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The booming, high-stakes arms race of airline safety videos

80 点作者 gmays大约 2 个月前

19 条评论

wodenokoto大约 2 个月前
I recently travelled on Ethiopian Airlines, whose safety video is a good mix between the 90s and someone&#x27;s nephew who know how to edit videos.<p>It very literally showed everything talked about happening inside an actual airplane. Masks actually deploying and dropping from the ceiling and people putting them on, etc.<p>What was interesting for me was, it was the first time I saw _where_ under the seat the life jacket is and it made me realize that despite having watched 100s of these videos I actually never knew how to get the life jacket.
decimalenough大约 2 个月前
My favorite airline safety video of all time is ANA&#x27;s &quot;Kabuki&quot;, which (IMHO) strikes the right elements of being clear, informative, gorgeous, absurd and showcasing Japan all at the same time:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=k2IZP5NhaKM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=k2IZP5NhaKM</a><p>They used to have a really good &quot;behind the scenes&quot; video for it as well, but I can only find this shortened version on online:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=5WCJRyHuXo4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=5WCJRyHuXo4</a>
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neilv大约 2 个月前
In the United video, in many scenes, the more interesting thing is the Rube Goldberg machine distraction, not the actual safety information they&#x27;re supposed to be conveying.<p>They even do split-screen to add in distraction, when they&#x27;re trying to show something visually in the less-interesting window. (Worst lesson ever mis-learned from TikTok.)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Jep3RR2yEXA" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Jep3RR2yEXA</a><p>Did they consciously decide that most people have heard the instructions many times, and the best the airline can hope for is that passengers pause and look up from their personal devices, and maybe subconsciously reactivate those neurons even the slightest bit... as better than nothing?<p>Or did the creatives simply get carried away, and no one reined them in?
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grishka大约 2 个月前
My favorite one isn&#x27;t listed in the article, it&#x27;s this one of Virgin America: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=z1A5BtqsaPM" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=z1A5BtqsaPM</a><p>Seriously, a flight safety video has absolutely no right to be this catchy :D
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dogpuncher大约 2 个月前
I&#x27;ve sat through numerous Air New Zealand safety videos over the years and whilst every now and then they hit the spot most of the time they&#x27;re lame and overly long.<p>It also seems like a waste of money that presumably finds it way onto ticket prices.
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comrade1234大约 2 个月前
In my recent experience, KLM and Swiss are the best - no actors, completely animated and informative. While delta and united were the most cringe - weird actors and special effects and why is she smiling 100% of the time during an emergency?
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sethjgore大约 2 个月前
All I an say in this section is I was most intrigued when I was travelling across Europe on a long and complicated business journey. Turkish airlines (if I recall right, maroon uniforms) had a sign language video for both Turkish sign language and international sign language. I felt so elated and welcome at that moment. I felt at home. Somebody cared for people like me. I have not come across anybody else who has done the same job.<p>So what I have to say, yes, the measure of the effort what pretty much sums to entertainment and pseudo-psychology, speaks to the consumer masses who are worried when they jump on a plane filled with other 150~ish strangers.
dangus大约 2 个月前
I truly wonder if there is a phenomenon where companies turning everything into an advertisment eventually backfires due to the pure saturation. It must dilute the effectiveness of ad spend and videos like this. I as a consumer on a commercial flight now expect my display to be full of junk like credit card ads before the flight gets underway so I try to tune it out.<p>I also wonder if the flight attendants in aisles physically demonstrating and making eye contact with passengers has something of an effect of guilting you into paying attention. There&#x27;s no guilt in ignoring a screen talking at you in an obnoxious way.<p>Probably my biggest dislike about these safety videos is when they demonstrate safety features with fake props and &quot;clever&quot; representations of aircraft. If they are going to use visual aids they should try to match your environment so that you know what to look for in a real emergency.<p>My second biggest dislike about these videos is the cognitive overload. Sure, there&#x27;s an argument that something catchy will help grab your attention so that you aren&#x27;t just tuning out the safety information, but on the other hand so many of these videos turn into an incredibly high-stimulation affair. There&#x27;s more of a focus on jokes and visual gags that it&#x27;s hard to stay focused on the actual safety instructions on offer.
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shsachdev大约 2 个月前
Hey I’m the author of the article! Happy to answer any questions :)
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AStonesThrow大约 2 个月前
I&#x27;ve been flying Southwest exclusively for about 25 years, save for one international expedition. Their cheeky attitude and the good-natured humor of the flight crew has always pleased me, because flying is so serious and stressful for many of us, that a light-hearted safety briefing really brightens our day and unclenches our butt-cheeks. And they have <i>never</i> forced me to endure a video (unlike churches around here!)<p>Art was imitating life when SNL dropped this extremely over-the-top parody of a live-action safety briefing, showcasing talents of Luke Null and the seasoned veteran Will Ferrell: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Ji0TgBy085U?si=3ZHQk9p6wWZB4Oja" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Ji0TgBy085U?si=3ZHQk9p6wWZB4Oja</a>
Garnish0062大约 2 个月前
I flew Eva air in 2024, and I must say that their &quot;spy thriller&quot; flight safety video really had me hooked. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;kQCtR9K8XT8?si=Fo6yATgH457Pa16b&amp;t=52" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;kQCtR9K8XT8?si=Fo6yATgH457Pa16b&amp;t=52</a><p>They straight up have a &quot;weapons display&quot; showcase of things you shouldn&#x27;t bring, as if you were looking at a scene where john wick would choose his weapons.
0xDEAFBEAD大约 2 个月前
Frequent travelers should have the option of replacing the video with a quiz that asks you questions about various aspects of airline safety, and corrects you on any wrong answers. That would boost retention, and give you a chance to see if you&#x27;re actually mastering important safety information.
medhir大约 2 个月前
I sincerely believe these “cute” style airline safety videos need to be regulated away.<p>Spending so much on production and the content is actively distracting you from the core message… just totally lost the plot.
ranger_danger大约 2 个月前
Smoking, is <i>shakes finger</i> not allowed on any Delta flight.<p>That was always my favorite one.
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Quanttek大约 2 个月前
&gt; My 55-minute flight from Geneva to Zurich didn&#x27;t land on its first attempt.<p>I know this is not the point of the article but why would you take a flight from Geneva to Zurich? It&#x27;s less than 3h by train, which if you count the time it takes to get to Geneva airport and go through security, probably becomes a much smaller difference.<p>And for that, you&#x27;re emitting ~100kg of CO2 [1]<p>[1]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;curb6.com&#x2F;footprint&#x2F;flights&#x2F;geneva-gva&#x2F;zurich-zrh" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;curb6.com&#x2F;footprint&#x2F;flights&#x2F;geneva-gva&#x2F;zurich-zrh</a>
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blendo大约 2 个月前
As a private pilot, I always carefully watch the safety videos on the off-chance they’ll help me avoid dying.
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kelnos大约 2 个月前
I find all of this incredibly dumb and wasteful. Arms races always are.<p>But I <i>still</i> remember most of the lyrics to the Virgin America safety video, and seeing it on flights made me smile (and pay attention). Man, I miss that airline. Alaska, predictably, made it boring and mediocre.
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meander_water大约 2 个月前
I definitely noticed this when I travelled with Malaysia Airlines recently - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IRkYV1IxmDs" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;m.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IRkYV1IxmDs</a>
mxwsn大约 2 个月前
Huh, I imagined this was because of relaxing regulation.