superheroes, Best of Times Worst of Times, and Cutting Room.
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A "Summer Camp" movie similar to "Meatballs" and "Poison Ivy" (The Michael J. Fox and Nancy McKeon one, NOT the Drew Barrymore one...)
In a World...where some kids don't fit in with the "norm," a group of misfits will overcome their differences at camp to become friends, family, and winners.
This show features the improv games Movie Trailer, Cocktail Party, Ding, A to Z Story, and Cutting Room. It also features camp sharks, sad dog stories, and just a touch of sexy camp hijinks!
“In a World of...Improvised Movie Homages” is a unique show where we use short-form improv games to create long-form improv stories in the style of famous movies.
"It's like Steven Spielberg meets 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'!"
So how exactly does that work?
Each episode begins with a genre or example movie as a starting point (i..e “Slasher movie like Friday the 13th”). Then the show is divided into two parts: The discussing/prep part and the performance part.
The show begins with the prep phase which has four sections:
It is creative, funny, and a ton of fun (to play, and hopefully to listen too as well!)
Hello! Avish and Mike have been best friends for 30 years and bonded over their love of movies, storytelling, creativity, and improv comedy (among many other things, like prog rock, martial arts, and Dungeons and Dragons...). They combined these interests into the "In a World of...Improvised Movie Homages" podcast, where they use short-form improv games to tell long-form improv stories in the style of famous movies.
Avish Parashar is a professional speaker who uses improv comedy to inspire, educate and inform. He has performed improv comedy for 28+ years and is the author of two books on applying improv to the real world (“Say, ‘Yes, And!’” and “Improvise to Success!”)
Mike Worth is a composer and Emmy award winning orchestrator, having worked on films, television shows, and video games. Mike has written original music for feature films such as Rush Hour 3 (featuring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan), and Ivory.