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Etihad Airways has launched a video showcasing all of the motion behind-the-scenes of its electrifying stunt in celebration of its collaboration with Paramount Pictures.
The stunt was launched to rejoice the worldwide launch of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Etihad put collectively a skydiving orchestra to play the immediately recognisable Mission: Impossible theme music whereas falling 13,000 toes at 120 mph (193 kph) by way of the air.
How the mission was accomplished
To pull it off, Etihad Airways, along with their promoting company Impact BBDO, needed to do the unimaginable – to search out gifted musicians who’re additionally expert skydivers.
The stunt took weeks of preparation. Each skydiver was given their a part of music to practise and be taught by coronary heart, which they wanted to have the ability to play completely regardless of the wild setting whereas skydiving.
In addition, customized rigging was made for every instrument to make sure the skydivers might safely play and pull their parachute when the time got here.
Knowledgeable skydiving cinematographer jumped with them every time to seize all of it, together with group photographs the place every instrument affected the speed at which they fell. Throughout the method, security was at all times the primary precedence.
The hours of observe and preparation paid off. Etihad was capable of create an unimaginable orchestra of their very own and spotlight to the world that it’s an airline that pushes boundaries and makes it their mission to ship unbelievable experiences and hospitality.
Key components of the film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One had been filmed at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Midfield Terminal, with one of the vital thrilling and technically complicated motion scenes happening on the constructing’s 315-metre roof.
Take a behind-the-scenes take a look at what some might have known as a mission unimaginable… And see Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – solely in cinemas now. #MissionImpossible #Etihad pic.twitter.com/FTVPYtt1Hp
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) August 10, 2023
