 In 2004, after graduating and finishing two other animated short films, the director began fundraising to expand The 1 Second Film project by selling US$1 producer credits on the streets of Los Angeles.After raising enough to buy a video camera, the director began to document the fundraising process to include as part of a documentary about the project.In 2005, after getting several celebrities to donate, the director launched a petition drive along with the help of Stephen Colbert to get the credits of "The 1 Second Film" listed on the Internet Movie Database.