Author: jrbaldwin

1. Understand the purpose of a flash mob. A flash mob is about performance and it usually about pure entertainment, or being whimsical, or causing amusing (harmless) confusion or about satirizing something that members of theaudience will immediately understand and respond to.^[1] It is is about spontaneity, playfulness and anonymity, as well as engaging observers in a spectacle which expects nothing from them apart from enjoying what they’re witnessing. Some things that a flash mob is not:
   • A flash mob is not appropriate as a marketing vehicle for a product or service (despite several attempts at this), for political purposes, or for a publicity stunt. The reason is that these do not carry the element of entertainment or satire without strings attached for the observers; rather, these sorts of events have as their driving force an expectation that observers will then buy something, vote for someone, or support a celebrity, etc.
   • A flash mob is not an excuse for violence or damaging property. To participate in something that results in this is to be part of a rioting mob or crowd, not a flash mob. Never have the intent to create a violent or harmful event from a flash mob exercise. (Indeed, it is unfortunate that public authorities in some places have taken to naming crime sprees as “flash mobs” when the criminal behavior has nothing to do with flash mobs as performance art.)

2. Dance is a common flash mob activity; fun and reasonably easy to choreograph

   Decide what you’re going to do for your flash mob occasion. The success or otherwise of a flash mob event is dependent on the originality, liveliness, and attractiveness of the event. Avoid copying a flash mob event that has been performed somewhere else; always make alterations to any flash mob performance that has inspired you so that it has your own mark of originality and local relevance. In all cases, the performance must be worked out in advance and either rehearsed or well explained in some manner (such as through online instructions) so that everyone knows their role and interactions with the other performers. The most typical flash mob performances involve such activities as:

   • Choreographed dance: such as a large group all performing a dance in the park to support a lover proposing to his girlfriend.
   • Singing, such as opera, yodeling, or a pop hit; any style of singing is fine, just make sure it’s interesting: such as breaking into song about the wonders of fruit and vegetables while in the supermarket.
   • Acting out a particular scenario: such as lots of people walking invisible dogs on leashes.
   • Mime: such as pretending to try and find a way through a wall that isn’t there.
   • Using an existing joyful event to spread love: such as a wedding, graduation oranniversary celebration being taken to a street, mall or other public place to spread the joy!
   • World Record: Trying to break a Guinness World Record by having the largest gathering doing “X” at the same time, etc.
   • Freeze Flash Mob: All members become living statues and freeze.
3.  Flash mob events are often filmed

   Watch previous flash mob events on YouTube. There is quite a collection available to watch and this will provide an excellent source of inspiration as well as give you ideas about how to handle your group of people, including positioning them, breaking up the group, having it come together, etc. Like all performance, timing and execution are critical to the success of a flash mob.

4.  Gather your willing participants!

   Organize your flash mob. You’ll need willing performers to participate in the flash mob and for that, you can make good use of online resources. Use social media networks, emails, texting, and websites to find people for your flash mob. You may also be able to draw on the resources of a class you’re in, a performance or dance group you’re a part of, or other groups of people you spend time with. And for sure, ask your friends and family if they’d like to be a part of it too.

   • Use Facebook, Twitter, and websites to bring people together. People will be searching for a flash mob with the words “flash mob” or “flash mob” so be sure to include these in any message you’re creating to find people.
   • One online spot for organizing a flash mob is through Flashmob.com (athttp://www.flashmob.com/). Naturally, this site is as chaotic as the flash mob ideal itself, so you’ll need to search through the haystack to find your needle.
   • Improv Everywhere is based in New York City and while not all of its street performances are flash mobs, some are and you might be able to participate with them if you’re located in NYC. Check out their website for more information (http://improveverywhere.com/missions/).
   • There are many local flash mob websites; just use the search engine to find them using your location name and the term “flash mob”.
5.  Try to meet up somewhere first for instructions

   Provide clear instructions to your group of people. The success of your flash mob event will require your participants to know exactly what to do, where and when. It is best if you can have arehearsal beforehand, but if this isn’t possible, then at least provide very clear instructions (either online or by email, etc.) as to what to wear, where to be at what time, what to do (for example: Be prepared to freeze, walk, dance, gape like a fish, whatever on the corner of 55th and 3rd streets at 7am), and how long to do the act for. If any participants need to interact together, it’s best if they rehearse this for the sake of timing and accuracy.

   • If the instructions are simple, such as everyone stand in one place reading anewspaper they’ve cut eye holes in, then the simplicity of the action will probably mean you don’t need to rehearse. However, it’s a very good idea for everyone participating to try and meet up somewhere prior to the event to quickly run over the details, what’s expected of the event and participants, and what to do when it’s over. It’s also helpful to explain what to do if people get annoyed or the police try to shift the group.
   • If the instructions are complex, especially where scenes need to be choreographedand organized, then consider having a smaller group of people you are certain can turn up to rehearsals and keep fairly quiet about the event rather than having a much larger but harder to coordinate group. About 50 people can be organized fairly successfully, and higher numbers mean that things start getting trickier.
   • It can be easier to coordinate a dance group you’re already involved in. For example, getting together a group of your Zumba practitioners from the local gym to perform in the street together might be a great chance for the participants to show off what they’ve learned already.
6. Are costumes an important part of your flash mob?

   Arrange any props or costumes needed. Most of the time it’s best to ask the participants to bring their own props or to organize their own costume gear (such as evening wear, swimsuits, wigs, whatever) but sometimes you’ll need to provide things for everyone (such as dog leashes a collar for an invisible dog walk). If the props or costumes are difficult for people to find or make on their own, consider holding a workshop beforehand in which everyone has the opportunity to create the items needed. However, the simpler the clothes and items needed, or the more likely people already have these things in their wardrobe or house, the better.

7.  Public places are easier and less troublesome but still think about how onlookers will arrange themselves

   Know the limitations of your location. Do a proper check of the area you’re proposing to perform the flash mob in. There may be safety, legal, or physical limits on what can be done in the location and to avoid getting into trouble legally, it’s important to not create unsafe obstructions,safety problems, or to hold up people in ways that prevent them from their usual business on non-public premises. While there is obviously a balance between encouraging people to watch and blocking people from getting on with their usual activities, you need to judge that your flash mob won’t be the cause of emergency or unlawful situations. For example, if your flash mob would be likely to block emergency exits or it enables opportunistic thieves to get to unguarded cash tills etc., then think again about where to locate the event.

   • As mentioned above, tell your participants what to do in the event that the police, security authorities or some other authority requests that your group leave. The best option is to do as asked quietly and peacefully. In any case, a well-run, legitimate flash mob will be over and done with before these people even arrive.
8. Have someone filming to capture the mood of the crowd and the elements of the event

   Organize quality videography for the event. It’s definitely worth having the whole event filmed so that you can upload it to YouTube; who knows? It might even go viral! Whatever else, it will serve as inspiration for other flash mobs into the future.

9. Finalize the details and ensure that everyone knows where to be and when.

   Finalize the details and ensure that everyone knows where to be and when. Then let go andtrust that the flash mob will go according to plan! At the event, as the organizer you remain responsible for ensuring that the flash mob sticks to the plan and doesn’t create problems for the public.

10. Prepare to blend back into the crowd at the end

    Finish as if nothing ever happened. Once the flash mob event is over, don’t allow the participants to sit around and talk or to start talking to the crowd. They need to mingle back with the crowd and head off into the sunset as if nothing ever took place.

了解一个快闪的目的。一个快闪的性能和它通常讽刺的东西，theaudience成员将立即理解和响应。[1]这是纯粹的娱乐，或异想天开，或造成有趣（无害的）混乱或自发性，娱乐性和一位不愿透露姓名，以及从事的一大看点，除了希望从他们享受他们目睹的观察员。有些事情，不是一个快闪：
一个快闪族是不适合作为一个产品或服务的营销手段（尽管在这几次试图），出于政治目的，或为宣传噱头。究其原因是这些不进行无附加条件的观察员娱乐或讽刺的元素，而是各种各样的这些事件有一个期望，作为他们的推动力观察员将买东西，有人投反对票，或支持一个名人，等

一个快闪族是不是暴力或损坏财产的借口。参加的东西，在这个结果是一个骚乱暴徒或人群的一部分，而不是一个快闪。从来没有意图创建一个从快闪运动中的暴力或有害事件。 （事实上​​，不幸的是，在一些地方的公共当局采取命名为“闪光暴徒”时，犯罪行为无关与表演艺术的闪光小怪犯罪的热潮。）

舞蹈是一种常见的快闪活动，有趣的和合理的容易编排

决定你打算做快闪场合。成功或快闪事件，否则是依赖的原创性，生动活泼，吸引力和事件。避免复制其他地方已执行一个快闪事件，总是任何快闪性能已启发你，让你自己的独创性和当地相关标志进行修改。表现在所有情况下，必须制定出提前排练或以某种方式（如通过网上说明），很好地解释，让大家知道他们的作用和相互作用与其他表演。最典型的快闪演出的身份参与这类活动：

舞蹈编排：如大型集团所有表演在公园的舞蹈支持建议女友情人。

歌唱，如歌剧，岳得，或流行命中任何的演唱风格是罚款，只是确保它的有趣：如破入歌水果和蔬菜的奇迹，而在超市。

出于特定的场景：如许多人走在无形的狗带牵引。

MIME：如假装，试图找到通过一种方式，是不是有一个墙，。

使用现有的欢乐活动蔓延的爱：如一个婚礼，毕业oranniversary庆祝活动所采取的一条街，商场或其他公共场所传播的喜悦！

世界纪录：试图打破吉尼斯世界纪录的最大规模​​的聚会，在同一时间做的“X”等

冻结快闪：所有成员都成为生活的雕像和冻结。

快闪事件往往拍摄
在YouTube上观看以前的闪存暴民事件。有相当集合观看，这将提供一个优秀的灵感来源，以及给你关于如何处理你的人，包括他们定位，打破了该组的想法，它走到了一起，像所有的性能，时间和执行是一个快闪的成功至关重要。

收集您愿意参加！
组织您的快闪。你需要愿意表演，参加在快闪，你可以用好网上资源。使用社会化媒体网络，电子邮件，短信，和网站找到人快闪。您也可以画上一个类，你在，你的一部分，或其他群体的人与你花时间的表演或​​舞蹈组的资源。而且可以肯定，要求你的朋友和家人，如果他们想成为它的一部分。

使用Facebook，Twitter和网站带给人们在一起。人们将寻找一个快闪的话“快闪族”或“快闪族”，所以一定要包括在任何你找人的消息这些。

一个网上现场组织了快闪是通过Flashmob.com（athttp：/ / www.flashmob.com/）。当然，这个网站是快闪理想本身的混乱，所以你需要寻找通过的草堆里找到你的针。

的Improv Everywhere是总部设在纽约市，而并非其所有的街头表演是闪光的小怪，有些是和你也许可以参加与他们，如果你在位于纽约市。他们的网站获取更多信息（http://improveverywhere.com/missions/）。

有许多本地的快闪网站，只需使用搜索引擎找到他们使用你的位置的名称和“快闪族”一词。

尝试的说明，以满足某处第一
你的一群人提供明确的指示。快闪事件的成功将需要您的参与者知道该怎么做，何时何地。这是最好的，如果你能事先有arehearsal，但如果这是不可能的，那么至少提供了非常明确的指示（在网上或通过电子邮件等），穿什么，在哪里在什么时候，什么（例如：准备冻结，走路，舞蹈，像鱼一样，上午07时在第55次和第三的街道角落，目瞪口呆），以及如何做的行为。如果任何参与者需要互动起来，这是最好的，如果他们排练的时机和准确性而此。

如果指令是简单的，大家在一个地方读anewspaper他们已经削减眼洞的立场，如那么简单的动作就可能意味着你不需要排练。但是，它的一个非常好的主意，人人参与的尝试和满足某处事件之前快速跑过来的细节，什么事件和参与者的期望，做什么时，它的结束。这也有助于解释做什么，如果人们生气或警察试图转移组。

如果是复杂的，尤其是在场景需要choreographedand组织的指示，然后再考虑小团体的人你一定可以把排练和保持有关该事件的相当平静，而不是有一个更大的，但难以协调小组。约50人，可举办得相当成功，和更高的数字意味着事情越来越棘手。

它可以更容易来协调你已经涉及例如舞蹈组，一组您的尊巴练习者聚在一起从当地的体育馆，在街上执行一起可能是一个很好的机会，为与会者炫耀他们已经了解到已经。

服装快闪族的一个重要组成部分？
安排任何所需的道具或服装。在大多数情况下，最好要求参与者把自己的道具或其他组织自己的服装装备（如晚装，泳装，假发，等等），但有时你需要为每个人提供的东西（如狗带牵引领了一个无形的狗散步）。如果道具或服装是人们很难找到或使自己的，事先考虑举行一个研讨会，其中的每个人都有机会创造所需要的物品。然而，简单的衣服和项目所需的，或者更有可能的人已经在他们的衣柜或房子这些东西，更好。

公共场所更容易，少麻烦，但仍认为围观者将如何安排自己
知道你的位置的限制。你建议执行快闪英寸有可能是安全，什么可以做的位置和法律，以避免陷入麻烦的法律，或物理限制的领域做一个适当的检查，重要的是要创建不安全障碍物，安全问题，如何防止从他们照常营业，他们在非公共场所或持有人。虽然显然是鼓励人们观看，并阻止人们与他们的日常活动之间的平衡，你需要判断您的快闪不会紧急或非法情况的原因。例如，如果您的快闪将可能阻止紧急出口，或使机会主义小偷得到无人防守的现金耕种等，然后再想想在哪里可以找到事件。

如上所述，请告诉您的与会者做什么事件，警察，安全机关或其他有关当局的请求，你的小组离开。最好的办法是做平静所问的。在任何情况下，一个运行良好的，合法的快闪，将超过之前，这些人甚至到达完成。

让别人拍摄，捕捉到的人群的情绪和事件的元素
组织的质量事件的录像。这绝对是值得整个活动的拍摄，让您可以上传到YouTube，谁知道？它甚至可能病毒！无论其他，它会作为其他闪存小怪到未来的灵感。

敲定的细节，并确保每个人都知道在哪里可以和当。
敲定的细节，并确保每个人都知道在哪里可以和当。然后放手andtrust快闪会按计划进行！在活动中，作为组织者，你仍负责确保快闪坚持计划，不为公众创造问题。

准备融入人群在结束
完成如果没有发生过。快闪活动结束后，不要让参与者坐在一起交谈或交谈的人群开始。他们需要打成一片的人群和头部到日落，仿佛什么都没有发生。