Overview:The 1 Second Film is a groundbreaking non-profit movie being made by thousands of people around the world, from celebrities like Kevin Bacon and Stephen Colbert, to first-time filmmakers and great-grandmothers. The film explores the power of new media, art, and global collaboration, with the belief that many people working together can create a lot out of a little. The project is being funded by grassroots donations, empowered by an online volunteer crew, guided by creator/director Nirvan Mullick, and overseen by the Collaboration Foundation. All profits from the finished film will be donated to charity. Here's How it Works:The 1 Second Film is animated. There are 24 frames in one second of film. Each frame of our film's animation is a giant 9ft x 5ft painting made collaboratively by hundreds of participants during a big party. view the frames of animation The film is financed by donations- for as little as $1, anyone can be listed in the movie's end credits as a producer, alongside the dozens of celebrities who have contributed. Outbid a Celebrity Producer by a penny to get listed above them. $10.01 tops Kevin Bacon, $11.01 tops Stephen Colbert, $600.24 tops Kiefer Sutherland, and the list goes on. With over 11,000 participants and counting, the end credits will last over an hour! A feature-length documentary will play during the credits, detailing the epic collaborative journey of the project from start to finish. Donations are being used to finance the production, including the documentary and online development. After the film's premiere event, we plan to auction off the original paintings, distribute our movie internationally, and sell collectible art. Any profits raised by the finished film will be donated to the Global Fund for Women. * The 1 Second Film is being overseen by the Collaboration Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit. Participants of The 1 Second Film will become founding members of the Collaboration Foundation, and can participate in future collaborative projects. How this Started The project is the brainchild of Nirvan Mullick, an award winning filmmaker who began the project as a collaborative experiment while a student at CalArts. After graduating, Nirvan began fundraising on the streets of Los Angeles with a xerox flier. Dollar by dollar, he eventually raised enough to buy a cheap video camera. After posting a few videos of his fundraising efforts, the project began to spread online, and continues to grow person-by-person. We would like to give a Special Thanks to generous donations from Apple, FotoKem, and Pair Networks for the donated computers, production services, and web hosting. How to ParticipateJoin for Free - join for free to add Your Name to our movie credits and get an online crew profile. Donate - Donate as little as $1 and you will be given a Producer Credit in our film. If you can give more, every penny really helps. Also, producers get listed in order of amount donated. Top Stephen Colbert for $11.01 :) Tell a Friend - refer a friend to join and get a Publicist Credit in our movie. (Make sure friends include your producer ID# and name when signing up). Upload a Photo - upload a pic of you promoting The 1 Second Film to be in a montage in our documentary. Download our flier - or make your own! Upload a Video - post a video promoting The 1 Second Film to our YouTube Group, and you may appear in our documentary. Be 1 degree to Kevin Bacon! Fill in your Crew Profile and Volunteer Preferences to get more involved! Follow @the1secondfilm on twitter and Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for updates. Production Status
We continue to fundraise as we go, and have made steady progress toward creating both a community and a documentary about the process. We have also founded the Collaboration Foundation as an official 501(c)(3) non-profit. We're currently fundraising while editing our documentary and building a new website. The new website will make participating easier, while taking a major step toward creating a collaborative community that will continue to grow with future projects. |
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Our producers receive profiles allowing us all to collaborate together. We invite you to join our crew, tell a friend, and share a moment with the world!
