BBC One News as Story

Jim Davis, begun 18 April 2000

The BBC One news stories are real stories, or at least kernels of stories. They present characters with problems. This is not to say they are only narratives, there also also purely informational components too. But i think the same mechanism Frank Nack used in generating humor movies might be employed to motivate shot choice in the news stories.

for now just a hint: stories about people in trouble (starving Ethiopians) who try to solve their problems, but can't. They are desparate. The walk long distances to get food. Ironically they have water but not food. Or buried workers under debris. You can't see them. You can only see where they might be (the debris). The building is dangerous, it could collapse and injure the rescue workers.


Jim Davis