Any edit with the Melvins blaring is a great edit. Splash in some Super 8 with a superimposed background and you’re now appreciating the creativity and thought behind this edit. That little extra effort really shows in “Project Yellow” and all of the Gudauskas’ brothers edits on the ParadiseProject.com. Here’s what the brother’s had to say about the project:

Overall, Project Yellow came about after being in Bells Beach to watch Patrick surf one of the best contest of his life. My relationship with Patrick has always been one thing, competitive as fuck. We have pushed each other to surf at our best over the last 10 years of traveling together. To be frank, I definitely wouldn’t be the surfer I am today without Pat. I was insanely proud for him to work hard and requalify. When he asked me to come caddy for him at Bells I was honored and stoked to be there. Up in the dark every morning, on the prowl for waves and hungry for heats. Yellow comes from the electrifying color of Pat’s quiver. A color he chose last year deep on the WQS to give him every advantage to look zesty in the judges eyes. He told me before every heat he listened to THE MELVINS, so the song choice for the edit seemed natural to pick a Melvins hit, bringing all of us a little closer to what Pat was thinking in those heats.

The wave pool section. It’s so fun to see the opinions of wave pools and man-made surfing playing out. Since qualifying, Patrick has gained unlimited access to the Lemoore hideaway to be able to practice competing in the event that will be held there this September. Therefore, the Patty Caddy would get the illusive call up to see that inland Indonesian surf glory. With the onslaught of continuous wave pool media, I felt really proud of how we treated the wave pool in the edit. It’s fun. That’s what that pool is. Enter the green screen and exit the backdrop. The experience did feel like a dream. It is rather surreal to know you are in the heart of agricultural California and in 3 minutes the best wave you’ve had this year is about to come off the tail of that robotic arm.

The montage section has always been a dream of mine. I always wanted to duel Patrick video-wise in a section. He is a freak with natural creativity and aggression. That’s the recipe for fun! In the section we span from Namibia and South Africa, back to Bells and out in California. Life is cool.