Grounded Characters
Characters played close to real human behavior, naturalistic, believable, emotionally consistent, rather than cartoonish or premise-serving.
Known for
- iO house aesthetic: scenes live or die on grounded character reactions to absurd premises.
- Opposite of 'cartoon improv' or 'bit work', big voices and broad strokes for their own sake.
- Closely related to 'a thin veil on yourself', the character is almost you, with one trait dialed up.
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