Dani;
Couldn't we leave the unimportant stuff and lets concentrate on the animation that has been done by some grafik specialists and referenced here already twice:
I would consider such an animation as "the unimportant stuff" and eye/ear witness "testimony" marginally less unimportant but only marginally, and consider the data from the recorders and detailed photographs including aerial work, the most important "stuff".
Such animations are just cartoons with a sophisticated look to them. They are in fact dangerous to understanding what happened because they build in an unsuspecting public what may turn out to be false impressions but which, as we witness here on a daily basis, impressions which some refuse to alter in the face of new infomation or data.
That they may bear a resemblance to "eyewitness" or passenger comments is due entirely to the skill of someone working in Mia, Adobe Flash or the older 3DStudio programs. It's not hard to do.
The key as to why such presentations are wholly useless and lacking in the slightest integrity is that they are not data-driven by the DFDR. So while it may be momentarily entertaining for CNN, SkyNews, etc, it has absolutely no investigative use or importance whatsoever.
I have done hundreds of animations from flight data in our flight data analysis program and can tell you (or anyone else who might be interested in how it is actually done), without hesitation that even data-driven animations have significant shortcomings and can create false understandings.
People are certainly free to view such animations but for those wanting an understanding of what happened, especially families, friends and colleagues of those killed, waiting for the interim report which will be based on data not cartoons, is the correct response.
I say this with no pretense that "I" have the right answers - not at all. I find great value in suspending judgement in favour of morbid curiosity.
Like all investigators/safety specialists/pilots, I am keenly interested in reasons behind yet another tragic accident but eschew speculation in advance of what is known.
I hope this is helpful.
PJ2