Day 115 - Be a Producer for the 1 Second Film

Date: May 1st, 2010

I've seen a lot of movies.  I adore them.  I'm not what you'd call a film connoisseur though.  Largely because being that pretentious takes effort and planning for me.  I mean, you have to read movie reviews, decide if you agree with critics, practice using the word droll without collapsing under the weight of your own ego.  I just have better ways to spend my time.  By going mercenary spelunking, for example.

Despite my anti-snobbiness proclivities, there are some movies that have been just too long for my taste.  Pride and Prejudice, for example.  I'm sorry, but if you can't condense your love affair to less than three hours, you clearly aren't meant to be together.  Gigli was another movie that was too long.  Largely because five minutes of Gigli made my head hurt.  I watched it to punish myself for not studying hard enough for my statistic midterm.

That being said, I found a movie that could not possibly be shorter.  They trimmed out all the fat.  Made a true masterpiece that feels like it's gone in the blink of an eye.  Largely because it is.  I'm talking, of course, about The 1 Second Film Project.  In fact, I loved the idea so much I decided to become a producer for it.  Yes.  You read that right.  I'm a credited producer.  Again. 

Its an exclusive club.  Not easy to join.  Only the few and the proud can become producers on this project.  I, myself, I donated a whole $11.01 to the big show.  Ok, to be fair, I could've be on those fabtabulous credits for a mere $0.01, but where's the fun in that?  I had eleven whole dollars more fun with it.

So what's my new experience for the day?  Well.  I've been a producer before.  A couple years ago, I helped a friend fund one of his film projects in art school.  I've also donated money to charity before, which is essentially what this project is.  They're raising money for the Global Fund for Women, which is a fantastic charity you should all check out.  There is one and only one part of this delightful little endeavor that I had not quite done before.

I beat Stephen Colbert at something.

That's right.  By donating $11.01 to the project, I officially put in more coin than one Mr. Stephen T. Colbert.  I have an almost insatiable desire to send him an e-mail gloating about my conquest.  Perhaps I shall.  Only time can tell.