Spinning The Globe And Flying Wherever It Lands

Two men are sitting on a couch, counting down in anticipation. The man on the left points towards the camera.

"Three, two, one."

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

The man in the pink hoodie jumps up in shock and excitement, while the man in the green shirt falls back on the couch laughing.

"Oh my god!"

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

A slow pan across a neatly made bed in a bedroom. The shot has a vintage VHS filter.

"When I was a kid, I had a globe on my desk. And I used to love spinning it."

Setting: bedroom — warm, soft, from lamps

Text: "PLAY", "00:00:03"

A young boy sits on the floor, spinning a large globe and pointing at it with his eyes closed. The shot has a vintage VHS filter.

"Close my eyes, point my finger somewhere random, and then open them up to see where I landed."

Setting: indoors — soft, diffused

Text: "PLAY"

A montage of various travel destinations is shown with a vintage VHS filter: an aerial view of a European city with a river, a yellow boat in a canal in Venice, a green vineyard, and a snowy mountain village.

"Letting my imagination run free about what that country would be like and if I'd ever get to visit it."

Setting: various international locations — daylight

Text: "PLAY"

A shot of a white door. Text appears on the screen.

"And the answer was almost always that I'd probably never get to."

Setting: hallway — flat, indoor lighting

Text: "probably never"

A montage of the Yes Theory guys traveling: posing for a photo at home, taking a photo with a camera, walking in front of the pyramids in Egypt, walking down a street in Tokyo, getting a henna tattoo in India.

"But 15 years have passed and I've realized how life-changing of an experience seeing other parts of the world and experiencing new cultures truly is."

Setting: various countries — bright, daylight

A montage showing the guys at home, on a plane with blue lighting, at an airport at night, and a hand spinning a globe on a desk.

"So today, to leave it up to chance and throw ourselves into an unknown country, we've decided to live out this childhood fantasy."

Setting: various — varied (indoor, blue ambient, night)

A screen recording of Google Earth is shown. The Earth is seen from space, and a cursor moves to the left-hand menu and hovers over the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button, which looks like a die.

"To make this spin more specific, we've decided to rely on Google Maps's I'm Feeling Lucky feature, which spins the globe and truly sends you somewhere random,"

Setting: Google Earth interface — digital screen glow

Text: "I'm Feeling Lucky"

The Google Earth globe spins and zooms in on the island of Naxos, Greece. A pop-up card appears with information about the location.

"but also somewhere very specific, unlike a finger on a globe would."

Setting: Google Earth view of Naxos, Greece — simulated daylight

Text: "Naxos City in Greece Naxos is a Greek island in the South Aegean..."

A montage shows Matt and Thomas walking through an airport, Ammar looking stressed at a desk, then looking sadly out a car window, and finally smiling sadly in a park.

"Matt and I are the ones going on this adventure because Ammar's Egyptian passport requires him to have a visa for most countries, so unfortunately, a last-minute trip is impossible for him."

Setting: various — varied

A montage shows Matt looking disappointed on a couch, then running on a hill at sunrise, and finally cycling intensely on a road.

"And given that Matt hasn't been able to travel for months because of his Ironman training,"

Setting: various — indoor, sunrise, daylight

The man in the pink hoodie jumps up from the couch with extreme excitement, arms outstretched.

"the hype to go on this trip was high. The moment has come!"

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

The man in the green shirt sits on the couch, speaking excitedly to the camera, gesturing with his hands.

"This is the ultimate, I feel like, travel dream. Just fully chance decide where you go anywhere in the world."

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

The man in the pink hoodie reacts with wide-eyed excitement to the Google Earth screen on the laptop, pointing and celebrating.

"All right. Oh my god! I am feeling lucky right here. Whoa! The power is in the hands."

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

The two men are on the couch, looking at the camera with nervous and excited expressions. The man on the right has his hands together as if praying.

"I think so. Oh boy. This is actually shockingly nerve-wracking."

Setting: living room — bright, natural light

The man in the pink hoodie clicks the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button. The Google Earth globe starts spinning rapidly. The man in green covers his face with his hands.

"Three, two, one."

Setting: living room — bright

The globe stops on Australia. The man in pink jumps up and tackles the man in green onto the couch in a fit of wild celebration.

"Oh my god! Yes!"

Setting: living room — bright

The two men sit up on the couch, still laughing and out of breath from their celebration, talking to each other.

"We're going to the Great Barrier Reef. We've never been. No, I know. We've never wanted to go forever."

Setting: living room — bright

The man in the pink hoodie gets up and throws a chair in excitement, then raises his arms in victory.

"Yes! Yes!"

Setting: living room — bright

The man in the pink hoodie stands in a brightly lit, colorful room, addressing three other men who are sitting and listening.

"I have an exciting announcement to make. We will be leaving town."

Setting: creative office/lounge — bright, natural light from large windows

Upon hearing the news, the man in the white shirt throws his arms up in the air and cheers loudly.

"We are going to the Great Barrier Reef. Hey!"

Setting: creative office/lounge — bright

Two men are sitting close together, looking at a laptop screen. The man in the white shirt is pointing at the screen and explaining something.

"We are booking the flights to Brisbane right now and here is a little secret for all you people who want to travel."

Setting: creative office/lounge — bright

A finger points to a button labeled 'Book an Adventure' on a laptop screen showing the Yes Theory website.

"We have a website, yestheory.com. On that website, there is a tab called Book an Adventure."

Setting: digital space — screen glow

Text: "Seek Discomfort.", "Book an Adventure"

A man with a backpack and a jacket walks out of a bedroom into a hallway, smiling and speaking to the camera.

"Where are we going? We're going to one of the most incredible places on the freaking planet."

Setting: hallway — soft, indoor lighting

Text: "The next day"

A man with a large backpack walks along a busy airport drop-off curb at night, holding up a plane ticket and smiling at the camera.

"It says Brisbane. I still can't believe it."

Setting: LAX airport exterior — night, bright artificial lights

A man walks through a modern airport terminal, speaking to the camera he is holding. Another man walks behind him.

"We have decided that once we arrive in Brisbane, it's a two-and-a-half-hour flight to get to the actual Great Barrier Reef."

Setting: airport terminal interior — bright, fluorescent

A man continues walking through the airport terminal, explaining the plan to the camera with a determined look.

"We are going to find two very, very lucky strangers who have never been to the Great Barrier Reef and who are from Australia. And we're going to ask them if they want to join us."

Setting: airport terminal interior — bright, fluorescent

A man with a sleep mask and neck pillow tries to sleep on a long-haul flight. The cabin is dark with warm lighting.

Setting: airplane cabin — dim, warm ambient light

Text: "14 hours later"

Two men with backpacks walk through an airport terminal after arriving, looking excited and talking to the camera.

"Somebody that's waking up today in Brisbane, Australia, who has no idea that we're about to encounter them and take them on this adventure."

Setting: Brisbane Airport — bright, fluorescent

A man with a backpack approaches a woman on a city street to ask her a question. She stops and listens.

"Hello. I have a quick question. Have you ever been to the Great Barrier Reef by any chance?"

Setting: Brisbane city street — overcast daylight

Text: "Have you ever been to the Great Barrier Reef by any chance?"

A man with a backpack approaches a man and a woman on a street corner. The man he's speaking to is wearing sunglasses and a blue shirt.

"You guys, can I ask you a quick question? We just arrived in LA. We spin the globe in LA. From LA. Sorry, I'm just..."

Setting: Brisbane city street — overcast daylight

A man in a pink hoodie approaches a traffic controller who is leaning on a sign. The camera is tilted at a Dutch angle.

"How's it going, man? Oh, where are you going?"

Setting: Brisbane city street — daylight, shaded

Text: "Where you going?"

The man in the pink hoodie explains the spontaneous trip offer to the traffic controller, who reacts with surprise and then agrees enthusiastically.

"So if any chance you'd be down, have you ever been to the Great Barrier Reef? Nah. You've never been? I've been on the go, yeah. Would you be down to come? Yeah, probably."

Setting: Brisbane city street — daylight, shaded

A man sits in the back of a taxi at night, speaking to the camera with a mix of excitement and nervousness. It is raining outside.

"We're about to find out what his friend is like. We've literally never met this man. Now we're going on a two-day trip to the Great Barrier Reef together."

Setting: inside a taxi — dim interior light, streetlights outside

Text: "We're about to find out what his friend is like"

A man (Travis) carrying a duffel bag approaches the taxi at night. The man from the taxi gets out to greet him with a handshake.

"Hey guys. Hey dude, man. Travis, nice to meet you, man."

Setting: suburban street at night — dark, with warm streetlights

Three men are laughing together in the backseat of a car at night. The man in the middle (Travis) is recounting how he was invited.

"You guys ready for this or what? He just called me at work and said, do you want to go to the Great Barrier Reef tomorrow?"

Setting: inside a taxi — dim interior light

Text: "Travis"

A man with tattoos on his arm is on the phone at a food court counter, eating a burger and explaining the situation to his aunt.

"How did you meet these people? I was at work and they said, do you want to come to the Great Barrier Reef?"

Setting: airport food court — bright, fluorescent

Text: "(On the phone with his aunt)", "How did you meet these people?"

A man sits in a chair under a covered patio, looking at the camera, ready to speak. He has a cast on his left arm.

"All right, Luke, we're ready to hear it."

Setting: backyard patio — bright, dappled sunlight

A photo shows a young man lying in a hospital bed, unconscious, with a breathing tube and other medical equipment attached to him.

"I had a skateboarding accident in 2013. I was going down a hill with no helmet on. I fell off and hit my head. I ended up in a coma for five weeks."

Setting: hospital room — harsh, fluorescent

Text: "I ended up in a coma for 5 weeks"

The man gets emotional while telling his story, his voice breaking and his eyes tearing up. He covers his face with his hand.

"My family was coming up to say... They were coming up to say bye to me when I woke up, when I woke up."

Setting: backyard patio — bright daylight

Text: "They were coming up to say bye to me when I woke up"

The man, Luke, answers a question from off-screen, explaining his memory loss from the accident.

"Do you remember anything before the accident? No, I lost complete memory. Like it was wiped."

Setting: backyard patio — bright daylight

Text: "No, I lost complete memory"

A photo shows Luke and an older man (his dad) smiling, holding drinks, and posing for the camera.

"Don't stop, never give up, get stronger."

Setting: indoors — warm, indoor

Text: "Don't stop, never give up, get stronger"

Luke explains his new positive outlook on life, gesturing with his good hand.

"I don't worry about anything. I look, I come to the Great Barrier Reef with half an hour's notice."

Setting: backyard patio — bright daylight

Text: "I come to the Great Barrier Reef with half an hour's notice"

A man in a white t-shirt and backwards cap gives a tour of a messy bedroom where two other men are getting ready.

"The morning has come. We are officially going to the Great Barrier Reef with these two gentlemen."

Setting: bedroom — soft, indoor morning light

A man in a white tank top speaks to the camera while standing in a line inside a building.

"In line, checking in for our tour."

Setting: tourist terminal — bright, indoor

One man asks another a question, setting up a joke. The second man looks confused.

"Did you answer Joe? Who's Joe?"

Setting: tourist terminal — bright, indoor

Text: "Who's Joe?"

The man delivers the punchline, and the whole group erupts in laughter.

"Joe mama!"

Setting: tourist terminal — bright, indoor

The group of men walk along a pier towards a large boat, looking excited. Two of them talk to the camera.

"You guys ready? Yeah, we're not boys, these are men. These are men ready for diving!"

Setting: pier/marina — overcast daylight

On the boat, a dive instructor helps Luke put on his gear. Travis jokingly acts jealous.

"What's going on here, Luke? I thought I was your only one..."

Setting: on a boat — bright sunlight

Text: "What's going on here, Luke?"

Luke, wearing his scuba gear, is helped onto a platform at the back of the boat to enter the water.

"Ready to go down the back seat?"

Setting: Great Barrier Reef — bright sunlight

A man in a wetsuit and scuba gear back-rolls off the side of a boat into the water. The camera follows him under the surface.

"And he's off!"

Setting: Great Barrier Reef — bright sunlight, filtering through water

Underwater shot of a coral reef teeming with small fish. An octopus is partially hidden among the coral.

Setting: underwater at the Great Barrier Reef — sunlight filtering through water

Underwater footage shows large, spotted fish swimming near the coral reef.

Setting: underwater at the Great Barrier Reef — sunlight filtering through water

POV shot from a person lying on their back on the deck of a moving boat, looking up at the sky and other passengers.

Setting: on a boat at sea — bright sunlight

Luke, wrapped in a towel, speaks excitedly to the camera inside the boat cabin after his dive.

"Hey, how are you going? Oh man, that was so good. Like you don't understand. Like I had the best time of my life ever."

Setting: inside the boat cabin — indoor, fluorescent

Travis, shirtless with a towel over his shoulder, sits inside the boat and expresses his gratitude to the camera.

"I just want to thank you and Tomo for bringing us out here and doing something me and Luke would have never done before if it wasn't for yous."

Setting: inside the boat cabin — natural light from windows

The group walks along a pier after disembarking from the boat. Luke, with a towel around his neck, turns to the camera and gives an enthusiastic message.

"That was the best, man. Say yes to things people, seriously! Ah man, it was unreal."

Setting: pier/marina — overcast daylight

Text: "Say yes to things people, seriously!"

At an airport drop-off area, the men say their goodbyes. One man hugs Luke, who is emotional.

"Oh, you's are legends."

Setting: airport drop-off — overcast daylight

Text: "2 days later"

The man in the white shirt puts his arm around Luke, who is crying and expressing his gratitude.

"So happy we met you, dude."

Setting: airport drop-off — overcast daylight

Text: "So happy we met you dude"

A montage of shots from the trip: arriving at the airport, walking through Brisbane, the two men smiling.

"When we first arrived in Australia, we truly had no idea what our adventure would look like."

Setting: Australia — varied

A montage showing various strangers the Yes Theory crew has interacted with in past videos, highlighting human connection.

"that we never know what the people we walk past on the street every single day are going through."

Setting: various — varied

A montage shows the interactions with the strangers in Australia: meeting the woman, the couple, and finally Luke, who gives a big smile and a shaka sign.

"So next time you pass someone on the street and make eye contact, I think we should all be a little bit more like Luke and give them a smile and a hello."

Setting: Brisbane, Australia — daylight

A screen recording of the Terrapass website is shown, which is a service for offsetting carbon footprints.

"And before we go, we want to mention that from now on we're going to be offsetting our carbon footprint by donating to Terrapass,"

Setting: Terrapass website — digital screen glow

Text: "terrapass", "Restore the Balance"

A montage of clips showing the Yes Theory members interacting with fans and the SeatGeek logo.

"We also want to take this time to thank our sponsor for helping us make this week's episode happen, SeatGeek, and for potentially giving one of you a free ticket anywhere around the world."

Setting: various — various

Text: "SeatGeek"

An animated explainer video shows how the SeatGeek app works, with a hand interacting with a smartphone interface to buy tickets for an event.

"SeatGeek is an app that allows you to buy and sell tickets in the easiest way possible by putting all the tickets in one place so you can focus on what matters most, the live experience."

Setting: animated space — n/a (animation)

A screenshot of the YouTube video description is shown, highlighting the link and promo code for SeatGeek.

"Thanks to SeatGeek! Download the app and enter code YESTHEORY for $20 off your first purchase!"

Setting: YouTube interface — digital screen glow

Text: "Thanks to SeatGeek! Download the app and enter code YESTHEORY for $20 off your first purchase!"

A montage shows clips of the creators interacting with fans, spinning a globe, and a shot of the Great Barrier Reef, emphasizing the theme of travel and community.

"And if you comment which country you currently live in, a place you've always dreamt of going and why you want to go there, we'll pick one of you at random in the comments and SeatGeek will buy you the plane ticket."

Setting: various — various

The video ends with a blue screen with text and video thumbnails, encouraging viewers to subscribe and follow on social media.

Setting: end screen — n/a (graphic)

Text: "Subscribe (please)", "Follow us on", "@YesTheory"