Erik here with a quick little weekend video challenge for y’all. In the spirit of Chase’s 60 Second Portraits, we’ve been toying with AND wanna see some of YOUR… 60 Second Landscapes.
So here’s a challenge from us to you: Grab your video-capable capturing device and hit the streets/mountains/beaches/what-have-you’s and roll a quick one minute on the best landscape you can find. Perhaps shoot a bunch and then select your favorite. Then, post your results to YouTube with a “Chase Jarvis Weekend Challenge” tag and post a link in the comments section of this post so we can see ‘em and share ’em. If you feel like following some rules, we’ve got a few guidelines to follow:
- Keep your landscapes to 60 seconds (obviously).
- No cuts. Keep it to one shot.
- No timelapses, just a straight up realtime view of the world in front of you.
- Include music if you want, but we dig hearing the ambient sounds of the view.
That’s it. Short and simple, but sorta beautiful. Our take is that this is easy and fresh – but we want to see your take. I’ll see if I can shake Chase down for some gifts if some cool videos are posted. Here’s my entry:
Now you go and make some stuff. Have a great weekend.










Hello
I want to ask, asuming no one else has asked
if you can guide us on on the best way to encode this videos for you tube
My issue was I did the sunset http://www.youtube.com/user/SerLevArris
I then put it into Final Cut and sync the sound from my extranl audio device
I found I had alot of (birds/planes) detial that made the video for me,
but once I ran it though an encoder (handbrake) or winFF and uploaded it to your tube it looks preatty bad
Here is mine
http://vimeo.com/23615115
Here’s mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R89gSqinnK0 – great idea, guys! Thanks for the (continued) inspiration!
Here’s mine, it’s filmed in the center of Amsterdam, on Damsquare. Filmed with a Panasonic Lumix P&S so the quality isn’t great…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQHLhxB_jSs
I filmed this on Sunday and then forgot to upload it. D’oh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4IzrFREWZs
Looking at it now, I don’t think my video camera does very well at landscapes. It looks terribly out of focus.