I've never seen a hostage video like this before. Neither have the people I've spoken to with experience of these things.
It is surreal and it represents a new tactic from Islamic State.
As we have come to expect from this organisation, it is professionally filmed, and from a number of camera angles.
There are few clues as to John Cantlie's location, save for a faint noise, perhaps a car horn, suggesting he might be in a town.
He has shaved dark hair and a trimmed goatee beard. His arms are resting on the table, his hands interlocked, he appears relaxed.
This video differs from previous ones in a number of ways:
There is no violence and none threatened.
Mr Cantlie appears by himself, none of his captors are to be seen.
He is indoors not in the Syrian desert.
John Cantlie But what is common to all the recent videos, is the use of a hostage to spread the IS message and to question western policy.
Mr Cantlie appears calm, his words deliberate and his tone at times almost jaunty.
In previous videos, Islamic State have addressed President Obama or David Cameron. This video addresses the public directly.
Mr Cantlie delivers the words perfectly, suggesting he is reading off a script or reciting from memory.
There is no obvious sign that he is under duress but he confirms he is still a hostage and so we must assume he is being forced to do this.
Towards the end, he teases us, the viewer, with the promise of future appearances.
"Join me for the next few programmes and I think you may be surprised at what you learn," he says. It is delivered in the manner of a daytime television presenter.
Although this is a new approach from Islamic State, unfortunately it doesn't necessarily confirm that the group has abandoned the tactic of beheading hostages.
At 3 minutes, 16 seconds, the video fades to black.
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