Capturing Storror's first: crossing from Europe to Asia by parkour

When capturing the action, it's all about complementing the movement and skills of their fellow team members. "If there is a move that is really difficult but it doesn't look insane, it's our job to portray that movement in the best way, to make it look as physically difficult as it can," says Toby. "After that, we worry about getting the angles to look better for the film and the edit."

Crossing Continents was a departure from Storror norms, turning their usual tight-knit team into a crew of more than 50, including drone operators and stills photographer Samo Vidic. "It's the first time we've ever had that level of help," says Toby. "Canon and the crew were basically facilitating our idea, which is really awesome. The production was all up to us, and it was amazing to have that flexibility and freedom to do something we've always wanted to do."

The project is all about inspiring people to experience their own 'first', says Lee Bonniface, Marketing Director for Canon Europe. "We are delighted we were able to support Storror become the first parkour group to cross continents. We challenged them to attempt something bold and to capture their experience to inspire others to do the same. While we don't expect everyone to be quite as daring, every day can produce a first and Canon will help you capture it."

The concept came to life over a week's shoot in April. "We were filming with the Canon EOS M50 and Canon EOS C200, and using gimbals to get the nice flowing movement," says Sacha. "The Canon EOS M50 cameras are very similar to what we usually use because when we are on our adventures and trying to climb on roofs, we don't want heavy cameras. The M50 is very compact, which is perfect for what we do."

"Since this shoot we've been using them constantly for vlogging and general action shooting, because they're the perfect hybrid camera," adds Toby. "It's nice to have something that is an all-in-one. And, in the edit, I was genuinely surprised how much the quality of the M50 held up to that of the C200." The Canon EOS M50 ended up taking over all the fast-moving shots, allowing Toby and Sacha to get close to the action, with the Canon EOS C200 used for wider tripod-mounted shots, as well as on the drone.

One of the Canon EOS M50's standout features was autofocus, says Sacha. "When we're shooting with gimbals, we've never been able to change focus mid-shot, while we're sprinting. The best thing about this camera was that we could track the person in shot and it would just autofocus to the tracking on that person, which I thought was incredible."

So how much of their nail-biting action scenes are planned in advance? "It's a combination of planning as much as we possibly can and then leaving everything up to chance," laughs Toby. "Certain elements change, such as whether the guys are feeling strong enough to do the moves they wanted."

Some scenes were blocked out in detail, such as the stunts in the shipping container yard, where a playground designed by Storror was custom-built for the shoot, ensuring the surfaces were safe to land on and the containers were the right distance apart, to the inch, for the team to perform their runs. Other shots were, by their nature, more fluid, such as the "intense" sequence of jumps from a bridge onto a moving boat. "We realised that when you're filming on water, nothing is the same every time," says Sacha. "You could try performing it exactly the same as the last take, but the boat could be a metre out."

The finished content has proved to be something special for Storror. "It was a surreal experience the first few days – you were trying to catch up with how big this project was," says Toby. "It ended up being one of the best films we've ever done."