Budget Overview

Because our production relies on public donations, we've adopted a flexible production model in which we set a production goal and fundraise until we raise enough to accomplish that task. This page provides an overview of how we spend donations and what we are raising funds for. Please share any budget questions on our forum or contact us. Thanks!

Current Goal: Help Us Raise $50K for Editing our Film

Our next production goal is to raise $50,000 for editing our documentary. With over 400 hours of footage and counting, editing our documentary will require a full-time team, and will likely take a year. If you would like to help us toward editing our documentary, please make a tax-deductible donation of $1 or more. Every penny helps. Thanks!

How Funds are Used:

100% of Funds raised go to hard production costs. Our production costs include making our feature-length documentary (camera, editing, tapes, hard drives, etc.), web development, our world premiere, and deliverables (DVDs, film prints, etc). We include donated services and in kind support as part of our total budget.

What We've Done So Far

Starting with a xerox flier, our production has raised funds dollar-by-dollar. Here are some of our achievements so far:

CalArts Animation Event

With the help of a CalArts Interschool grant, and an additional $3,000 raised by Producer donations, we put together the March 8th, 2001 animation event that brought hundreds of people together to paint one-second of animation.

Production Equipment

Donations have allowed us to purchase equipment to make our documentary, including HD camera, lenses, audio gear, lights, a tri-pod, batteries, tape stock, and hard drives.

Web Development

Starting with our very rough first website, donations have allowed us to gradually improve our web presence and give our crew tools to participate online. Our website now provides collaborative tools to allow our crew to participate in various ways. Generous web hosting courtesy of Pair Networks.

Documentary (in progress)

We've filmed over 400 hours of footage for our documentary. Our clips have received hundreds of thousands of views online, helping attract support around the world. We continue to film as we go.

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Post-Production

We received over $25K worth of computers and editing software courtesy of Apple, in addition to donated office space and post services from FotoKem.

Marketing

Donations have allowed us to print thousands of fliers, brochures, business cards, and other marketing materials that have helped us reach more participants. We even bought a bus on ebay, fixed it up, and drove it across America.

Our Non-Profit

The Collaboration Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization that grew out of The 1 Second Film project. The foundation will provide an ongoing platform for creating global collaborative projects. We were assisted in our filing by the law offices of McDermitt, Will, & Emery, who provided generous pro-bono legal services.

$1 Million Budget Goal:

We are aiming to raise a $1 million budget to complete all aspects of production, including our premiere. Our budget was put together by a professional line-producer after reviewing our production goals. There is a lot of flexibility with film budgets; if we raise less than our goal, we will scale back and complete the film as best we can (though it will likely take longer to complete). If we raise more than we need, surplus donations will be given to charity.

Remaining Needs:

Some things we're still fundraising for:

Full-Time Editor
We need to hire a full-time editor for our documentary. We also need assistant editors and interns. The bulk of post-production will be spent logging tapes and editing.

Ongoing Web Development
We need to build a new site for the collaborationfoundation.org, while maintaining the1secondfilm.com. The new collaborationfoundation.org site will provie a free platform for facilitating ongoing collaborations that will continue to grow after T1SF is completed. Want to help? Join our Web Development Group

Sound Post
Our documentary will need post-sound work. We also want to put together a soundtrack that can be sold to raise funds for our charitable beneficiary.

Motion Graphics
We need motion graphics artists to create the one-hour credit sequence that will be integrated with our making of documentary. Join our Graphic Design Group

Post-Production Equipment
We need a RAID storage system for our footage, and RAM upgrades for post production.

Film Stock
Lab processing is being donated by FotoKem, but we will still need to purchase 70mm and 35mm film stock.

Accounting
We currently get a discount on our accounting, but it still an ongoing expense. LA based? Contact us if interested in donating accounting services.

Capacity Building
As resources permit, we're hoping to hire a Project Manager, Volunteer Coordiator, and Web Programmer. We're looking for volunteers in the meantime! Oh, and LA based Interns! Contact us if interested

Marketing Materials
We are looking for a printer to help with making fliers and posters.

Production Insurance
This is one of the many hidden expenses to filmmaking, and virtually impossible to get donated.

Ongoing Documentary Production
We continue to film as we go for our doc, and need to cover ongoing production costs (hard drives, tapes, transportation, postage, misc office expenses, etc.)

World Premiere
Once the film is finished, we will organize a red carpet world premiere. It's going to be epic. If interested in sponsoring our premiere event, please contact us.

DVDs & Ancillary Merch
We're planning to self-distribute and will need to raise funds for mastering DVDs, film prints, and ancillary merch. Profits from the sale of these items will benefit charity.

Fiscal Oversight

The Collaboration Foundation provides fiscal oversight to our production. We make every effort to keep hard costs as low as we can by using donated services and volunteers when possible. We include donated services in our 'Total Amount Raised.'

Please make a tax-deductible donation to help, or contact us if you can donate any services.