Back in the early twenty-teens it was fashionable to make “second a day videos.” For those not familiar, essentially it’s shooting a clip on your phone or whatever camera is handy, selecting one second of footage every day and dropping it on a timeline. At the end of a year you have a rapid fire video recap. For example, here’s one I did in 2017-2018 starting and ending on my birthday.
I haven’t made one consistently but I’m starting my fifth video … well, in 2017 I also took a Polaroid a day and I guess that’s an adjacent project … let’s call this year six.
One cool thing about having these is how many memories can be unearthed by a simple second of video. Shockingly, it’s often the most mundane shots that spark the most recall.
So, with the understanding that today is tomorrow’s wistful memory, here’s January, the start of my 2023 video.