the power of the one-take

I’ve been watching a few one-take videos lately, like the DJ Format & Abdominal video above, and have been doing a bit of thinking. The planning, thought, and pure creativity that is required to produce something in one take is fascinating. Take a look at the One Take Film Festival to get a better idea. One-take videos are great, but what other applications other than video can live in the same realm and under the same regualtions as a one-take video? What other types of creativity can be spawned by doing something straight through without any editing? I’m going to explore.