desc:
We describe a system, IDIC, which can generate a video sequence according to a story plan by selecting appropriate segments from an archive of annotated video. IDIC uses a simple planner to generate its stories. By critically examining the strengths and weaknesses of the representation and algorithm employed in the planner, we are able to describe some interesting similarities and differences between planning and video story generation. We use our analysis of IDIC to investigate the representation and processing issues involved in the development of video generation systems.