So I have noticed that a lot of elevator enthusiasts title their videos in different ways, and I generally keep mine in a very traditional, professional format. Dieselducy has seemly strayed away from that, and Heartlandham has strayed...toward it, I guess. But one thing that stands out among elevator videos is the inclusion of the model or the fixture line right after the brand of the elevator in the title. I have also noticed elevator enthusiasts putting years or a range of years before the brand. I never mentioned it in my "How to film elevators" video, so I will explain it here.
I think it was started as a way to make on sound smarter, or look like they know more about elevators. It might also be a way of labeling elevators with makes and models similar to a car (e.g. Ford F-150, ThyssenKrupp Signa4). I don't believe there's anything wrong with this, heck, I do it myself. I much rather prefer to put the model and drive system after the brand rather than the fixture line. The fixture line to me is more like a trim level than a model. Often the fixtures affect the price put on the elevator (and somebody's gonna correct me on that and that's ok, I can adjust). Examples: Schindler 330A hydraulic elevator at ... Schindler HT hydraulic elevator at ... Both are technically correct, though I am more likely going to lean toward using the model than the fixture line, as it sounds incorrect to say "Ford XLT." This gets confusing when it comes to MRL elevators ThyssenKrupp Synergy (MRL) traction elevators at... ThyssenKrupp Signa4 MRL traction elevators at... I have a feeling that there's no such MRL model as a signa4. If it were hydrualic, I generally would use "Signa4," but with a MRL hydraulic model now out, I would consider ceasing using it. There are two notable exceptions ingrained into the minds of elevator enthusiasts so deep that it cannot be undone, and they are any kind of Impulse fixture and Otis series 1 or similar. Example: Dover Impulse hydraulic elevators at ... In terms of putting the year in the title, I have no problem with it. But it is hard to tell when an elevator is actually "installed." Generally these things can be looked up, but you will only find the year it was put into operation. This is generally what I use, because it is a concrete point on a timeline. A part of the elevator with a date of installation is also acceptable, as it's not too far from the first day of operation unless it falls over a new year. That's where things get confusing. In that circumstance, I think either date is ok, but I would lean towards the date of the first day of operation. Unless it's blatantly incorrect (e.g. 2015 Dover Impulse when it's not a custom order), there's nothing really unacceptable here. |
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