A few years ago the question of that, what is it a flashmob, for the ordinary person would become a difficult rebus, but now on streets and in different public places speak about original demonstrative actions often. To join the unfamiliar company, for expression of the general opinion, with the purpose to draw attention of people around to a concrete subject - a usual thing.
Flashmob - what is it?
Flashmob - purposely planned action with participation of accidentally picked up participants. Generally this congestion of crowd of the strangers who are equally expressing certain actions, emotions, or identical demonstration of symbolical objects – posters, clothes. Participants of a flashmob, mobber, gather in the place caused in advance in a couple of minutes before, and after carrying out demonstration quickly disperse.
Actions of mobber as scenic, paradoxical representation for the passerby of the viewer are thought over. The expressed absurd or unclear situation moves to the viewer as norm, with an unshakable serious look. Organizers of classical flashmobs have the certain scenario of holding an action which is not expressing religious, political, economic protests, advertize nothing. The real mobber do not organize actions taking into account mercenary motives.
Flashmob as social phenomenon
The flashmob – brings together people of different age categories for whom it is boring, they want to feel a part of society. The purpose of a flashmob is to attract interest, bewilderment, desire to join crowd. Rules forbid to carry out the actions of provocative character causing aggression in the viewer, or breaking the law. The photo or video registration, actions by strangers is not welcomed. Creative flashmob:
- entertains and loads participants with positive emotions;
- helps to find friends;
- promotes self-affirmation;
- attaches to conscious action in crowd;
- has action of group psychotherapy.
Types of flashmobs
Flashmobs can be organized by admirers and fans for expression of love for an idol, in honor of a certain holiday or symbolical date, for sick people - for the purpose of moral support in a difficult situation. To define what is a flashmob and what they are it is easy on the actions which are carried out by mobber. Conditional distinctions distinguish several groups of such actions:
- Mob-house is an action which be carried out several hours, similar to plots of real life.
- X-mob (eXperimental mob) – softly expressed actions which are calculated on insignificant attention of the viewer such behavior will difficult distinguish from public daily rules and norms.
- L-mob (long-mob) is the planned action according to a certain scenario, in hour, convenient for a mobber, and day.
- I-mob – is carried out on the Internet, at forums, chats, mails, ICQ.
- Date-mob is acquaintance of couples by accidental selection.
- Fun-mob is cheerful representation, with a spontaneous ridiculous plot.
- Art-mob is rather small group of people, with associative objects and a symbolical requisite, shows good artistic representation.
- Extreme-mob is actions with fragile moral sides, can have small hooligan behavior of mobber.
How to learn a flashmob?
Qualitatively organized memorable flashmob demands the original and simple scenario attracting interest of many people. Often attract the prepared mass meeting to such purposes – "nonprofessional" actors. Videos from the Internet help to master successfully movements - training in a flashmob if setting of mass synchronous dance is planned.
How to create a flashmob?
At persistent desire to independently create a flashmob and to organize it in any place not a problem. The interesting idea and the creative scenario have to become a main objective of the organizer. It is possible to pick up group of participants among friends and acquaintances if the big crowd - that on the Internet is required, on the special websites, it is necessary to place the announcement of the carried-out action in advance. It is desirable to specify details:
- day, hour, venue;
- the purpose of the held event;
- actions of participants;
- clothes option;
- existence of symbolical objects.
If actions of participants attract interest of law enforcement authorities, it is impossible to be indignant and accept an aggressive position, without excess disputes it is necessary to disperse quietly, having cancelled an action. In flashmobs there are no people responsible for mass actions. Making the decision on participation, it is necessary to remember that some "not honest" organizers, can attract in a false manner the respectable, positively adjusted people to holding "mercenary" actions.
How to think up a flashmob?
The most popular a flashmob of the idea cause positive thoughts in participants and the audience, create good mood. Mass dances or fight by pillows - help to get rid of a stress, to provoke adrenaline emission. Actions in which social norms are affected draw attention of society to important questions the purpose – to show what will turn out if the person does not change the position. Sometimes the action unites people, showing that different in age and social the statuses people, equally experience emotions and love communication.
How to participate in a flashmob?
Social networks suggest to participate in a flashmob in any corner of the planet, to everyone. The most pleasant and spectacular actions are carried out generally in the summer on beaches and dance floors, zones of active holiday and a congestion of the people. The dramatized actions – in the form of the stiffened figures, or walk in house-shoes and a pajamas on the downtown, help to get rid of complexes.
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