- In your own words, what is intervention?
Intervention is to brighten someone random in the publics day. By doing something unusual or creatively not normal to society Break the norm.
- What was the purpose of this exercise?
The purpose was to see if we could brighten peoples day and what we could do to society to make it just a little better.
- Why did you choose to intervene the way you did? I’m looking for more than “I thought it would be funny” or “no one would expect it.” What social/personal/human issue did you intend to comment on? Why? How?
Well my original plan went to hell. I wanted to make people laugh, if they didn't freak out and run. Which for some reason never hopped in my mind. I was more thinking of the people watching the video i suppose rather than the people in public. The idea i went with was a desperate move.
- Why did you choose the location? I’m looking for more thought than “lots of people would be there, so I went there.” How did the location play up your specific idea?
Well chuckie cheese would have a lot of funny kid reactions, as well as hilarious parent reaction, but the Joann fabrics was because it was right there across from chuckie cheese. We figured enough people would be there and we winged it.
- Name three specific examples, ideas, artworks or statements you observed in class that helped you plan for this project.
Your example, improve everywhere, impractical jokers.
The fighting was for the people. I really wanted everyone to be around and watch for at least a second. Even throw some change at us and make a couple bucks. I guess my hopes were set way to high for this. The lady yelled at us, which added to the video but i guess went in the opposite direction for the intervention. Also, our skills as gladiators are great and it is hard not to show that.
After the chuckie cheese incident i kindof gave up i guess. That was on my head the whole time and i was very disappointed. I had trunks, a rubber ducky, a towel, and suntan lotion. You know how hard it is to get suntan lotion this time of year, pretty easy. The bouncer really scared us also, plus we kindof looked like perverts. Well at least Justin did because of his stash. He was in a speedo, and he was just filming.
The bottom line is, i couldve done better, but i was stopped by the weather. And by weather i mean bouncer. He just looked like he couldve been a weatherman, so i dont know why he was a bouncer. He had black hair and a big chest. Like treasure chest, probably filled with tokens. But i guess we'll never know. Or will we!?
