The Collaboration Foundation- Art Creating Change!
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Idea Description
The Collaboration Foundation will use Web 2.0 to facilitate large-scale collaborative art projects that foster global community and inspire social change. We have a 5 Phase Plan to bring the world together with art while providing platforms to address critical global social issues, from the impact of 9/11 to Global Warming. Phase 1 (The 1 Second Film), has received support from over 9,000 participants in 58 Countries, from celebrities like Kevin Bacon to companies like Apple. Once built to scale, our online community will continue creating art without borders.
please visit:
www.the1secondfilm.com
www.collaborationfoundation.org
What will you do if you win $10,000 for this idea?
1) Hire web developers to build dynamic web 2.0 site for the collaborationfoundation.org using Drupal*- an open source CMS. The site will be free to join, allowing users to share art work, connect, micro-finance, organize, and participate with large-scale non-profit collaborative art projects.
2) Migrate the1secondfilm.com user database to the collaborationfoundation.org, forming an active community base that can grow with each Phase.
3) Prepare marketing material for Beta launch.
4) Wrap Phase 1 and start Phase 2 of 5: www.the1secondfilm.com/5phaseplan
Comments
Add a commentI am also a producer that at first was curious where this was all going and then all of a sudden as I saw more and more working together I realized that this is a project that is a statement to all of those that did not understand when Times declared YOU the person of the year. This just shows you that even during the writers strike, that there are people out there working together on one common goal to help repair the world using there skills and talents. The 10,000 would be very deserving for all the hard work that this project is trying to do.
As a producer, I am so proud to be a part of this project. To see all of the progress made in such a short amount of time inspires me, as a filmmaker and photographer, to finish my own projects. Best of luck 1 Second Film!! I hope you win!
Entrepreneurship like this for a great cause needs encouragement...keep up the good work!
Vote for The One Second Film! While you're at it, donate to them also. Not only will you be a part of history, but you will also help the Global Fund for Women.
the project is an innovative as it is important to change. I believe in its eventual long tail and collaborative effect . As encouraging as the project and its mission is, it saddens me how arduous tthe task is to promote savvy, meaningful projects like this My best wishes for a quick tipping point.
I think the 1 Second Film has a real shot at effecting positive change because of its highly creative and "buzz worthy" nature. Would love to see this project expand to reach a national audience. Keep up the good work!
I'm a part of the project also, and appreciate teh opportunity to be a part of global collaborative art. As art budgets are cut in the education system, a participatory project like this helps open up the arts to the public. Great job!
This is exactly the kind of collaborative project and thinking we need to see grow right now. It's such a creative idea and uses technology to build community. The Collaboration Foundation has also shown itself to be a good investment by mobilizing such widespread individual support through its producer network. I want to see it grow more!
The overall vision for this project is so huge, it's hard to grasp at first. When the realization of what can be accomplished with this type of collaboration comes upon you, it's truly inspiring.
Tirelessly committed to bringing about positive change in the world, the 1 Second Film, Collaboration Foundation, and all those involved with them deserve not only votes but praise and hugs... I am all for it, keep up the good work (and I know there is a heck of a lot of it)!
The 1secondfilm is an amazing, ambitious project. Good luck!
The 1 Second Film is such a unique idea, and such a fantastic project on so many levels!
Got my vote, totally. Very much support the 1secondfilm
Inspirational! 1secondfilm has been incredible to follow and is truly bringing people together!
I believe that this is a wonderfully innovative project and I wish them the best of luck!
As a young artist living in LA i look forward to a day that art and artist will be as interconnected as many of the other aspects of our modern world are. Our strength is in our passion and commitment, and hopefully soon it will be in our combined numbers. I completely support this prodject and hope much success for its mission and the indiviuals who have dedicated themselves to this noble prodject. Good Luck!
I am also interested in seeing the great people behind the 1secondfilm further their cause. This kind of global initiative is so wonderful for bringing people together, supporting art and helping the Global Fund for Women.
1 second film is great! I am a producer and proud to be a part. Saw Evangenitals on their tour to collect money. What fun and talent. Good luck to all who join.
I found out about this project from one of my Yahoo groups and think it is terrific. As I heard today, the individual consciousness has grown and changed, which in turn changes the collective consciousness. The light bringers are here and the light is shining so brightly through this project. What has been in the dark cannot help but be turned towards the light and uplifted so that all may share in abundance, peace and prosperity.
This is as original and world-changing as you're going to get. Keep on keeping on, Nirvan.
inspired by their presentation at "the stove",inspired by their hope,creativity and intelligence,inspired to work locally for the art and people i love...and convinced we can all succeed.if i helped them by adding my producer credit, they helped me more by their very existence.the world has been waiting for you!
I am a producer, since I think that it is a great project, which may show the future of making movies, which needs support and which deserves it.
I think this will be an amazing way to bring people together!
Wow! Thanks everyone that voted for our idea, and for all the encouraging comments! We made the front page of ideablob, so hopefully more people will stumble across our idea and support it with a vote. If anyone has any questions about The Collaboration Foundation, our 5 Phase Plan, or The 1 Second Film project, feel free to post them here. Thanks again!
Here is an Intro Video to help explain Phase 1: <object width='425' height='366'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFOSRtDv-TPm1AkDHcCjLC5NUER6o3aBBRA='></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></params><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/cp/vjVQa1PpcFOSRtDv-TPm1AkDHcCjLC5NUER6o3aBBRA=' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='366'></embed></object>
I ilke your site. Keifer Sutherland is familiar with you guys? Wow...he's one of my favorite actors. Shoot for the stars TCF
@ jspill: Thanks! Yes, Kiefer Sutherland is super nice! We met him at random and he really liked our project and donated on the spot. There is some video of it on his profile page: http://the1secondfilm.com/producer/6149
i love the idea of a global community creating art together, and using that as a platform for addressing social change. this is a great idea!
Strong supporter all the way from Cambodia!!! Love the idea, please, join us and vote for the 1 second film!!!!!!
I'd definitely be interested in learning more. Keep up the enthusiasm! Check out my idea when you have a chance, huyuno.com. Hopefully you'll be one of the site's first members! Cheers :)
I loved this idea from the first moment i saw it, i think everyone involved is doing an amazing job and I'm just happy that i can contribute in some small way. You really are inspiring a lot of people to follow wht they want!
I too, am a producer of the One Second Film - It is a great project, and ultimately done for a great cause.
@ huyuno: thanks for the support! you can participate/learn more by visiting our work in progress, www.the1secondfilm.com. good luck with your project, and let us know when you get your site up. :)
The Collaboration Foundation is an amazing vision. I love how it unfolds and the ripples it aims to create throughout the world. I voted!
Unless you're Stan Brakhage, any film is a collaborative work of art. Yet, there are still barriers to entry - you have to know somebody who knows somebody, you have to be willing to be exploited in Los Angeles, you can't drum up casual interest without a "big name", etc. etc. etc. What's really exciting about The 1 Second Film, and the other works proposed by the Collaboration Foundation, is that there are no such barriers. They are truly open to anyone - whether you want to paint a frame of animation with condiments, help dissect and reconstruct a school bus, or just give a dollar from half a world away. And best of all, this collaboration yields no personal gain - no feathers in caps, no money in pockets. Once the piece is created, all resources it generates will benefit non…more
As we move from the information age into the conceptual age, ideas like the collaboration foundation become even more vital. Relationship and harnessing the complex interplay of ideas and actions stemming from collaboration is one of the most inspiring and effective models for societal change and participatory democracy. Nirvan is a tireless visionary and his work is always two steps ahead of the game. I urge folks to delve deeper into the potential of the collaboration foundation and really take the time to mull over the implications of the scale of Nirvan's dream. Awe inspiring, metamorphic, empowering and revolutionary, I sincerely hope that the capitalist model proves worthy of funding such an inspired project.
I am a fan of the 1 SECOND FILM. The first time I heard of this project I new it would be big. and here we are in the home strech. Good luck crew and keep up the hard work. Art inspires life.
this is a great big fun and possibly world changing idea. the gang at No Sweat is going to be pulling for you.
Questions I need advice on
- Q1.
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What do you think are the best metrics for measuring the impact of the arts on an individual and a community?
Respond - Q2.
- We plan to micro-finance our projects to keep them accessible. We will incentivize larger donations by listing donors in order of amount and offering collectible items. Profits raised by each project will benefit established charities. Does this seem like a clear and effective business model? Respond
- Q3.
- Our 5 Phase Plan culminates with an extremely ambitious project that will involve millions of people and thousands of events. The ability to organize online will be key. Forming groups, granulated user permissions, etc. We believe Drupal is the best CMS technology for building our site. Thoughts? Respond
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Advice
Art without borders! This project is incredible. I definitely hope you win.
You might consider measuring the level of participation in the various collaborative projects. For instance, the amount of people that participate, levels of engagement, diversity of participants, participants' previous experience with the arts, etc.
Drupal is a powerful system but it may be hard to use it for the type of functionality you are looking for.
It has historically been used with smaller sites and smaller scale needs I believe. As far as I know, The Onion and InventorSpot.com are two of the largest and most complicated Drupal users out there. If you are talking millions of people and thousands of events, I wonder if Drupal will be able to provide you what you need without a lot of custom work.
Michelle
INVENTORSPOT.COM - #1INVENTION WEBSITE IN THE WORLD
I believe Drupal can handle this - you should go to drupal.org and contact the drupal community directly about this. they would be excited about your idea and definitely help support it. the drupal community is very socially minded - after all, it's an open-source project.
in terms of metrics - i think measuring participation in some way is effective. if you can measure participation, you're golden, though i think it really depends on your end goal or what you're trying to achieve.
this might be very beneficial for artists, but not for communities (or vice versa), though i am sure it will be rewarding for both.
I am a huge advocate of any and all services that allow talented individuals continue to use their artistic talents to be able to support themselves. I would like some more clarity on how this impacts the individual before even commenting on how you measure it. How are you actually going to enact your mission? I know from a college perspective student's are often a little freaked out but terms like 'large scale' and unsure how they can play a role in this. I may just be dumb but understand how this model works in developing a film but how can this apply to other artistic pursuits (studio art, music, dance etc)? You have a clear strategic mission I would just like some more detail around the other collaborative events you are considering.
RE: SianMuir
"How are you actually going to enact your mission?"
Our plan is to scale the project up starting with "The 1 Second Film" collaboration. The 1 Second Film is one second of animation that was made during a large collaborative art festival that featured live music and performers while participants attending helped paint large murals. The murals were pre-designed to animate once completed. The art provided a platform for addressing issues surrounding Women's Human Rights.
Our future projects will create longer films that will be made during simultaneous events- each event will create the animation to depict one-second of the film.
There will be a lot of ways for people to participate depending on their level of interest. Events will be organized with the help of an online community that we are currently growing with The 1 Second Film project. Participants receive online profiles that will be geared toward facilitating collaboration, allowing participants to upload content to be incorporated into the finished f…more
You all are well deserving of the 10k - I checked out your website and love the idea. Road to Oprah might just be creative enough to catch her eye. Sometimes people buy advertising on billboards and newspapers that they know she sees as a way to get her attention. Best of luck to you, you have my vote and support.
I am a producer on the first phase project of the Collaboration Foundation's One Second Film. I'm impressed by the way this project inspires people and the way it has been managed with a strong value on transparency and inclusiveness. The other day I watch the recorded live meeting of other collaborators on the project and felt really good about the way decisions were being handled. I hope the Collaboration Foundation wins some extra financial support to help shepherd more development.