Wow this is really cool. :-)

Interesting documentary. Original....I liked it a lot!

That was absolutely fantastico.

Actually, i'd have paid to see that.

Great piece of work here I love the dedication wendy.

This is EXCELLENT!

very well done and thank you

but hey, you spelled Kyrgyzstan right and Colombia wrong! haha. Love this movie, anyway!!

This is fabulous Wendy! Really interesting stuff and I love the way youve edited and done various treatments. Were the drivers all aware of the camera?

It's like "Taxi Cab Confessions" ... but in reverse!

Loved it, stayed interesting throughout. gj

- Ray

Great show - what are you shooting with in the caps, Im guessing you are not setting up a tripod. (smile) ?

BTW - Im pretty sure that as long as its "news relevant" you can get away with almost any use of images.

Impressive... that explains the resolution, its low. (smile) even VGA 640x480 will bump you up big time. You may want to check that your camera is set to the best possible video setting, it looks like 320x240.?

You may enjoy the Canon PowerShot TX1 its the size of a deck of cards and can shoot VGA or 720P edit with Vegas Platinum. (check the cam on Amazon) though there is no mic plugs or anything, a used Sanyo HD1 will get you a mic plug.. both shoots to SD cards which in my fuzzy mind is better than getting into tapes.. he he.

Is it me or is everybody leaning to the left in the thumbnails on this page. must be getting late.

First off, this is great and a bold first step into documentary filmmaking.

Here is my critique like you asked :)

So, with a little mini doc like this, you need to get right to the point. You can start with a little montage like you did, but keep it to about thirty seconds. Introduce your characters, the scene, the road, and then jump right into your story; the interviews.

Also, think about mixing the interviews together to help keep the viewer engaged. Watching the same person answer questions in a row can be a little monotonous. Cut between the interviews, show some of the scenery if they are talking for a while, vary the shot selection.

There are many more techniques that can help, but these are the foremost that I saw. Overall I would say this piece should be about 4 minutes give or take. If you reedit, let me know and I'll check it out!

Nice work!

I like the way you subtitled when they spell out words ;)