I think the drone footage was great and appropriate. This was a travel log going over days and from day dives into night dives. Using the drone footage illustrated the transitions. Also, rapid cutting is good for setting some moods,if you want to tell people about a cruise ship disco, then yes, rapid cuts. Diving in a remote corner of the Pacific, a sunset should be savored. If you want to the director's cut, some of us would enjoy a more extended version. I always look at the length of a video first anyway to see if I have time, so I was not feeling Cali-girl's anticipated endings. I try to keep my videos under three minutes, only because I don't think the dives warrant more time. Yours certainly do and the quality of the footage makes it justified.