Our 5 Phase Plan

(Work in Progress)

The 1 Second Film is the first project we are creating. The film is an experiment in global collaboration, and a proof of concept for our ongoing projects.

The 1 Second Film is centered around one-second of animation - the frames of animation consist of 12 large paintings that were created  by hundreds of people during a collaborative event. The animation party took place on March 8, 2001, International Women's Day at CalArts. The film is being powered by an online community of participants, and will include one-hour of credits listing everyone who helps. A feature-length 'making of' documentary will play alongside the credits, detailing the journey of the project from start to finish. After the film's premiere, the 12 paintings that create the animation will be on exhibit and auctioned off to raise funds for charity.

All profits raised by the finished film will be donated to the Global Fund for Women, a non-profit grant-making organization that supports women's human rights around the world.

The online community formed during the creation of The 1 Second Film will then be invited to participate with Phase 2, The 2 Second Film.

In Phase 2, our goal is to double in scale, by creating 2 seconds of animation during 2 simultaneous '1 second animation events', each taking place on the same day in different parts of the world.

For subject matter, we will attempt to address the impact  that September 11, 2001 has had on the world. The idea is to  animate 2 seconds of the second airplane as it hit the second Trade Tower, and to create the animation during two simultaneous collaborative art events, one in New York, and the other in Afghanistan (conditions permitting).

Each event will be centered on the painting of 24 frames - giant murals that will be created by participants/members of audience., under the supervision of an art director. Diverse international artists will be invited to oversee the 48 individual frames, while musicians and performers fill the space. The events will be interactive online, and designed to provide a platform for addressing the international impact that 9/11 has had on the world. 

Once finished, the 48 completed paintings will be combined to create two seconds of animation. A documentary detailing the event will also be produced, and we will attempt to arrange a touring exhibit of the art and film created.

The paintings will be auctioned off, and profits raised will be donated to charitable organizations that benefit civilian casualties of war.

Phase 2 has the potential to include thousands of participants at the collaborative events, while also engaging millions more online.

The online community of participants developed through Phase 2, will be invited to participate in our next project, The 3 Second Film. 

THE 3 SECOND FILM will be 3 seconds long and will address Global Warming.

The animation will be created during 3 simultaneous one-second animation events, each taking place in a different part of the world.

We would like to make this film in 3-D, so each of the 3 events will create 24 large, three-dimensional paintings. The paintings will be filmed stereoscopically, resulting in three-seconds of 3-D animation. The events will feature live-music and performances.

All profits from the events, art, and finished film will benefit the fight against Global Warming.

The 3 Second Film will further expand the infrastructure and online community of the Collaboration Foundation, allowing people to organize by interest and pro-actively arrange collaborative projects of various scale.

Phase IV will be a global participatory film festival, where various events create one second animated films.

To create The 1 Second Fest, the Collaboration Foundation will invite our crew around the world to submit ideas to create a 1 Second Film. Each submission will be connected to a local social cause. The Collaboration Foundation will then select the best proposals and provide the seed money and logistical support for the staging hundreds of events around the world.

The events will be largely self-organized on a local and virtual level, and will occur within 24 hours. Mini-documentaries will be made about the collective effort to be edited into a master documentary. Once completed, we will stream all the moments together to create The 1 Second Festival, along with a documentary about the various events.

The 1 Second Fest will focus on ways to create Global Community while expanding the participatory infrastructure necessary for Phase 5.

The Big Picture will be a feature-length animated film made during thousands of simultaneous collaborative art events around the world. Each event will paint the frames of one-second of the animation. These frames will be put together to create a feature-length animated film.

The collaborative animation events will vary in scale, with some consisting of a handful of people at houseparties, while other events in large cities or universities may draw tens of thousands of people, including bands, performers, and speakers.

In 24 hours, tens-of-thousands of pre-designed frames of animation will be painted with the help of millions of people around the world and online. Everyone who participates will be listed in the film's credits; a documentary about the making of the film will also be produced.

The Big Picture has the potential to be one of the largest collaborative works of art ever made; underscoring the potential of what is possible when people around the world work together. All proceeds raised by The Big Picture will be put toward ending Global Poverty.

By the end of Phase 5, we hope to have built an on-line global community of participants that can continue to work together on collaborative projects of various scale.