Towards the end of Giro d'Italia 2013 we went to the Dolomites to test the shooting apparatus and shoot some footage to convince funders of the idea and concept of Time Trial, then provisionally called "David Millar Project"

Once we arrived in Italy, we packed ourselves into two vans: myself, producer Sonja, cinematographer, sound recordist, 2nd unit camera, fixer / driver, motorbike pilot, two Steadicam operators and all of the camera, kit and lenses that we'd lugged over, thanks to Progressive Broadcast. We met up with the grip technician and motorbike pilot at the first Autogrill we could find. Now we were a team of ten! That's a lot for any documentary.

As we are heading towards the final weekend of the Tour de France and the film is out in the world for most to see, we reflect on those folks who helped make TIME TRIAL what it is.

The making of TIME TRIAL relied on a huge collaboration between many super talented, passionate and dedicated people. I'd like to take some time to highlight their incredible work!

This crew were critical in creating and supporting my vision from early on. With Time Trial we pioneered some exciting new techniques in the filming of bike racing and without our intrepid crew we would never have been able to pull off our ambitious ideas.

Some of my favourite days making the film were during the latter stages, once we knew what the film was going to look like and we could begin to focus on what it's going to sound like! The worry and graft of trying to make a film work was behind us and we began to thoroughly enjoy the process again. 

Wow... this year's TOUR DE FRANCE takes TIME TRIAL director Finlay Pretsell on a journey down memory lane. Here are some reflections on working with David & his final race back in 2014! 

You asked and we delivered! It's been a long time coming but after screenings in Toronto, Texas, Washington, Oregon, Ohio, Maryland and North Carolina, our North American friends will be happy to know Time Trial is now available to watch online in the USA and Canada!

Just over a year ago we learned that TIME TRIAL would have its World Premiere in competition at the world's largest documentary film festival, IDFA in Amsterdam at the vast 1500 seat Royal Theatre Carré. An early preview in The Guardian called TIME TRIAL "a rage against the fading light" and while the complex production was certainly an experience for us, we hoped that the result of all the hard work would be something very special and looked forward to sharing it with an audience at last!

Did you know that TIME TRIAL is now available for community screening bookings?

The making of TIME TRIAL relied on a huge collaboration between many super talented, passionate and dedicated people. I'd like to take some time to highlight their incredible work over the next few weeks, running up to our UK cinema release on the 29th of June. Hint hint ... get your tickets here! 

This crew were critical in creating and supporting my vision from early on. With Time Trial we pioneered some exciting new techniques in the filming of bike racing and without our intrepid crew we would never have been able to pull off our ambitious ideas.

Creating a compelling story from hours and hours (... and hours) of race footage is more challenging than you might imagine! No matter how much planning and preparation you do during pre-production, the edit suite is where the film really comes alive. Thanks to our gifted Editors we think we've created something special. Pro-racer Laurens ten Dam recently said that "if you want to know how it works in the peloton, you've got to watch this movie", well you heard the man!

The making of TIME TRIAL relied on a huge collaboration between many super talented, passionate and dedicated people. I'd like to take some time to highlight their incredible work over the next few weeks, running up to our UK cinema release on the 29th of June. Hint hint ... get your tickets here! 

This crew were critical in creating and supporting my vision from early on. With Time Trial we pioneered some exciting new techniques in the filming of bike racing and without our intrepid crew we would never have been able to pull off our ambitious ideas.

TIME TRIAL will be released in UK cinemas from June 29, just in time to whet your appetite for the Tour de France! We'll be screening in towns and cities up and down the country from Inverness to Brighton. You can check where the film will be screening near you HERE! If you can't see somewhere close to you don't worry! We'll be adding more dates so keep checking in.

We'd love for as many people as possible to watch the film in a cinema. It really was designed for the big screen! So we were wondering ... do you think you could bring a crowd to your local screening, maybe your cycling club?

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