Cat Photographer story

A cat's-eye view of life: Feline snapper takes photography world by storm

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
UPDATED: 09:33, 4 May 2011

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Ever wonder what the cat gets up to when you let it out? Well, now you know, thanks to the amazing Cooper - the feline photographer.

This moggy multimedia expert's exploits have been shedding light on the world of cats.

Fitted with a timer-operated camera on his collar Cooper takes a picture every two minutes capturing everything from a cat's eye view.

On his exploits he catches other cats, his favourite hiding places, his human owners and even abstract sky shots all on his lens.

The feline photographer: Pictures taken by the timer-operated camera worn by Cooper the cat have sold for hundreds of pounds

In one hilarious snap the moment he mocks a dog trapped behind the glass of someone's front porch is taken with almost human-like humour.

And now five-year-old Cooper is the cat who's got the cream as feline enthusiasts around the world have been lapping up his framed photos for as much as £200 a time.

Cooper's owner Michael Cross and his wife Deirdre, from Seattle, USA, decided to try out the cat camera last year.

Since then they have had two exhibitions and starting selling Cooper's work around the world

The pictures even solved a problem for Cooper after his owners saw pictures of him constantly looking at the back door - they realised he needed a cat flap.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383021/Cooper-cat-takes-photography-world-storm.html#ixzz25iwcDmvB

This is a news story I found about a couple who attaches a camera to their cats collar to try and find out what the cat goes to all day. In this article, it's shown how the cat ends up finding snapshots that would otherwise be overlooked.

This could be quite an interesting story to do, by taking the film from the cat's point of view.

Mice in the underground story

Commuters left fearing vicious 'Farringdon mice' after prank sign warned them to tuck their trousers in
London commuters were left fearing their toes may be nibbled by a gang of wild mice on the underground today, after a prankster put up a sign warning them not to become the “victim” of an "attack".

By Hannah Furness2:20PM BST 28 Aug 2012

Just this weekend, the residents of Essex feared for their lives after a lion was reported to be on the loose in a field.Now, a gang of rampaging mice appear to be striking fear into the hearts of London commuters, after being reported to be nibbling their toes.
Passengers at Farringdon station were left puzzled after an official-looking sign warned the mice had been “attacking” customers.
The handwritten notice advised: “Please place the bottom of your trousers into your socks to avoid being a victim of the Farringdon mice”.
The sign, which was immediately photographed by baffled passengers and placed on social networking site Twitter, has now been viewed by thousands of people.
Some wondered whether Transport for London might be able to contact a farmer’s wife, while one canny observer mused: “Do they need a big cat? I've heard one might be free.”Despite the excitement, the sign was quickly revealed to be little more than a harmless prank, with TfL denying all knowledge of a mouse problem.
A spokeswoman confirmed: “The writing on the whiteboard at the station is not an official TfL message and has since been removed.
“We do not believe it was written by a member of station staff and we’re not aware of any problems with mice.”

This  story could be converted into a mockery of horror genre, playing out like a thriller but then ending up being just mice people were scared of.

Message in a bottle story

Message in a bottle found after 97 years sets new world record

A message in a bottle lost at sea for nearly a century has claimed a new world record, Guinness officials have confirmed.
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Scottish GovernmentScotlandThe record-breaking message in a bottle spent 97-years adrift (Picture: PA)The 97-year-old letter, discovered just off the Shetland isles, claims the title for the longest time a bottle has been adrift at sea by five years.
It was discovered by Scottish skipper Andrew Leaper as he hauled in his fishing nets, who described the astonishing find as like 'winning the lottery.'
Coincidentally, the 43-year-old was skippering the same boat which had set the previous record, the Shetland-based vessel Copious.
Previous record holder Mark Anderson was also on board when the bottle was found.
'As we hauled in the nets I spotted the bottle neck sticking out and I quickly grabbed it before it fell back in the sea,' Mr Leaper said.
'I am immensely proud to be the finder of the world record message in a bottle. It was very exciting to find the bottle and I couldn't wait to open it.
'It's like winning the lottery twice.'
He added: 'I can tell you that my friend Mark Anderson is very unhappy that I have topped his record! He never stopped talking about it.'
The bottle was part of a batch of 1,890 released as part of a scientific research project to map the currents of the seas around Scotland. Only 315 have been found.
The bottle was found by fisherman Andrew Leaper (Picture: Scottish Government/PA)Released in June 1914 by Captain CH Brown of the Glasgow School of Navigation, it contained a postcard promising a reward of six pence to the finder.
A spokesperson for Guinness World Records said: 'We are pleased to hear that the same vessel helped to break the Guinness World Record for oldest message in a bottle twice.
'This is a fascinating record, both historically and scientifically.
'We hope that future expeditions will retrieve more of these treasured messages from the sea.'
The bottle contained a message from the Fishery Board for Scotland (Picture: Scottish Government/PA)Environment secretary Richard Lochhead said: 'It's amazing that nearly 98 years on bottles are still being returned to the marine laboratory, and in such fantastic condition.
'With many bottles still unreturned there is always the chance in the coming years that a Scottish drift bottle will once again break the record.'
Mr Leaper has donated to the bottle to the Fetlar Interpretative Centre in Shetland.
Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/910162-message-in-a-bottle-found-after-97-years-sets-new- 

world-record#ixzz252QXEkZu

This news story which was in the metro could easily be transformed into a very touching tale. 

Changing the story, we can begin with someone having a very rough day, perhaps a fight with their parents or friends and then storming off to the park to cool off and avoid whoever they fought with. They come across this bottle floating and begin to read it, and it changes to the perspective of whoever wrote the letter, and then telling the main character and the audience about their lives and it could be something relating to the problem of the main character. Through reading the message, the main character is motivate dto make a positive decision and resolve the conflict from the start.

Police using helium balloons story

Cops use balloons against burglary

Bal-lunacy? ... officers put a helium balloon through an open window
Cavendish Press
COPS are filling residents’ homes with balloons – in a crackdown on BURGLARY.
Officers are popping fully-inflated blue balloons through open windows and doors to teach householders to be more security conscious.
Stunned occupants have returned home to find their lounges and hallways crammed with police balloons displaying the message: “Why Am I Here?”
Attached to them are warning notes telling people not to leave windows and doors open.
Community officers have now armed themselves with bunches of helium-filled balloons pushing them through unlocked properties.
Anyone receiving a bunch, will be visited by community support officers offering a security assessment and tips while secure houses receive a leaflet congratulating them and offering advice about burglary.
Residents in Altrincham and Middleton where the scheme has been launched by Greater Manchester Police said they thought the scheme was a “wind-up”.
Caroline Anderson, 43, said: “When I first heard police were using balloons to tackle burglars I thought it was a wind up but if it makes people close their window and doors then it must be a good thing.
“It was just the thought of police officers sitting there in the police station blowing the balloons up before taking bunches of them out on patrol.
“’I’ve heard of police officers bursting into properties but never bursting police balloons.”
Supt John Graves said: “This is community empowerment in action local people getting involved in the fight against crime, working alongside the police to help their neighbours protect their property and be safer.
“The greater the forces of decency and honesty, the bigger impact we will have and seeing local people volunteering, becoming more involved, and just getting stuck in is an inspiration to us all.
“We know that around one in three burglaries happen because of an insecurity a window left open, a door left unlocked and thieves will hunt for this.
“This initiative is about warning decent people of the threat, and encouraging them to lock it or lose it.”
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4490826/Cops-use-balloons-against-burglary.html#ixzz252Bup100

This story was also in the metro newspaper. It's an article about the police playing helium balloons in peoples houses to remind them how easy it is for burglars to break in if they left their windows open.

This story could be developed in a variety of ways-

First it could be a very simple story, where someone leaves the house and pursues a normal day, but then upon coming home realize they left the windows open, and worries that something could have gone wrong. Coming inside they search their house, only to find this balloon.

A more abstract adaption could be this:

There could be a woman or man, who wakes up and goes along with their daily life. They could check a calendar or their phone to see what day it is and go to the local shops, and on the way back, perhaps buy a balloon from a vendor. As they come back, into their house, they call that they are home, but then the cinematography could shift and make the scene look much darker and sadder. They  enter their sitting room or something similar and it suddenly becomes more surreal as inside there are many balloons, all of different colours and all with a note attached to them.. The person looks very worred and then gets on their knees and begins to cry after spotting an object on the table, which turns out to be a photo of a lost loved one (perhaps a younger sibling or child) who they used to get balloons for on their birthday.

This would take on the theme of balloons representing something that could have been taken or something odd and alien that shows us that;s something wrong.

Charity story

This image was found on reddit, and it was a news article.

This story intrigued me as it was a such a simple story that could be developed in so many ways, and placed anywhere.

Very easily, you can begin to develop the three main characters- the mother, the son and the stranger.

By splitting up the story into three definite arcs, we can establish the Son and Mother's lives at home, perhaps show her scrounging around for some food for her son. We ca then also show the son looking longingly at the bikes of his friends.

Later on, at the confrontation section, there could be a conflict of the son being left out of his group of friends and then being brought out to the shops with his mother, He could have an arguement with her, and it could even become very deep and express the child's longing for objects that his peers have but he simply cannot. During this we can also introduce the character of the stranger in the background, and make the mother either seem suspicious of them or use the camerawork to make the stranger seem annoyed.

Then in the resolution, the stranger would provide the money for the bike and kindly tell the mother that her son deserves a bike.

There could even be more development of the stranger- they could easily be retooled into a richer, upperclass person, and seem to be snobbish and condescending at first, but then turn out to be very kind and charitable when they give the money.