Tim Samoff // Weblog (old)

June 01, 2005

Want to produce a film?

I’ve never mentioned The 1 Second Film before. It’s hard to explain. About five years ago, while at art school, a friend of mine, Nirvan Mullick, had the idea to create an extravaganza: a party / art production / performance piece / art exhibit / film / whatever else happened type of thing. The concept was to create twelve large, painted frames, all shot at two frames of film each (see, shooting on 2’s), creating one complete second of film (for those of you who don’t know, film is shot at 24-frames per second). The frames were to depict a “perfect moment” (which you can read more about on the 1 Second site).

Well, back in March of 2000, this event became a reality. I, as well as hundreds of students, faculty, and press were all present to witness twelve paintings come to life. It was an amazing event full of art, 100-foot swings, fire-eaters, etc. We had a blast.

Likewise, back in 2000, Nirvan was selling Producer credits to finance his dream: $1-$9.99 would get you an Associate Producer credit, $10-$99 got Producer credits, and $100+ added your name as Executive Producer. It was a humorous thought: if enough people paid for the film, the credits would be longer than the film itself — and they were!

Now, over five years later, Nirvan is still at it. The 1 Second Film has grown to proportions far greater than first conceived (see the listing at IMDB.com!) and there is even a 11,111 second IMAX sequel in the works. And, speaking of Producer credits, the roster now touts such names as Kevin Bacon, Pierce Brosnan, Spike Jonze, Andy Dick, Tom Green, and more. Not only that, but all of the profits, acquired from the sale of Producers’ credits are going to the Global Fund for Women.

Anyway, I’ve gone on about it enough. If you’d like to find out more about The 1 Second Film as well as learn how to get involved by buying a Producers’ credit, head over to the site.

Lastly, Nirvan just got back from Cannes and I suggest you read about his adventures at “The 1 Second Blog“ — it sounds like he had an amazing trip.

Posted at 2:25 pm

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