Projects (5 Phase Plan)

The Collaboration Foundation has a 5 Phase Plan to build a platform for global collaborative art making, starting with The 1 Second Film project, and culminating with The Big Picture. Each project will grow in scale while addressing different social issues.

Phase I :: The 1 Second Film (Work in Progress)

The 1 Second Film will create the 'World's Biggest Shortest Film' while building a community of participants for the Collaboration Foundation. The film centers round the creation of one-second of animation, made during a large collaborative event that took place at CalArts on March 8, 2001 (International Women's Day). The project is being micro-financed by thousands of people who donate $1 or more to help produce the project. The film will will include a feature-length making of documentary that plays along an estimated 1 hour of credits. All profits raised by the finished film will be donated to the Global Fund for Women. Phase 1 is unique in that it gives birth to the Collaboration Foundation: while the film is being created by an online community, the online community is simultaneously being created by the film.

Phase II :: The 2 Second Film

The 2 Second Film will attempt to address the global impact of September 11th, 2001. The film will be two seconds long, made during two simultaneous events in different parts of the world. Each event will create one second of the animation that will then be combined. The animation will consist of large collaborativ murals and will depict two seconds of the 2nd airplane hitting the 2nd trade tower. One second of the animation will be made in New York while the other second is being made in an Afghanistan. International artists will direct the paintings while people attending the events help paint the frames; musicians from around the world will be invited to perform. The goal of The 2nd Second Film is to address a moment that continues to challenge the world by providing a platform for non-violent expression and dialogue to build cultural bridges. All profits raised from Phase 2 will be donated to civilian casualties in Afghanistan and NY.

Phase III :: 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 events, each taking place in a different location around the world. Each event will create 24 large three-dimensional frames that will be filmed stereoscopically, resulting in three-seconds of animation. The events will feature live-music and performances.

All profits from the events and the 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 :: The 1,111 Second Festival

THE 1,111 SECOND FESTIVAL will invite people around the world to submit their ideas to create a 1 Second Film. Each moment submitted will also include a related social cause. The Collaboration foundation will select 1,111 of the best submissions and provide the seed money to create 1,111 simultaneous events around the world.

Each event will create one-second of animation while raising money and awareness for 1,111 different causes. Once completed, we will stream all 1,111 moments together to create THE 1,111 SECOND FILM FESTIVAL, along with a documentary about the various events. THE 1,111 SECOND FESTIVAL will expand the infrastructure necessary for executing Phase 5.

Phase V :: The Big Picture

The Big Picture will be a feature-length animated film made during thousands of simultaneous collaborative art events around the world. Each event will be responsible for painting the frames of one-second of the animation. These frames will be re-combined in chronological order to create a feature-length 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.

Once finished, the global community of participants that take part in the 5 Phase Plan will continue to work together to develop and create non-profit collaborative projects of various scale.

Collaboration on a Global Scale

We believe these projects have tremendous potential to harness the potential of collaboration on a global scale, creating art beyond boundaries, and exploring the possibilities of our collective potential.By the culmination of the 5 Phase Plan, we will also have created a global community of participants that can continue to develop and create collaborative art on a global scale, providing a creative platform to adress global social issues.

This all starts with one second. Help produce The 1 Second Film.