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ImproVO Survey

LoveThatImproVO - VO improvisation workouts and training online!
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Hello you FABULOUS person! Completing this survey doesn't create any obligation to participate in ImproVO, but you need to complete the survey if you want to participate with us. It could take 20 minutes to complete this.

Please ONLY complete this survey when you are ready to participate... And please have checked our website tab "Calendar" to know you can join us at the times we offer class or workouts.

This survey will:
- gather your contact info
- ask about your VO studio / internet/ skype set-up
- give you clear information about important participation points
- ask about your performance / acting / VO background
- preferences for future ImproVO.
Most questions are required in order to complete the survey.

Background: Each of our workouts is chock full of improvisation activity, scenes and games. We use material based in the work of Keith Johnstone, Viola Spolin, The Second City and more. Our purpose is using improvisation in audio only to help flex our imagination, creativity, character voices and acting muscles - and do it in the same space we work in, our home studio.

It's like going to the voiceover improvisation gym without a script and with your wonderful peers and a fearless leader... in addition you feel that great vibe in your VO workspace!

Let's get started...
 
 
 
* How did you hear about Love That ImproVO? Was it a personal referral? if yes, please tell us who referred you as they get points! Or, was it an article? Or social media? Any details you can offer are welcome:
   
 
 
The next few questions are about your current contact info., and any social media you can connect with us on. If you don't have accounts in the social media we are asking about, simply write Not Applicable. No worries!
* First Name : 
* Last Name : 
* Email Address : 
 
 
* Your current VO website url:
   
 
 
* Twitter ID/s?
   
 
 
* Facebook profile?
   
 
 
Linked In profile link?
   
 
 
 
LoveThatImprovVO requires that you participate from a home VO studio, and that you connect with us on Skype from your studio. We want you to feel the improv love in the space where you also do your VO work.

All workouts are AUDIO only; you don't need video.
We use video in the Level One 'Training Wheels' class if you have it, but it's not required.
 
 
* We use SKYPE for class and workouts. Only a free Skype account is needed. Please enter your Skype ID.
   
 
 
* We use Skype 'instant messaging' (texting) during the class or workouts.
It's critical you can use this feature on Skype. If you don't know, you can probably have a friend teach you. It's not hard.

Do you know how to use Skype instant messaging?
 
Yes, I totally use it all the time
 
Yes, I think I can remember how - I'm pretty tech savvy
 
No, but I can figure it out - I'm pretty tech savvy
 
No, I'll get a friend to help me
 
Other
 
 
 
* For ImproVO workouts, is your studio connected to Skype?
 
Yes
 
No
 
I would have to set that up.
 
 
* For ImproVO workouts, how is Skype hooked to your internet?
 
wired via ethernet
 
wireless (no cables)
 
I have to set that up
 
 
 
LoveThatImproVO is for professional VO talent, part-time or full-time. Many VO talent come from varied backgrounds, so we want to know your training on improvisation and acting in order to put you into the right group within what we offer.

This next section is about providing information about your voiceover, acting, and improvisation experience.
In the open-ended questions where you can provide details, please give pertinent information that helps us fit you into the right group within LoveThatImprovVO. We have included questions and rely on your answers to speed up this process. Thanks!
 
 
* To get started, please self-rate your improvisation ability level from these choices. You'll be able to elaborate later:
 
BEGINNER - From No improv classes or experience to "just a bit" or "some exposure". Definitely an open mind and open heart!
 
INTERMEDIATE - A good amount of improv classes or experience or both. OR lots of live performance experience.
 
ADVANCED - Significant experience and training. Example: Second City Graduate
 
MASTER - Mentor and Leader of many in this genre. Example: Fred Melamed, Jim Meskimen, Keith Johnstone
 
 
* Are you in VO as a part-time or full-time business?
 
Part-time
 
Full-time
 
 
* When did you get into voiceover, how long ago?
   
 
 
* Now you can elaborate about your improv background. Please provide details about your personal experience with improvisation, whatever it may be. Don't list acting training or experience. That's the next question. So - If you are a beginner to improv, why are you curious about improv? What brings you here? If you are not a beginner to improv, please give details about your experience with and/or training on improv. Things like troupes you've performed with, schools where you studied / performed, shows you've done or workshops you've taken. Additionally, add an idea of current VO work where you use it a lot, or other improv performance experience you know is relevant here...
   
 
 
* Now please offer information about your voiceover acting experience. Provide details about what kind of VO experience you have, at whatever level you are at, so we understand your non-improv experience. When did you enter your voiceover career? What is your background?
   
* If you didn't answer this above: Who have you trained with for acting? Do you also act on camera or stage? Who did you do VO training with? Are you doing regular VO workouts with others? Are there any hurdles you've faced in VO acting that you want to use improv to help with? (If you don't have anything to add, just add "see above" to move to the next question.)
   
 
 
 
* There is an idea in the general public that improv = comedy.
Improvisation is being creative, inventing circumstances and responding in the moment while you are participating.
It might be funny, AND it can be daring, bizarre, moving, plain weird or possibly hilarious.
Our ImproVO workouts heartily embrace all the funny, AND MORE! It's about DISCOVERY & INVENTION. We want all of what your wonderful mind will invent! All of it!


The next couple of points are natural results of discovery and invention.

First, it's a priority we all treat each other with the utmost of respect and support, to create an environment of freedom in all of our groups. During an improv 'game' or scene, the invented situation can get messy, non-politically correct or sexy. It can go from mowing the lawn 'boring' to outright 'death'! That's expected and cool. But when we are not performing a scene or game etc., respect and support are the rules. So, when we are talking to each other before and after a game or scene, sometimes we talk about what happened and what worked or did not. All of this is facilitated by your fearless and courageous workout leader, but everyone is expected to respect and support each other like professionals.

Second, we have no rules or limits to make things 'politically correct' because we don't want to inhibit this creative freedom.
Before you join us, it's important you know that the ImproVO atmosphere contains green lights on freedom of expression aka 'wild abandon'. This is how we learn, and break down walls which we have built ourselves, and courageously go beyond. Take it to infinity baby! AND BEYOND! To repeat, during an improv 'game' or scene, the invented situation can get messy, non-politically correct or sexy. It can go from mowing the lawn 'boring' to outright 'death'! We hope you let your mind take you wherever it wants to go.

So - you cool with all this freedom?
 
Yes. Period.
 
What is freedom? I believe in reptilians... my master commands me - YES.
 
OOoooooh - I can't subject myself to this particular type of freedom. hahah YES I can - just kidding!
 
Sounds like a blast - YES YES YES!
 
I'm unsure and a little concerned... Please contact me.
 
 
 
* Special notification: Most of the time, LoveThatImproVO workouts are recorded in audio. Each workout recording is provided to those who participated in that calendar month for their personal performance review and study.  These recordings are to remain private, the sole property of LoveThatImproVO, and are not to be shared with others other than you who have participated personally. On some occasions, LoveThatImproVO reserves the right to and may use these recordings, or use a portion, to demonstrate what we do for publicity and marketing purposes, for which we are providing you this notification if you indeed become a participant.  You must agree in order to be able to participate. 
 
Yes I agree
 
No I can't agree
 
Other, please contact me
 
 
 
 
* Ok, we're basically done... Just a couple logistical statisticals...

What time zone do you live in? If not listed, please specify which in "other".
You can always check www.worldtimezones.com...
 
Pacific US
 
Central US
 
Mountain US
 
Eastern US
 
Europe GMT
 
Europe GMT +1
 
My time zone is not above, but is:
 
 
We only offer a few workout time slots which you can see on our website under the calendar tab. We want to offer more eventually. Your answer will help us gauge potential for more workouts that would satisfy more people.

Based on YOUR personal timezone and normal schedule (whatever that's like), check the boxes for days & times you would prefer to have a 1+ hour workout. Don't consider special occasions or holidays.
10 am 11 am Noon 1 pm 2 pm 3 pm 4 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 8 pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
 
 
Related to the above, please share any additional comments regarding times you'd like, or something we should know:
   
 
 
That's it... If you have other thoughts, comments or questions regarding anything else, please share here:
   
Refine and refresh your improv skills to better your VO performances & have fun!