Best Youtuber: GAVIN FREE vs GEOFF MARSHALL

GAVIN FREE

Gavin David Free (born 23 May 1988) is an English actor, director, cinematographer, and internet personality. He is best known for his work at Rooster...

Gavin David Free (born 23 May 1988) is an English actor, director, cinematographer, and internet personality. He is best known for his work at Rooster Teeth — where he formerly served as creative director — featuring in many of their projects, including the Achievement Hunter gaming division. He directed season 7 of Red vs. Blue, as well as its miniseries Relocated. Free is also known as the creator and co-host of the YouTube-based web series The Slow Mo Guys, alongside his friend Daniel Gruchy. The series features slow-motion footage of various stunts and experiments, garnering as of November 2018 over 1.5 billion views since its launch in 2010. In April 2011, the channel was voted the winner of YouTube's On The Rise program. In September 2012, their episode involving crushing watermelons was featured on The Tonight Show. Free has appeared alongside Gruchy in the annual YouTube Rewind series from 2013 to 2017. Free was nominated for a Webby Award in the Best Web Personality/Host (Online Film & Video) category for his work on The Slow Mo Guys on 5 April 2016. His acting roles include Woody in Lazer Team and its sequel, Vav in the animated comedy series X-Ray and Vav, and Scarlet David in RWBY. He is also known for his slow motion cinematography work for films, including Hot Fuzz (2007), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), and Dredd (2012). Free has also worked on slow-motion footage for the BBC show Top Gear. At the 2016 Streamy Awards, Free won for Cinematography.

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GEOFF MARSHALL

Geoff Marshall is a video producer, performer, and author from London who runs a YouTube channel which is predominantly transport-themed. Born in Lond...

Geoff Marshall is a video producer, performer, and author from London who runs a YouTube channel which is predominantly transport-themed. Born in London, he spent a short period living in the United States between 2006 and 2009, and now resides in South London. Marshall has twice held the world record for the Tube Challenge: travelling to all London Underground stations in the fastest time possible. Marshall's first record time to visit the then 275 stations was achieved with Neil Blake in 18 hours 35 minutes and 43 seconds in May 2004, on his seventh attempt. This beat the previous world record of 19 hours, 18 minutes and 45 seconds that was achieved by Jack Welsby in April 2002. His second record time of 16 hours, 20 minutes and 27 seconds, was set in August 2013. A previous attempt which came close was covered by BBC News as part of London Underground's 150 year celebrations. Marshall subsequently wrote the stage show TubeSpotting about his multiple attempts which he performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014 and several times since at the London Transport Museum.

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