Our Animation Process

There are 24 frames in one second of film. Each frame of our film is a 5ft x 9ft painting. The finished paintings animate when filmed in sequence. Each frame of the animation had its own art director and was painted by hundreds of people during an all night collaborative animation event that took place on March 8th, 2001 (International Women's Day) at CalArts. Color design for each frame was selected by legendary animator, Jules Engel.

The collaborative animation event featured live music, performers, a carnivalesque side show, and a giant rope swing suspended 60 ft from the ceiling. The frame directors invited party-goers to help paint his or her frame. Everyone who contributed at least one brush stroke was given a film credit. 

The finished paintings will each be filmed twice to create the 24 frames in one-second of animation. After our film's premiere, the 12 frames will be exhibited and then auctioned off to raise money for the Global Fund for Women.