I think the opening is still my favorite part, with Teague, Ewing and Dave with the rope.

However, it is definitely a fine job and again, glad to see it come together.

I'm far from an expert editor, so feel free to disregard this, but I really like this cut. I've watched it a few times and the pacing seems just fine. It falls into a rhythm after that first montage which really works. Maybe I'm biased, but I think it could be even longer. Those fun little throwaway bits between two or three people really sell the whole concept. I'd be sad to see them go. At the end of the day, this is a testament to this forum's wide variety of awesome people who came together from all corners of the globe to make something cool. And anyone who watches even that rough cut will get it.

I dunno, though. Maybe a tighter edit would be better. I guess I'd need to see it first.

Whilst I think the temp score works great, I think an original score would only add to the homebrew 'Holy shit, aren't we awesome?' nature of the piece.

Batman approves! All is good!

You can cut my part. While I enjoy being a part of the project, I also am aware that it seems to lag the pacing, though that just might be me.

We definitely need you to get us out of McDonalds, so you're stayin.'

Doc, I don't think it'll upset your sensibilites too much. We shall see. It's entirely possible I'll do the slim cut and go "eh, nevermind."

BDA, I'm not married to the black and white, but right now the project looks a lot more consistent than it would without the black and white. Even with my CC pass bringing everything together, the difference in quality of footage (and quality of chips) really jumps out at you in color. *shrug* I'm fiddlin,' might go either way.

Alright I can see that. On the counterpoint I'd argue, that if you're having the text at the beginning setting this up as a project done around the world, an impossible roadtrip, it definitely adds another layer to that. Just level out everything tonally, so it's not jumping all over the place I think it could work.

Or yeah, the Wizard of Oz thing. That actually what I was expecting when I saw the B&W. Really punch that whole, "if the music is compelling enough this should work" or whatever the actual line is.

-Shrugs- But hey, I'm just the asshole on the outside looking in. That this works at all is still a miracle.

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Here's the "slim cut," three minutes shorter. Mostly removing air here and there, although I lopped off a couple exchanges that I thought weren't working so great, either for pacing or tone or whatevs. Saniss and Maggot got the brunt of it.

This was made with no score, but then I was fiddling with YouTube's "add music" thingy and didn't realize it would take a while to process that, too, so now I can't turn off the music until it finishes, and I wanna go to bed. So by the time you see this, it might have inappropriately loud music over it. It'll be gone tomorrow.

Agreed on all points with DocSub.

Unfortunately, the music is as loud as you were fearing it would be, Teague. But I dug the jazzy tone. I think whatever you'll come up with will be better though. I'd actually love to hear a solo piano undercurrent, I think.

Any chance I could get a special thanks for my friends Jake Schwartz and Brett Morris? Couldn't have done my segments without them. Maybe there should be a special segment of the credits or people whose cars/cameras/whatevers we borrowed.

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and Dan Norris

I see my location is "...?"  Technically, my parts were shot around Richmond upon Thames and Twickenham, England.  But, as they're also part of Greater London,  a simple "London" might be the better caption.

Very pleased that you got the shot of Big Ben(*) in there, too.

(*): Yes, I know 'Big Ben' is the name of the bell, not the clock tower. Please write your complaints on a postcard and send them to someone who cares.

Also, in anticipation of this being done: "woo-hoo!"