New Safety Video
Sep 20, 2017, 6:58 pm
#286
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Saw this for the first time on a short haul flight this morning. What can I say? Whole video would be made much better with 100% less Chabuddy G [the guy playing the 'director' role].
The guy isn't funny in the least - and I'm wondering how on earth anyone thought that prepubescent drooling over female cast members was appropriate in 2017.
Honestly, the whole thing would be better with just the clips of the 'celebs' saying their bits.
The guy isn't funny in the least - and I'm wondering how on earth anyone thought that prepubescent drooling over female cast members was appropriate in 2017.
Honestly, the whole thing would be better with just the clips of the 'celebs' saying their bits.
Overall it is way too long. It totally ignores the essential rule of getting the message across succinctly - stick to the individual's messages without the director links. Remember that people's attention-span is extremely limited now - anything more than a couple of minutes is lost on them!
Sep 21, 2017, 1:29 pm
#289
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Seen it twice, second time I was wishing we still had the bunny. I can't see how anyone would think that a passenger will pay attention to the same joke interspersed with the relevant safety info more than a couple of times, luckily for me I fly much less than a lot of the people on this forum.
I did stow my screen as soon as the actual safety pert of the video had finished.
I did stow my screen as soon as the actual safety pert of the video had finished.
Sep 27, 2017, 2:24 pm
#290
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I sat through the video twice today, which isn't bad when you consider the first iteration of it was at 2am local time (AUH). Oddly, I didn't find it as annoying as I expected when I saw it on YouTube or whatever. It was quite engaging and some of the performances were subtle. Isn't that John Hurt who delivers the smoking and wizards' pipe warnings? Didn't he die recently? He was the voice of the dragon in the TV series Merlin.
They must have shelled serious money out for that thing. Gives a whole new twist to the concept of cost cutting, doesn't it?
They must have shelled serious money out for that thing. Gives a whole new twist to the concept of cost cutting, doesn't it?
Sep 27, 2017, 2:34 pm
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I sat through the video twice today, which isn't bad when you consider the first iteration of it was at 2am local time (AUH). Oddly, I didn't find it as annoying as I expected when I saw it on YouTube or whatever. It was quite engaging and some of the performances were subtle. Isn't that John Hurt who delivers the smoking and wizards' pipe warnings? Didn't he die recently? He was the voice of the dragon in the TV series Merlin.
They must have shelled serious money out for that thing. Gives a whole new twist to the concept of cost cutting, doesn't it?
They must have shelled serious money out for that thing. Gives a whole new twist to the concept of cost cutting, doesn't it?
It was Sir Ian McKellen who "auditioned" with the wizard pipe line. He's still very much alive, I'm glad to say.
Sep 27, 2017, 2:44 pm
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The cabin crew were almost pulling faces as it went on and on. It could be cut down a bit. I have to say, I rather slagged it off somewhere near the beginning of this thread (I don't dare look now), but I've changed my mind having seen it "live". It has to be said, if they want people to pay attention to the video on repeat occasions, this isn't the way to go about it. Even my pal, who is a lot younger than me, totally ignored it the second time we saw it!
Sep 27, 2017, 2:56 pm
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The only safety point that I need to find out each time I sit down in an aircraft is how many rows it is to each exit, and the safety video isn't going to tell me that. I know the rest of it.
Sep 27, 2017, 3:01 pm
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I guess you're right about that. The thing I check is how to open the doors. It's surprising how badly that is written on some cards. And I check that the life vest is where it should be. I told that to my young companion, and to keep his shoes on during take off.
Sep 27, 2017, 4:02 pm
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Well, I still prefer the new video to the old one. There are aspects I particularly like including the emphasis on "taking absolutely nothing with you" if directed to leave the aircraft in an emergency.
Sep 28, 2017, 1:50 am
#298
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My flight to DUS last week had a manual demo, so I still haven't seen it, although interestingly the person reading the autocue for the manual demo was obviously reading a "long haul" script because there were references to "First" and "Club World" etc and life vests being either under your seat or in a panel next to you. It did also mention phones and tablets falling into seat gaps.
Sep 28, 2017, 2:00 am
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I noticed this phrase also being repeated in the approach phase of the flight.