A goal of this project is to bring together as many participants as possible. Unlike big-budget films that may have millions to spend on marketing, The 1 Second Film started with a xerox flier and has grown from the ground up. Here is a look at some of our experiments in the art of marketing.
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Starting with a xerox flier, this project began fundraising by selling $1 producer credits on the streets. Funds raised were used to make better fliers and build a website. Check out how our fliers have evolved alongside the film. see more
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Web development has been the single biggest challenge of this project. Take a look back at our very first (and embarassingly bad) HTML site, and see how far this project has come. see more
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See how our weird little film sliped into the cracks of pop culture, enabling everyone to be just 1 degree to Kevin Bacon. read more
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Our Road to Oprah tour was an epic 10,000 mile quest to ask Oprah Winfrey for one-dollar to join our producers. We had an amazing journey, but came up a dollar short. Now the road continues... read more
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In 2010, we launched a new site that crowdsources our outreach by giving a Publicist Credit to everyone who refers a friend to join. Publicists get listed in order of referrals and earn 25 participation points for every friend referred. Our goal is to make a million member movie, and to build a community of participants for future collaborations.
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