Exact – Blox

Quick – Cornell

When constructing a blox for Quick, I wanted to focus on the central image that I included in the Experience post. I really liked the sentimentality that the photo captured of Tina Fey with her group at the Second City. I also liked that Fey was the focal point of the image.

Ruminating on Fey’s experience at the Second City I wanted to portray that same feeling of excitement and wonder that was included in the chapter. Therefore, I chose to have an image of exploding fireworks in the background at a low opacity (so as not to detract the attention from the photograph). I chose fireworks instead of en explosion because of the positive connotation. I also chose an image of multiple fireworks being set off at the same time because that is always the impression I get when I watch good improv – fast bursts of energy that create something beautiful.

At the bottom of the blox I chose to include a (rather stereotypical) image of the open road. Fey explained that so much of the time she spent at Second City was traveling on the road from show to show. On the road her group decided to throw out all of their old sketches and make brand new ones in a collaborative effort. I also decided to include the phrase “Just say Yes” in the blox because that is the central motto of improv which I explained in my post about Experience.