One Minute Park

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I'm running a yearly One Minute Park fundraiser this month to keep this site online. This goes towards the domain, server, and my time. Please consider donating to this project. Thank you!

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One Minute Park allows you to visit parks from around the world for one minute each. These are just one minute videos, not webcams. Eventually the project will fill in all the minutes (1440) in a day. So far we have minutes. You can create your own One Minute Park and contribute to the project.
How to make a One Minute Park

Walk around a park until you find a composition. Your scene should be filled with many layers of activity without any dominating elements.
Record in landscape mode on your phone. Keep your shot as steady as you can but don't use a tripod. You could even hold your breath. Check the timecode indicator while filming to make your video exactly 60 seconds. Tap record, let it count up to 60, and tap again. No editing needed!
Upload your One Minute Park to this Are.na channel. Videos should be in .mp4 format. Please include the date, time, park, location in the block's title.

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One Minute Park was the recipient of a Tiny Award for 2024. Also featured on the following sites: The Creative Independent, Swiss Miss, A Tiny Bell, Laughing Squid, Waxy, and Hacker News.

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One Minute Park is a project by Elliott Cost. Thank you to Are.na for hosting all the videos. It is unfunded and a labor of love. Any support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for visiting!

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One Minute Park is a project that offers visitors the opportunity to view scenes from parks around the world, each lasting for exactly one minute. This initiative operates by providing short video clips rather than live webcams, with the ultimate goal of eventually populating the entire 1440 minutes in a day. The project is maintained through fundraising efforts to cover costs related to the domain, server, and the creator's time, emphasizing its status as an unfunded labor of love supported by contributions.

The core mechanism of the project involves contributions from the community, allowing users to create and upload their own One Minute Parks. To create a valid contribution, participants should first walk through a park to find a composition characterized by numerous layers of activity without any single element dominating the frame. The recording process requires filming in landscape mode using a mobile phone, where steadiness is important, although the use of a tripod is not mandatory, and even breath-holding is permitted. Crucially, the video must be precisely sixty seconds long, achieved by checking the timecode during recording, eliminating the need for post-production editing. When submitting the video, contributors are required to upload the .mp4 file to the Are.na channel, ensuring the title of the video includes the date, time, park, and specific location.

The project, initiated by Elliott Cost, has garnered recognition, including receiving a Tiny Award for 2024 and being featured on various platforms such as The Creative Independent, Swiss Miss, A Tiny Bell, Laughing Squid, Waxy, and Hacker News. The project is hosted by Are.na, which manages the collection of these video contributions. Support for the project is solicited through donations or subscriptions, acknowledging the effort involved in maintaining this unique visual experience.