New Safety Video
Jul 18, 2017, 3:55 pm
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They've dropped the ball here by not retaining the services of Emma Bunton after her little Comic Relief stint earlier this year.
I would listen to/do absolutely anything she told me to do in that uniform. Without question. Which is the point of a safety video, surely?
I would listen to/do absolutely anything she told me to do in that uniform. Without question. Which is the point of a safety video, surely?
Jul 18, 2017, 4:47 pm
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I like it.
Except for the Rowan Atkinson bit at the end which is really laboured. And the bit in the middle with Rob Brydon, where demonstrating the life jacket, says words to the effect of "your lifejacket comes with a light and a whistle for attracting attention... if you're the kind of person that likes attracting attention".
Maybe I'm being an over-sensitive old sausage, but the only time I'd be using the life jacket and the light/whistle is in a proper emergency. You can create a comedy out of the whole safety demo thing but there needs to be some sensitivity within that, given the subject matter.
Except for the Rowan Atkinson bit at the end which is really laboured. And the bit in the middle with Rob Brydon, where demonstrating the life jacket, says words to the effect of "your lifejacket comes with a light and a whistle for attracting attention... if you're the kind of person that likes attracting attention".
Maybe I'm being an over-sensitive old sausage, but the only time I'd be using the life jacket and the light/whistle is in a proper emergency. You can create a comedy out of the whole safety demo thing but there needs to be some sensitivity within that, given the subject matter.
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Jul 19, 2017, 1:50 am
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Well it's BA and I suppose at LHR it's always going to take at least 6 minutes to get to a runway. Seriously this is at least twice as long as it needs to be. Cut to 3 minutes max even if it means getting rid of one celebrity.
Jul 19, 2017, 2:26 am
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That's just the director's cut the onboard one will be shorter.
Jul 19, 2017, 2:31 am
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Right, I think there's a misunderstanding here. I understood the "director's cut" video to be essentially a publicity stunt for the real thing, with a lot of extra scenes, and omitting others. I assume that the inept "director" won't feature in the version shown on aircraft, but they will include other points (like exits, seatbelts, smoking etc).
However, clearly several others on this thread are viewing this as if it's the final product, and the same thing that will be shown onboard. Can one of the BA insiders clarify what elements of this trailer are actually included in the real thing?
However, clearly several others on this thread are viewing this as if it's the final product, and the same thing that will be shown onboard. Can one of the BA insiders clarify what elements of this trailer are actually included in the real thing?
Jul 19, 2017, 2:33 am
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Right, I think there's a misunderstanding here. I understood the "director's cut" video to be essentially a publicity stunt for the real thing, with a lot of extra scenes, and omitting others. I assume that the inept "director" won't feature in the version shown on aircraft, but they will include other points (like exits, seatbelts, smoking etc).
However, clearly several others on this thread are viewing this as if it's the final product, and the same thing that will be shown onboard. Can one of the BA insiders clarify what elements of this trailer are actually included in the real thing?
However, clearly several others on this thread are viewing this as if it's the final product, and the same thing that will be shown onboard. Can one of the BA insiders clarify what elements of this trailer are actually included in the real thing?
Jul 19, 2017, 2:35 am
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I presume you're asking about Thandie Newton? The poor joke about her name beginning with a Th and the "director" having a slight speech impediment probably threw you... 
Jul 19, 2017, 2:37 am
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If it's just a cut down version of that, then I'd agree that it's rather light on actually delivering safety information...
Jul 19, 2017, 2:40 am
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Cut down I believe, I didn't think there was extra stuff in the onboard version but I could be wrong..
Jul 19, 2017, 3:44 am
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A well known face, possibly even someone they enjoy or are a fan of, might just get their attention.
It's worked for several airlines.
Obviously the ACTUAL safety video will have all the necessarry information in it! Give BA some credit for Pete's sake.
Jul 19, 2017, 3:48 am
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However, given that she appears on the FCO's list of Honorary British awards to foreign nationals - 2016 I guess that she is not British!
(And which of actor/comedian is Gordon Ramsay?
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Jul 19, 2017, 4:08 am
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Err, if you scroll up and read my earlier post, my original assumption was that it would include more content, but I was responding to KARFA's suggestion that the final version would not.