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Safety Procedures
Richard Fenwick
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animation | 2004 | North East | 3 min
Published 09 Mar 06
Airline safety card characters come to life and try to cope with the demands of an emergency situation.
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Airline safety card characters come to life and try to cope with the demands of an emergency situation.
short fact
The idea for Safety Procedure came from an article that I read in a newspaper about the fact that an aeroplane had never successfully landed on water in an emergency.

This instantly struck me as perhaps rendering the safety cards in planes as somewhat pointless!

I'm not really an animator so the film was a bit of a labour of love, even though it's short. The reward is that it seems to be popular and people are getting to see it.

What I like best about it is that the simple
'friendly' animation subverts the reality of the events depicted. Everyone laughs, but really this is horrific and scary stuff.

I used Illustrator based illustrations – to keep vectors/lines sharp – imported into After Effects and animated (crudely!). Motion blur added to give an authentic shake to the camera as it moves around.
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  • animation Richard Fenwick
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    festivals, awards and screenings include:
    • Official Selection, Future Shorts International tour , 2006
    • Winner - Audience Award, Three-minute category, 22nd Int. Short Film Festival, Hamburg , 2006
    • Official Selection, Stuttgart Animation Festival , 2006
    • Official Selection, Glitch - Montreal Short Film Festival, 2005
    • Official Selection, Anifest, Hungary , 2005
    • Official Selection, Telluride Film Festival , USA , 2005
    • Official Selection, Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, Portugal , 2005
    • Official Selection, Indie Lisboa, Portugal , 2005
    • Market Screening, Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival , 2005
    • Official Selection, Hiroshima International Animation Festival , 2005
    • Official Selection, L’etrange Festival , Paris , 2005
    • Official Selection, Annecy International Animation Festival , 2005
    • Official Selection, 52nd Sydney Film Festival , 2004
    • Joint Runner-up , 50 Quid Film Festival, 2004
    • Official Selection, RESFEST International tour , 2004
    • Official Selection, Darklight Digital Festival, Dublin , 2004
    • Official Selection, onedotzero_8, London and International tour , 2004
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    comment by Gareth  Crook
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    posted Jan 7, 2007

    People say they didn't find it funny? I don't think this is supposed to be? I thought it was a good idea and well produced, seeing as you say you're not really an animator. I've worked in the airline industry and this safety record is a true and terrifying fact. This film of course won't change anything, but it raises a very good point, one that people should perhaps be aware of.

    comment by Paul  Akintunde
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    posted Oct 29, 2006

    aaaabsolutely brilliant idea, but never
    comical! I love it! Well done Richard!
    comment by Ian  Macbeth
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    posted Oct 15, 2006

    A great idea but I have to agree that it wasn't at all funny. I also thought the sound didn't help, the voice was wrong and the mix was a bit 'messy'.
    comment by David  Margison
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    posted Oct 13, 2006

    Sorry but I don't think it is funny. That's not because of any objection to the idea, I like irony as much as anyone. It just is not funny. I showed it to some friends and they didn't find it funny either.
    comment by lizhurley
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    posted Oct 13, 2006

    Thought it could have heightened the sense of irony and panic. Visually, I liked it.
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