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| The 1 Second Film | |
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 The 1 Second Film flier | |
| Directed by | Nirvan Mullick |
| Produced by | Collaboration Foundation[1] |
Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$1 million (intended) |
The 1 Second Film is an American non-profit collaborative art project which began as a student project by Nirvan Mullick in 2001. Receiving contributions from thousands of people around the world, including many celebrities, the project is currently dormant.[2]
The film is built around one second of animation (composed of 12 large collaborative paintings), and is followed by one hour of credits, listing everyone who signs up (regardless of whether a contribution is made or not). A feature-length "making of" documentary will play alongside the credits.[3]
The project allows people around the world to participate online, and lists everyone who joins the crew as "Special Thanks" in the film credits.[4] The production relies on crowd funding to raise the budget; everyone who donates or raises US$1 or more gets their name listed as a Producer in the film's credits.[5][6] The production also gives a Publicist credit to crew members who refer at least one friend.[7] The film has over 56,000 crew members from 158 countries.[1]
The 1 Second Film is the flagship production of The Collaboration Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization formed to create global collaborative art projects that address various social issues. Once finished, any profits raised by The 1 Second Film will be donated to the Global Fund for Women, an independent charity.[citation needed] The online community being formed by The 1 Second Film project will be able to participate in future Collaboration Foundation projects.[citation needed]
In 2016, the director, Nirvan Mullick, posted an update on the project. He stated it had been dormant, being put on the "back burner" in 2012, but he planned to revive it shortly. As of 2024 this has yet to occur.[8] By January 2019, the project's website was offline entirely due to a database corruption.[9][better source needed]
- ^ a b "The 1 Second Film official website". Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Celebrities Archived 2010-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. The 1 Second Film. Retrieved on 2013-10-03.
- ^ No byline (2004-11-22). "Mini-moguls Get One Second of Fame", Brandweek 45 (42): 34.
- ^ Special Thanks (free) Archived 2010-04-05 at the Wayback Machine. The 1 Second Film. Retrieved on 2013-10-03.
- ^ Schaefer, Glen. "Big deal about a really short film; L.A. animator's one-second film gets big backers for only $1", The Province, 2007-07-12, p. B4.
- ^ "One-second movie offers cheap fame to 'producers'", Windsor Star, 2007-07-13, p. C8.
- ^ Publicists Archived 2010-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. The 1 Second Film. Retrieved on 2014-11-09.
- ^ "1 second film on Facebook". Archived from the original on 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
- ^ [1] Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Reply to Facebook comment retrieved on 2019-03-27