2009 Improv Everywhere: Los Angeles Mission: Follow the Leader Getty Museum (Director's Cut)

[dragon143143]

Just looks live a large tourist group

[BallenX101]

be funny if they follow a random person around. . . and if that person looks back, have all of them look away into oblivion  (possibilities are endless!)

[RegalxDyslexia]

I feel bad for the person holding the door open at 12:50

[MrHazihot]

It's scary, the possibilities of that much group mentality. What if somebody walked through New York, and at the end started a riot. With groupthink, I think one could be started.

[sodasirap]

yea if i was there i'd surely join in just for the fun of it. lol

[vonshtoyven]

u guys need to smoke some dope, and smell the reefer

[forkedroad]

another follow the leader????!?

i mean i really like the idea looks fun, but 2 years in a row?? :/

[pipi3222]

what if the first would stop and pick his nose or start dancing?

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

@pipi3222 Then I guess everyone would start picking their noses. It's that kind of group. Haha.

And he did start dancing at one point while keeping the line moving. It was part of the fun.

[jamiejajamie]

i would soo do this!

[MissJayJ18]

Would have be funnier if they all had costumes on lol

[blue6seven34]

yeah, if if i saw that i would've followed along just to see where we ended up... :)

[juvyniled]

It's like worms except easier.

[potatobaked]

we're following the leader, the leader, the leader, we're following the leader where ever he may go! tee dum tee dee....

[LadyTarasque]

If I saw that I probably would have joined just for the fun of it.. xD

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

@LadyTarasque I think a few actually did! Haha.

[mrmrmr1212]

wow

[spinaltap211]

omg go to google. just do it

[spinaltap211]

omg go to google. just do it

[spinaltap211]

omg go to google. just do it

[MMissy003]

Wow how did I now know that you participate in Improv Everywhere

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Heck yeah! Every year you're invited if you want to go! (:

[MMissy003]

I DO want to go. I sent an email to be part of the announcement list.

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Suhweet! See ya next year then! Bring friends if you want! The more, the merrier!

[misplacedmouse]

The line is more interesting than the museum!

[historyris27]

would have been great if at the very end the leader went up to a food vendor and everyone asked for the exact same item

[bleujae1]

its so funny how ppl are like disturbed by this haha

[geyote23134]

I've never seen flash video slow down - before was it just me?

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

I did it on purpose to create the effect and pull out the line from the crowd. Everyone marching in pace with one another makes it quite dramatic.

[Ruledbypeace]

this dude is great! I so love him!

[typeInLIV]

r ppl just randomly joining the line??! lmbo!!

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Naw, agents were planted all over the museum grounds. When it became time to activate, they joined the line casually only making it seem like a random unplanned occurance.

[adieuluv99]

haa if i was chosen to be the leader i would have started hopping or something hahaaaa just to make it more interesting for my "followers"

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

He did hop and around 14:46 you see everyone doing it. I believe somewhere else in there he also swung around a pole.

[nume26]

Holy shit, that girl at 3:37 looks just like me!

[WaffleAfterHours]

Maybe that was the real Mune62!!!

[mgrande11]

sweet!

[StephFish1004]

i wish tht had happened when we went on a school trip to LA. we went to the museum. they woulda had 90 more people lol!

[EdwardNS1]

lol, I love it how the people where looking at the line expecting something to happen...

[sheepmaster1987]

honestly... if i'd see something like that... i'd join it xD

so sad there's no flashmobber-community close...

[queentrissa]

Awesome =P so much fun

[megami733chan]

ok, so the guy up front wasn't someone they just randomly selected and started to follow? he was actually part of all this?

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Yes. In essence he leads th planning in meetings and helps make it all happen every year.

[youradoody]

Amazing its almost a lesson in humanity

[thames21]

But ehm, where only the few people on the beginning part of it, and the rest just curious people, or just some points were extra people joined??

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

The majority of the people are planned and planted as agents all along the route of the designated performance area.

There is a possibility that others joined, but highly unlikely as specific instructions are given beforehand even before the day it happens.

[faintingfrontrowfan]

this is kinda like the movie THE HAPPENING, except, this is better!

[whogotdat]

i would haaaaate doing that tooo many steps lol follow the leader!

[Belishabeacon1]

i thought the first guy was unsuspecting

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

You mean he seemed suspicious? Totally.

[jantheempress]

Cool!

[GtzDoll]

Hilarious.. OMG!!! this is maddd funny, especially when all of then do the same thing at the time..hahahahaha.. I luved it. Keep it up guys.

[AskCarrieLee]

ImprovEverywhere kicks ass!

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Yes! And by default, so do I! ha.

[NorskeDivision]

Is this real?

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Did it actually happen in real life you mean? Yes. It did. It wasn't a movie. But it was staged. The people doing it all were instructed to prior to the start of it..

[NorskeDivision]

cool, i was thinking it was just cut up to look like a lot of people. It'd be cool to do the reverse, slowwly have lots of people come to an art gallery, restraunt or something at a time when it is nearly almost TOTALLY EMPTY, get really boisterous and have conversation and so forth, then ALL get up and leave at the same time. I think just like filling every seat in a library at the study desks all taking a nap and snoring, for example.

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Well this one was the real deal. But Hollywood does actually do that with large stadium scenes, they film one section nd move the people and keep filming. They do that for church pews and things like that too. The technical term or it is called "tiling." Like tiles.

[enzdi]

This is so cute and hilarious, esp when everyone spins on the same spot as they passes. For some action like hitting the tree branch, most probably it will not last till the last guy get to hit it...lol

[OnsotineFilms]

Imagine having thousands of people following you..

[ACELARIOZA1971]

impressive...

[tmyavuz]

wow this happened a while ago to me and 5 of my friends.After a victory in soccer game we were shouting anthems for our national team.ofcourse ppl starting shouting with us for a like a good 45 minutes and then we decided to go back home and started walking to the subway.I swear there was 500 ppl following us and one kid asked where u guys going..And the answer home but everybody was followed us for like a 7 minutes:)

[andilouuk]

how long were the guys at the front walking for?

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Half hour or so? I missed a big part of it.

[Paulzgay2]

rofl i'd love to be the guy at the front

[sugartouchedx]

love this one :D

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

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[ChannelMikeAlva]

There was an ImprovEverywhere in LA and I didnt know about it!!! And at the Getty, one of the places Im at several times a month!?! Curse my luck!!!

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

Join this Ning for more info: improveverywhere.ning . com / group / losangeles

[QueenLeilani]

Were random people starting to follow along? haha

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

I'm sure it seemed like it, but it had such a specific structure that I don't think anyone but agents were in the group.

[QueenLeilani]

haha...this was a walking excercise for everyone. lol

I love prankster network/improv!

much love from NYC!

[gomandizzle]

That day was a blast! David, great job on capturing the Center-pede. For all those who viewed this video, be sure to check out mine as well. Cheers!

[KacieGalyon]

Lovin' the chipmunk voice. ;)

But, seriously - that's such a cool idea. I love performance art!

[eaglecrowowl]

I like how you put this together. My favorite is at 10:53 when everyone is turning at the beginning of the stairs. Cool project. :)

[KissingAllowed]

ARHAHAH great stuff! Improv Everywhere is such a cool cool concept - a great offspring of interwebz possibilities ;D

[mgcuriel]

Love it! You got some good shots of my friend and I :) Such a fun time

[MichaelMidnight]

Awesome David! Awesome indeed!

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

It's D! And thank you thank you so much!

[PinkReBunny]

I was going to say it was awesome! haha It's AWESOME!

[Shinlink]

13:40 you should have answered "We are just taking a walk."

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

An agent was observed as a stranger asked him what he was doing. He said exactly that. He was going for a walk. Priceless.

[confidential247]

OMG i didn't know they were doing it in la again!!!

[ACTORDAVIDTRAN]

We did it! And it was a total success. This year's video of mine was better than last years too! Edited sped up slo-mo, everything!