Outline

Introduction:

Why I am interested in flash mobs:

            Having struggle with not knowing which topic to work on, I saw a flash mob video on the Internet and it was hold at Taipei 101. I have joined a flash mob once and I was quite interested in this topic so I chose to work on this topic at last.

Main idea:

1.      What is a flash mob?

A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual and seemingly pointless act for a brief time, then quickly disperse, often for the purposes of entertainment, satire, and artistic expression. 

Flash mob= “Flash” crowd+ smart “Mob”

2. What are the differences between flash mobs and Improv Everywhere?

No. Improv Everywhere was created about 2 years before the first “flash mob.” While some of our missions may have certain similarities to a flash mob (large numbers of people engaging in a coordinated activity in a public place), we have never embraced that term. Some missions use just a few folks while others might use thousands, depending on what suits the idea. Also, our projects are rarely over in a flash. Many last for hours.

Over the years the term “flash mob” has been beaten to death by the media and co-opted by marketers. It’s become a lazy, catch-all term to describe things as varied as people dancing at a Black Eyed Peas concert to surprise Oprah Winfrey to teens meeting up to commit crimes in Chicago. I’m not sure what it even means anymore, and I don’t really care to use it to describe what we do.

3. Why do people do it?

       Psychology parts

4. Why am I interested I it?

5. Talk about my own experiences

      (1) Joining the flash mob

      (2) Contacting with some flash mobs community

      (3) Knowing so many interesting websites

6. How to create a flash mob by myself

   (1) Include my own expecting feedback

   (2) Whole plan about holding a flash mob

   (3) Videos or pictures taken from my flash mob

Conclusion

1. Things I have learned during the all preparation

2. What am I going to do with flash mob in the future

    

Topic

Topic- Improv Everywhere

Main idea- Why they want to join these missions -psychology

   -interviews

Outline- introduce “Improv Everywhere” - history

                                                                   - differences between flash mob and Improv Everywhere

                                                                - “Improv” (the book I bought will be my proof)

            -experiences - contacting with some flash mobs or the founder

                                 - own experiences

            - my own video (not sure)

I got another problem was that I am not sure if I am going to hold a flash mob.

If I want to hold one I have no idea about where am I going to do at and who will

join it.

If I am not going to hold one, I am afraid that my presentation will be very boring.

I think I have to think about this seriously.         

translation

1. How did you get this information?

    a. classmates

    b. Museum of Contemporary, Taipei

2. Why do you want to join “ flash mob”?

    a. I want to see a lot of people perform some exact actions simultaneously, but it was        different from the dancing flash mob I imagined before.  

    b. I think it was interesting so I decided to join this activity.

    c. I think it would be a shame if I didn’t participate in it.

3. Did you learn anything through this experience?

    a. Living in a less interactive society, I had the same feelings as others participating in this activity.

    b. I can get some incredible memories by attempting bravely.

    c. If there’s only one person doing the actions, I think it will be very weird. On the other hand, when you see people you know or you don’t know doing the same things at the same time, you won’t feel odd anymore. Instead, we will think that we are doing a meaningful thing.

    d. Participating in it with strangers and only we know what we are doing make me feel very cool.   

4. How do you think about “flash mob”?

    a. Narrow down the core concept into a theater which its background can shift time over time.

    b. A lot of people do the same actions in a short time.

    c. People gather and do some specific action which people think it is abrupt in our ordinary life.

    d. They appear and disappear in a short time.

5. What is your expectation for this activity?

    a. I wish I can see someone doing some interesting actions.

    b. I can observe something I often ignore during the daily life.

    c. I can experience to be the odd one in others people point of view.

Observation

I asked my classmates some questions this week:

1.如何得知這項訊息?
    a.同學~
    b.在fb當代藝術館的粉專分享看到的

2.為什麼會去?那為什麼不會去?
   a.因為很想看看多人同時進行一個快閃活動的樣子，不過這和我想像中那種跳舞快閃很不一樣!
   b.覺得很有趣所以想參加
   c.大家約了一起去感覺很好玩，不去感覺有點可惜

3.有從中學到什麼嗎?
   a.因為在這個沒有太多互動的城市裡，和一群不認識的人們有了心意相通的感覺♥
   b.勇敢嘗試可以留下很不一樣的回憶
   c.若只有一個人感覺很奇怪，但其實你看到很多不管是認識的或不認識的人跟著一起做就不覺得奇      怪，反而覺得我們都在做一件富有意義的事
   d.跟陌生人共同參與一件事 只有參與活動的人知道彼此在幹嘛 很酷

4.認為快閃是什麼?
   a.將事物的核心概念濃縮成一個即景劇場，隨時都可以變動
   b.就是一群人一起在短時間內做同一些動作吧
   c.大家聚在一起做別人或平常覺得突兀的事情
   d.快來快走

5.一開始對於這個活動有什麼樣的期待?
   a.期待能看見人們一起進行些有趣的動作吧
   b.原本期待可以藉此觀察到日常生活中忽略的小事
   c.可以體驗變成別人眼中奇怪的樣子

I will translate them into English later.

During this week found some Apps which are related to flash mob. I can find flash mobs all over the world. I can get the info of the time, the dates, the place and what are they going to do. Besides, the coolest thing I found is there's a organization called ZOUK. It is a international flash mob. They only hold a flash mob once in the entire year. Over 100 cities will join them and have a flash mob at the same time in different country.

Unfortunately, Taiwan isn't in the list so I wrote an email to them to ask if we can join them.

They said that they don't have a group from Taiwan and flash mob will happen only next year now. So I have chance to become coordinator :)