30 seconds | 16:9 | 12-shot live-action news simulation
Fictional dramatization. Documentary-style visual realism.
FICTIONAL NEWS BROADCAST — NOT REAL NEWS FOOTAGE.
SETTING
A fictional Colombian city during the aftermath of a fictional major earthquake.
Time: daytime transitioning into early evening.
Damaged urban streets, cracked roads, broken windows, partially damaged buildings, emergency vehicles, rescue crews, concerned residents, dust and debris.
Authentic Colombian architectural character, Spanish signage and realistic urban activity.
No real city, real earthquake, real victims or real disaster footage is referenced.
CHARACTERS
A fictional Colombian male field reporter in his late 30s, average build, short dark hair, trimmed beard, wearing a dark waterproof news jacket with a fictional press identification badge and holding a professional handheld microphone.
Fictional emergency responders, firefighters, police officers, rescue workers and local residents.
Maintain consistent faces, clothing, hairstyle, physical appearance and character identities throughout the sequence.
Human behaviour remains grounded and restrained.
STORY
00–02.5s — LIVE ESTABLISHING
Wide handheld television-news shot of a damaged fictional Colombian city street.
Emergency vehicles move through the frame while residents gather near damaged buildings.
REALISTIC NEWS GRAPHICS:
fictional channel logo in upper corner
LIVE SIMULATION indicator
“COLOMBIA” location tag
bottom breaking-news ticker
time indicator
Graphics remain locked to the broadcast frame.
02.5–05s — REPORTER ARRIVES
The camera moves toward the reporter standing beside emergency vehicles.
He looks directly into the lens.
Lower-third appears:
[FICTIONAL CHANNEL]
LIVE SIMULATION
COLOMBIA
He begins speaking while rescue activity continues behind him.
05–07.5s — DAMAGE
Camera turns toward a damaged building.
Broken windows, cracked concrete and scattered debris fill the frame.
Emergency workers move cautiously around the structure.
Ticker continues along the bottom of the screen.
07.5–10s — RESCUE
Handheld camera follows rescue workers carefully moving debris.
One responder signals for silence.
The camera operator stops and listens.
Only realistic emergency activity is visible.
10–12.5s — LOCAL RESIDENT
Cut to a fictional local resident standing outside a damaged building.
Lower-third:
LOCAL RESIDENT
FICTIONAL INTERVIEW
The reporter asks:
“What did you feel when the earthquake happened?”
The resident begins answering naturally.
12.5–15s — REACTION
Close handheld shot of the resident continuing to speak.
Other fictional residents move through the background carrying belongings.
The reporter listens off-camera.
No exaggerated emotional performance.
15–17.5s — BREAKING UPDATE
Return to the reporter.
He touches his earpiece.
A restrained broadcast banner appears:
BREAKING UPDATE
AFTERSHOCK REPORTED
The reporter looks toward the damaged buildings.
17.5–20s — AFTERSHOCK
A noticeable aftershock begins.
The camera shakes naturally.
Dust falls from a damaged structure.
People instinctively move away from the building.
Emergency workers give short instructions.
Broadcast graphics remain perfectly screen-locked while the physical camera shakes.
20–22.5s — RESCUE RESPONSE
Camera follows emergency workers moving through the street.
An emergency vehicle passes near the camera.
Sirens become louder.
The ticker continues scrolling.
No injuries are shown.
22.5–25s — LIVE UPDATE
Camera returns to the reporter.
Lower-third:
[REPORTER NAME]
FIELD REPORTER
He says:
“Emergency crews are continuing rescue operations as authorities assess the situation.”
Emergency vehicles remain visible behind him.
25–27.5s — WIDER AFTERMATH
Wide handheld shot reveals the scale of the fictional damaged neighborhood.
Rescue crews, police, civilians and emergency vehicles fill the street.
Dust slowly settles.
The LIVE SIMULATION indicator remains visible.
27.5–30s — FINAL LIVE IMAGE
The reporter turns toward a distant siren.
Camera pans toward emergency vehicles moving through the damaged street.
Full-width broadcast banner appears:
BREAKING UPDATE
EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH
FICTIONAL NEWS SIMULATION
Channel logo, LIVE SIMULATION indicator, location tag and ticker remain visible.
Cut to black.
CAMERA
Grounded live-news documentary cinematography.
Mix:
wide environmental news coverage
medium reporter stand-up shots
handheld rescue footage
brief interview perspectives
close reaction shots
Each 2.5-second shot must feel like footage captured by the same news camera crew.
Natural handheld instability.
Realistic operator movement.
Plausible camera positions.
Autofocus hunting.
Small framing corrections.
Natural motion blur.
Realistic broadcast-camera exposure.
No impossible camera movement.
No floating camera.
No excessive slow motion.
No cinematic drone transitions.
No polished Hollywood disaster cinematography.
LIGHTING
Lighting originates from the actual environment.
Natural daylight gradually transitioning toward early evening.
Natural exposure changes between open streets, building shadows, emergency vehicles and dusty environments.
Realistic highlight roll-off.
Deep but detailed shadows.
Emergency lights illuminate nearby surfaces naturally.
No artificial rim lighting.
No exaggerated disaster lighting.
PHYSICS
Real gravity and momentum.
Buildings, vehicles and debris have believable weight.
Dust reacts naturally to movement.
Loose objects respond realistically to aftershock vibrations.
Emergency vehicles move with realistic momentum.
People maintain contact with the ground.
Clothing responds naturally to wind and movement.
No floating debris.
No impossible building collapses.
No exaggerated earthquake effects.
HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Restrained, believable behaviour during a fictional disaster simulation.
The reporter remains professional but visibly concerned.
Rescuers communicate through gestures and short commands.
Residents show confusion, exhaustion and anxiety.
People instinctively move away from unstable structures during the aftershock.
No screaming without cause.
No exaggerated facial expressions.
No heroic posing.
No theatrical disaster acting.
AUDIO
Authentic live-news environment.
Distant sirens.
Emergency vehicle engines.
Rescue equipment.
Footsteps on concrete and debris.
People speaking Spanish in the background.
Wind moving through damaged streets.
Distant traffic.
Radio communication.
Reporter microphone audio.
Natural camera handling sounds.
Reporter dialogue remains clearly intelligible.
No music.
No oversized Hollywood trailer effects.
No artificial bass drops.
No dramatic earthquake sound effects.
VISUAL CHARACTER
Photorealistic live-action footage.
Authentic television-news documentary character.
Natural Colombian urban environment.
Natural skin texture.
Realistic clothing and emergency equipment.
Believable fictional structural damage.
Subtle sensor noise.
Natural motion blur.
Imperfect handheld framing.
Realistic broadcast-camera exposure.
The footage should feel like a professionally produced fictional news simulation rather than an actual news report.
BROADCAST GRAPHICS
Realistic professional television-news interface throughout the entire sequence.
Fictional channel logo remains consistently positioned in the upper corner.
LIVE SIMULATION indicator remains visible.
Location identifier remains visible.
Lower-thirds appear only when introducing the reporter or interview subject.
Breaking-update banners appear during major developments.
Bottom ticker continuously scrolls short fictional news updates.
Time indicator remains consistent.
Graphics must remain perfectly screen-locked to the broadcast frame.
No floating text.
No oversized typography.
No futuristic holographic interfaces.
No excessive animation.
No random graphic changes.
No real television network logos.
The broadcast interface should feel like genuine live television while remaining clearly fictional.
Avoid:
real news network branding
real earthquake footage
real victim imagery
real casualty numbers
graphic injuries
corpses
video-game aesthetics
CGI appearance
excessive HDR
oversaturated emergency lights
plastic-looking faces
impossible destruction
floating debris
perfectly choreographed rescue workers
beauty-filter faces
Hollywood-style disaster spectacle
exaggerated explosions
fake-looking news graphics
CONTINUITY
Maintain consistent reporter identity, clothing, microphone, emergency responders, vehicles, buildings and damaged streets throughout all 12 shots.
Preserve geographic orientation and screen direction.
Maintain the same fictional damaged neighborhood and environmental conditions between shots.
Maintain consistent fictional channel logo, LIVE SIMULATION indicator, typography, lower-third placement, ticker position and broadcast graphics.
Graphics remain fixed to the camera frame even when the handheld camera shakes.
The fictional earthquake aftermath remains physically consistent across every camera angle.
The aftershock begins from the physical state established immediately before it and naturally affects dust, debris, people and camera movement.
Every 2.5-second shot begins from the physical state established by the previous shot.
The entire sequence must feel like one continuous fictional live-news simulation rather than twelve disconnected clips.
End on unresolved news-report tension.