A problem a lot of people face filming action sports videos have is one that involves a story. Believe it or not, not everyone likes to just watch trick after trick. A little intro/conflict/resolution can make your video look incredibly more professional and not just your friend holding a camera while you flip off a ledge.

I have a video shoot coming up on Wednesday that involves Parkour with a beginning/middle/end story. I will be posting it on all social media, but the original reason for this project was to create something with Parkour that isn't the typical cool flip videos. Of course there will be cool flips and such, but along with a story.

It's always good to do a little Behind the Scenes (BTS) footage while filming using social media to create hype for the release. SnapChat is the easiest for quick and simple BTS for that filming day, but Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are great to use as well. Wednesday is going to be a big filming day that I'm excited to share with everyone!

Here's a great example of a Parkour story video:

If you are unfamiliar with the app 1 Second Everyday (1SE), get yourself acquainted because it is a fancy little app. Basically it is just what the name says. A compilation of 1 second of everyday that you take through your phone camera.

So, you take a video of something you did in your day, go into the app, tap the calendar day that you filmed the video, crop out the 1 second through their editing tool, and ta-da! Do it enough and you got yourself a little compilation video! Once you get the hang of it, you can discover what looks good, what doesn't, and how to make a story of it.

I typically like only doing this as a summer project so the video is under 2 minutes. Once you go longer, people lose interest pretty easily, especially if they're truthful 1 seconds and its full of Netflix screens and take-out.

Here's my last 1 Second Everyday compilation video of Summer 2015 that I added some music to in post.

1 Second Everyday is one of those apps that is a good way to make you do something fun everyday if possible and try to capture it. I get obsessed and am strict about actually capturing something everyday, but if you just capture something cool every-once-in-a-while, you can still create something awesome.

If you have created one or know of any that are awesome, post it in the comments below.

Cheers