Ocean City Media – BASICS Devon BBC Coverage Post
Our Devon film just ended up on the BBC News website. Here’s why.
A few months ago, the brilliant charity BASICS Devon asked us to make a short film about their volunteer medics - doctors who drop everything to respond to life-threatening emergencies across the county.
We loved the project. It had heart, humanity and heroes - the stuff great stories are made of.
The film went live… and then something remarkable happened. It led the BBC Spotlight lunchtime TV bulletin, with our footage - including stunning aerials over Dartmoor - woven together with new interviews and local coverage.
Later that day, the story featured on BBC Radio Devon (check) and was published on the BBC News website — which, as one of the world’s most-read news platforms, carries stories far beyond the South West.
Between its lunchtime, evening and late-night editions, Spotlight reaches hundreds of thousands of viewers across the region - a powerful audience for any local story, let alone one about volunteers saving lives.
Why did it travel so far? Because it wasn’t just a video. It was a story.
Newsrooms are naturally cautious about corporate or branded films. But they also recognise what makes a story work: emotional truth, editorial integrity, and strong, ready-made visuals that journalists can trust and use.
The BBC gathered a few of their own shots, but the high-impact visuals - the Dartmoor aerials and the emergency response moments - were ours. They referenced and linked to the full version of our film, because the making of the video itself was part of the story.
That’s the difference when you work with a production company that truly understands storytelling - not just from a marketing perspective, but through a journalistic lens.
It’s a win all round:
The BBC gets powerful, broadcast-ready visuals that elevate the story.
The charity gets meaningful publicity for their lifesaving work, shared across local and global audiences.
And we get the quiet satisfaction of helping a good story travel further.
If your organisation has a story worth telling - we’d love to help you tell it well.