kevhines.com http://www.kevhines.com Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 carolinedesk: John Frusciante serenades Caroline Cotter. I… http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1431 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1431#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:09 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/50436630307

carolinedesk:

John Frusciante serenades Caroline Cotter.

I love this one so much.

Here is an alternate image:

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1431 0 Advice for Two Person Improv Teams http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1432 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1432#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:53 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/50434417669 Don’t be fooled by that title. I have no advice for Two Person improv teams. Instead I am asking for other people to give advice.

I’m often asked for advice by people starting their own 2 person groups. I understand this! Will and I perform as the Brothers Hines and are both teachers. We should have great advice! But I don’t! Not really. Maybe Will does?

Sometimes people also ask me to coach them, which I usually don’t have time for. Even if I did, I am not sure how I’d run a rehearsal for 2 and if I would run it that different than a rehearsal for 8.

The dirty little secret is, Will and I never rehearsed together. We each rehearsed with other groups on a regular basis and we’d both been learning, practicing, and talking about improv for 5 years before we ever performed together. In fact the first time we performed together was because someone asked us to. We didn’t even really decide on our own to do it. We enjoyed it. So we kept doing it.

Sometime later we got good at it.

So my initial reaction when people ask me for advice is “just start doing shows!” But that might not be good advice for people who have been only performing for a short time.

When people ask me to coach them, I think - just be in the same practice group! You’d do a lot of scenes together and it’ll cost less. But I understand that a 2 person group is very different then a 6-8 person group.

The closest I came to rehearsing two man improv was when Chris Gethard, Dave Lombard and I used to rehearse for a show called Hindsight. But when we did that a lot of our focus was on the form we wanted to perform and it was a long time ago when I wasn’t as good at improv and there were 3 of us, which feels different then 2. So I don’t know how much of that experience would influence how I’d coach a 2 person group.

So improvisers on the internet, what are you thoughts? How do you coach 2 person groups? What advice would you give? What’s your experience?

]]> Don’t be fooled by that title. I have no advice for Two Person improv teams. Instead I am asking for other people to give advice.

I’m often asked for advice by people starting their own 2 person groups. I understand this! Will and I perform as the Brothers Hines and are both teachers. We should have great advice! But I don’t! Not really. Maybe Will does?

Sometimes people also ask me to coach them, which I usually don’t have time for. Even if I did, I am not sure how I’d run a rehearsal for 2 and if I would run it that different than a rehearsal for 8.

The dirty little secret is, Will and I never rehearsed together. We each rehearsed with other groups on a regular basis and we’d both been learning, practicing, and talking about improv for 5 years before we ever performed together. In fact the first time we performed together was because someone asked us to. We didn’t even really decide on our own to do it. We enjoyed it. So we kept doing it.

Sometime later we got good at it.

So my initial reaction when people ask me for advice is “just start doing shows!” But that might not be good advice for people who have been only performing for a short time.

When people ask me to coach them, I think - just be in the same practice group! You’d do a lot of scenes together and it’ll cost less. But I understand that a 2 person group is very different then a 6-8 person group.

The closest I came to rehearsing two man improv was when Chris Gethard, Dave Lombard and I used to rehearse for a show called Hindsight. But when we did that a lot of our focus was on the form we wanted to perform and it was a long time ago when I wasn’t as good at improv and there were 3 of us, which feels different then 2. So I don’t know how much of that experience would influence how I’d coach a 2 person group.

So improvisers on the internet, what are you thoughts? How do you coach 2 person groups? What advice would you give? What’s your experience?

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1432 2 Will Hines: mom story http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1430 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1430#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 05:43:40 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/50230098680 Will Hines: mom story:

williebhines:

My mother died of cancer in 1987 when she was 40. I was 16 and memories can be hazy and unreliable. But I have a memory that reminds me of what an understanding person she was:

First day of my kindergarten, a parent accompanied each student. So my mom came to class with me. At the end of the day,…

My mom got sick when I was 10, and died when I was 12 so while I have some memories of her, I don’t have enough.

I like hearing stories about her, so I liked this.

]]> Will Hines: mom story:

williebhines:

My mother died of cancer in 1987 when she was 40. I was 16 and memories can be hazy and unreliable. But I have a memory that reminds me of what an understanding person she was:

First day of my kindergarten, a parent accompanied each student. So my mom came to class with me. At the end of the day,…

My mom got sick when I was 10, and died when I was 12 so while I have some memories of her, I don’t have enough.

I like hearing stories about her, so I liked this.

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1430 0 Apocalypse in Connecticut! Have you seen my sketch show about… http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1428 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1428#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:07:35 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/50015174389

Apocalypse in Connecticut!

Have you seen my sketch show about the end of the world? Watch hapless citizens of Cromwell Connecticut deal with the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, errant volcanoes and swirling clouds of knives while still going about their daily lives.

It stars me, Kassia Miller and Eric Gersen. It was directed by Brandon Gulya. It has videos by Ed Mundy. It opens with a song by Summer & Eve. It has a poster by David Ebert.

It’s paired with Arthur Meyer’s show Arthur Meyer: Rock and Roll. I saw this show a few weeks ago and it’s very funny!

Normally I tweet and FB plugs for days leading up to the show, but this week I didn’t. Until just now.

See you tonight at 9:30.

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Apocalypse in Connecticut!

Have you seen my sketch show about the end of the world? Watch hapless citizens of Cromwell Connecticut deal with the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, errant volcanoes and swirling clouds of knives while still going about their daily lives.

It stars me, Kassia Miller and Eric Gersen. It was directed by Brandon Gulya. It has videos by Ed Mundy. It opens with a song by Summer & Eve. It has a poster by David Ebert.

It’s paired with Arthur Meyer’s show Arthur Meyer: Rock and Roll. I saw this show a few weeks ago and it’s very funny!

Normally I tweet and FB plugs for days leading up to the show, but this week I didn’t. Until just now.

See you tonight at 9:30.

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1428 0 mullaney: Mind Rideby Mitch Magee I only watched this for the… http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1427 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1427#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 04:41:26 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49992518416

mullaney:

Mind Ride
by Mitch Magee

I only watched this for the first time a few days ago, but I really love it. Mitch has a way of crafting really great weird moments in his short videos. I love the song and dancing. I want to know what a mind pit is.

Mitch has a kickstarter going on right now where he is raising money for a film project. He has a week left and he is really close to making it happen. If you know Mitch and his work and haven’t contributed a few bucks, please consider going over there right now and pledging.

The person who made this video wants to make a short film. So, that should happen right?


He’s close to getting his kickstarter funded… but there is less than a week left. So fund it if you haven’t already!

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mullaney:

Mind Ride
by Mitch Magee

I only watched this for the first time a few days ago, but I really love it. Mitch has a way of crafting really great weird moments in his short videos. I love the song and dancing. I want to know what a mind pit is.

Mitch has a kickstarter going on right now where he is raising money for a film project. He has a week left and he is really close to making it happen. If you know Mitch and his work and haven’t contributed a few bucks, please consider going over there right now and pledging.

The person who made this video wants to make a short film. So, that should happen right?


He’s close to getting his kickstarter funded… but there is less than a week left. So fund it if you haven’t already!

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1427 0 brandonscottjones: ucbcomedy: Jordan Klepper and Laura Grey… http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1426 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1426#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:26:26 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49916114903

brandonscottjones:

ucbcomedy:

Jordan Klepper and Laura Grey make up the sketch duo, Klepper and Grey. Klepper and Grey met at the Second City in Chicago and are both currently performers at the UCB Theater in NY. Watch them here as they present a few things you should know before seeing an improv show.

To see more videos from Klepper and Grey, check out their Tumblr.

this made me smile and laugh and thank the universe that i know jordan and laura.  this is fantastic.

Wonderful!

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brandonscottjones:

ucbcomedy:

Jordan Klepper and Laura Grey make up the sketch duo, Klepper and Grey. Klepper and Grey met at the Second City in Chicago and are both currently performers at the UCB Theater in NY. Watch them here as they present a few things you should know before seeing an improv show.

To see more videos from Klepper and Grey, check out their Tumblr.

this made me smile and laugh and thank the universe that i know jordan and laura.  this is fantastic.

Wonderful!

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1426 0 This is a video I took a month ago during a Code Red rehearsal…. http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1425 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1425#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:56:39 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49873454683

This is a video I took a month ago during a Code Red rehearsal.

I’m not going to explain what’s going on in this scene because it doesn’t matter.

Just watch James and Zack dance and wait for Joel’s scene stealing performance.

I honestly watch this video once a week.

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This is a video I took a month ago during a Code Red rehearsal.

I’m not going to explain what’s going on in this scene because it doesn’t matter.

Just watch James and Zack dance and wait for Joel’s scene stealing performance.

I honestly watch this video once a week.

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1425 1 williebhines: connorratliff: “CLARK KENT” a short film In… http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1424 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1424#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:51:17 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49859456049

williebhines:

connorratliff:

“CLARK KENT” a short film

In anticipation of the upcoming Man Of Steel, here is a short film I made using only the “Clark Kent” scenes from Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie (1978).

I removed any overt references to Clark being Superman, and I changed the musical score.

You COULD still view it as if he’s really Superman, or you could find your own meaning. I personally believe that something much more sinister is going on.

I hope you enjoy it.

THIS IS THE BEST. If you take Superman out of the movie Superman, what you are left with is a man who was unfairly abused by his peers in high school and then tortured and mocked by everyone around him as an adult as he himself makes less and less sense! 

Stay for the end of this. INTERPRETATIONS WELCOME.

Clumsy, awkward Clark Kent is fun… but Superman must be miserable acting that way, right? The shot where he is missing elevators and no one is saying yes to him would lead anyone to just deciding to always be Superman forever and ever, right?

But what if that guy isn’t Superman. Then this video Connor edited is very sad and it makes me worry about Connor. Why does he want a world where Clark Kent is not Superman? Watch this video and worry about Connor with me.

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williebhines:

connorratliff:

“CLARK KENT” a short film

In anticipation of the upcoming Man Of Steel, here is a short film I made using only the “Clark Kent” scenes from Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie (1978).

I removed any overt references to Clark being Superman, and I changed the musical score.

You COULD still view it as if he’s really Superman, or you could find your own meaning. I personally believe that something much more sinister is going on.

I hope you enjoy it.

THIS IS THE BEST. If you take Superman out of the movie Superman, what you are left with is a man who was unfairly abused by his peers in high school and then tortured and mocked by everyone around him as an adult as he himself makes less and less sense! 

Stay for the end of this. INTERPRETATIONS WELCOME.

Clumsy, awkward Clark Kent is fun… but Superman must be miserable acting that way, right? The shot where he is missing elevators and no one is saying yes to him would lead anyone to just deciding to always be Superman forever and ever, right?

But what if that guy isn’t Superman. Then this video Connor edited is very sad and it makes me worry about Connor. Why does he want a world where Clark Kent is not Superman? Watch this video and worry about Connor with me.

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1424 0 UCB Conspiracy: The “Brothers” Hines http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1423 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1423#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 03:37:08 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49414255299 UCB Conspiracy: The "Brothers" Hines:

Guys, Will and I might not be related (according to this very convincing expose)…

ucbconspiracy:

image

We’re related

A likely story.

To a regular person it may seem that Kevin and Will Hines seem similar enough that would be, as they purport, brothers. They are both performers at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York and perform together at the East Village location as “The…

]]> UCB Conspiracy: The "Brothers" Hines:

Guys, Will and I might not be related (according to this very convincing expose)…

ucbconspiracy:

image

We’re related

A likely story.

To a regular person it may seem that Kevin and Will Hines seem similar enough that would be, as they purport, brothers. They are both performers at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York and perform together at the East Village location as “The…

]]> http://www.kevhines.com/?feed=rss2&p=1423 0 Timmy Loves Julie: UNDERRATED COMEDY: THE MOTION PICTURES: THE LIST http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1421 http://www.kevhines.com/?p=1421#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:28 +0000 Kevin Hines http://kevhines.tumblr.com/post/49269600084 Timmy Loves Julie: UNDERRATED COMEDY: THE MOTION PICTURES: THE LIST:

timmylovesjulie:

Last night Dave Bluvband and I brought up comedies that we thought were underrated (or wrongfully critically maligned or just forgotten). We then decided we need to make a master list. Feel free to add on to this list but show your work.


1. THE LONELY GUY: The Jerk is a great movie but I would…

I love The Lonely Guy! So good!

As for not on this list I also really enjoy Ace Venture 2: When Nature Calls. I didn’t really enjoy the other Ace Venture movie, but something about that sequel really works for me. It feels like a modern Marx Brothers movie where all the Marx Brothers are played by Jim Carrey. Every other character is a straight man who all ignore how weird Ace is.

Speaking of Marx Brothers, My brothers and I are the only people who went to see Brain Donors opening night. It’s a remake of Night at the Opera (sort of) with John Turturro in Groucho role. We went to because of the Zucker pedigree, and it started Will and my love affair with the Marx Brothers.

]]> Timmy Loves Julie: UNDERRATED COMEDY: THE MOTION PICTURES: THE LIST:

timmylovesjulie:

Last night Dave Bluvband and I brought up comedies that we thought were underrated (or wrongfully critically maligned or just forgotten). We then decided we need to make a master list. Feel free to add on to this list but show your work.


1. THE LONELY GUY: The Jerk is a great movie but I would…

I love The Lonely Guy! So good!

As for not on this list I also really enjoy Ace Venture 2: When Nature Calls. I didn’t really enjoy the other Ace Venture movie, but something about that sequel really works for me. It feels like a modern Marx Brothers movie where all the Marx Brothers are played by Jim Carrey. Every other character is a straight man who all ignore how weird Ace is.

Speaking of Marx Brothers, My brothers and I are the only people who went to see Brain Donors opening night. It’s a remake of Night at the Opera (sort of) with John Turturro in Groucho role. We went to because of the Zucker pedigree, and it started Will and my love affair with the Marx Brothers.

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