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Oops We Did It Again: Our 2024 #1SE Video

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE 2024 RESER FAMILY #1SE VIDEO

After you commit to something wholeheartedly on a daily basis over the course of a year, there is a tendency to step back the following year and take a break. After completing the 1 Second Everyday project in 2023, I debated with Sidney about whether I would embark on a second version in 2024.

However, the fruits from my inaugural #1SE year—especially the special moments of debuting the final project to friends and family on Dec. 31—proved too sweet to pass up in 2024. Thus, I made the decision to once again go all-in with #1SE.

It didn’t disappoint.

This is the thumbnail for our 2024 #1SE video.

With a year under my belt, my 2024 project was a little easier than my rookie year. I knew what I was doing, I had learned hacks within the app, and I didn’t put as much stress on myself as I did in 2023. By the time I did it for the second time, the whole process of capturing a one-second video each day seemed much more natural. Basically, it had been ingrained into my daily routine.

But could this second video ever compare to our first one? After all, I mentioned in my year-in-review blog post that my family didn’t do too much in 2024. We stayed in Washington pretty much the whole year. Did that make our #1SE video inferior and boring?

Well, perhaps to you. But for Sidney and me? Hardly.

I highly recommend creating a video using the I Second Everyday app.

The art of a #1SE video isn’t necessarily about exotic sunsets and selfies with Mickey Mouse. Our video turned out just fine with a Spokane rainbow and a Chuck E. Cheese high five 😂. But in all seriousness, #1SE videos can be successful simply if they are mundane yet authentic; basic yet reflective.

Birthdays. Ball games. Baptisms. Board games. Books.

Dances. Dentist visits. Dining out. Diving in the pool. Dressing up.

Family. Festivals. Fair. Faith. Friends.

These ordinary events and things are what filled up our 2024 #1SE. Like I said, nothing too spectacular; nothing too jaw dropping. But when strung together, they tell a story—the Reser family story. And to me, that’s beautiful (but perhaps I am biased).

Like last year, we debuted our video “on the big screen” to those closest to us. My parents watched our 2024 #1SE video on their television and Sidney’s parents got to watch it with Beau and Sloan on theirs. To see my mom and dad tear up for the second straight year as the days flew by on the screen is always touching.

My mom and dad watch the debut of our 2024 #1SE video.

Besides giving my children a piece of media they will always cherish, it is the emotional effect that these videos have on people that make me want to keep doing them. The final product is always just so pure, so genuine, so rewarding.

Which brings me to my last appeal of this post. Just like Jennifer inspired me to do my own #1SE, perhaps I can inspire you to do your own. If you are at all considering doing a 1-Second Everyday video…DO IT!! Trust me, you won’t regret it. Doing a project such as this helps you to appreciate the little things and it allows you to give a gift to your family at the end of the year that is priceless.

This is the ending “day” of our 2024 #1SE video. What a joy it was to make it. I encourage you to join me in making your own #1SE video in 2025.

If you need any extra motivation or have any questions before starting your own #1SE video, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. It is only January 3, you can easily jump on board today and be well on your way to creating something special. Thanks for your interest in the 2024 Reser Family #ISE video and I hope to include your face in our 2025 version. Don’t Blink.

A Most Rewarding Video

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RESER FAMILY #1SE VIDEO

As someone who works professionally in social media, it takes a lot to impress me. But for the past several years, a college friend’s annual post on Jan. 1 would blow me out of the water.

My pal from the University of Montana, Jennifer, would publish a 1 Second Everyday (#1SE) video that chronicled her family’s previous year via 365 one-second video clips—a clip for each day. These videos would always come out beautiful. They were authentic, endearing, and fun. It wasn’t just a video from my perspective, it was a work of art.

Jennifer and I at the University of Montana in 2007.

For probably 2-3 years I watched Jennifer’s videos with so much wonder and respect—and perhaps a little bit of envy. I knew her videos were spectacular for a couple big reasons: they were extremely thoughtful and took an entire year to make. In a world of instant gratification and “quick content,” these year-long #1SE videos take a lot of discipline, planning, and consistency. Not exactly attributes that all of us are willing to uphold for a video project.

And that is why I spent multiple years observing Jennifer’s project from the outside looking in. I thought they were incredible and I thought it would be nice to do one for my family but I was weary of whether I had the commitment and energy to pull one off myself.

I highly recommend creating a video using the I Second Everyday app.

A couple years ago I reached out to Jennifer about the behind-the-scenes production of her videos. I was finally seriously considering making my own. I unfortunately ended up passing. However, a year ago at this time, I reached out to Jennifer once again. This time around I was ready to take the plunge.

I asked more detailed questions and found out all the info about the #1SE app. Jennifer allowed me to pick her brain and filled me in about how the app makes the production of the videos so easy. Basically, the #1SE app does everything for you in terms of video production except for shooting the actual videos. It did come with a price ($50 per year) but it was an investment I was ready to make.

What an incredible project it was! My wife and children totally bought-in. If I was out of town, my wife would capture a clip for me. If I needed Sloan and Beau to help with a shot, they were more than eager. I would mentally plan #1SE shots for the upcoming week depending what was on our calendar and look forward to actually shooting them.

Our Reser Family #1SE is a little over 6 minutes long and can be viewed on YouTube.

Once I got in the groove of capturing a clip each day, I became more and more invested in the project. It was exhilarating to see the clips stack up and the length of the video slowly increase. I started to daydream about when the project would finally be done.

After using the #ISE app to edit the final video and choose a song, I was ready to “premiere” the video to loved ones. On Dec. 31, my tribe of four gathered in front of our TV and together we watched the Reser Family #1SE. What a rewarding 6+ minutes it was! The attention spans of Sloan and Beau were captivated and the tears ran down the cheeks of Sid as we watched. A couple hours later I went over to my parents’ house to allow them to watch the video on their big screen. They had absolutely no idea what to expect and only had a vague understanding of what #1SE actually was. Listening to their reactions as the clips sped by was so gratifying. Yes, they wanted to watch it again. I then sent the video link to various people in our circle of friends before posting to social media.

My parents watch the Reser Family #ISE video for the first time.

Our Reser Family #1SE video will be something we treasure forever. What I especially like about the final product is that it captured the values of our family so well: time together, faith, and friends. I want to extend a very special thank you to Jennifer for providing the inspiration and motivation to embark on this project. As she was counsel for me, I would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about 1 Second Everyday…there is still time to jump on for 2024! Don’t Blink.