Can I ask, why do you edit these all like this?
I'm curious because it's such a clear statement, but in a way also blends them all together. I would really love some in depth information!

The first of the videos edited in this style was my remix of one of Natalie's videos. The idea has really kind of taken a hold on me. I guess I'll be playing with it off and on till i exhaust it for myself.
Compositionally I'm interested in what it does to the soundtrack and the dynamic that happens as the reps get longer or shorter. In a sense I'm also interested now in how edits themselves can be as dynamic as the recorded material.
Finally, I figure if i keep up with this folly it may lead somewhere new.

Thanks for the info! I felt there was a story there.. :)

Have you ever tried to edit without looking?
I've done that a few times now, and it can be very liberating. Sometimes nothing (or nothing new) came out, but when luck would have it surprising stuff happened.
It's easy :)
Just cut all your footage in a razorblade-frenzy and throw it everywhere on the timeline. Remove gaps, and export.
And than the exiting part: watching your own film fullscreen without knowing what to expect! :)
Very nice..

Steef, The video in the following link is not utterly random, like you suggest, but is randomized according to a set of rules.

vimeo.com/1283753

Rules were as follows.

1. Take the first clips of 4 sources and arrange them side by side on the timeline ... followed by the second, etc.

2. any clip over one second is removed.

3. Any clips that are seen as disrupting the flow of the rather disruptive pattern are removed.

I love chance operation....but always end up cleaning up the results.

i feel like they arent real people here; their just attached to a lever like puppets

What's a "real" person?

Is it a cliche that we hold to be dear and true?

Natalie, 3 times seems intentional without overdoing it. 2 is 2 subtle. 4 or more seems like overkill. It has nothing to do with luck or attachment to that particular number.