"An Interesting Story" follows a man whose attention is consumed by a book; nevertheless, the man attempts to have breakfast and walk somewhere while continuing to read. It's a rather amusing film for being made in 1904, as we see him pour his coffee in his hat, run into people, and be run over by a road roller. The film also features some early, not so seamless, stop-substitutions (jump cuts) to switch the actor for a dummy.
Otherwise, the continuity between shots is good. The film's author James Williamson was early cinema's foremost pioneer of continuity and direction of action across the screen--that is, from shot to shot. The grammar of this six-scene film is more interesting when compared to his other films that also develop the rules of continuity editing, which include "Attack on a China Mission" (1900), "Stop Thief!", "Fire!" (both 1901) and "Our New Errand Boy" (1905). As opposed to the usual lateral left/right staging of action across the screen, which was used more frequently in "Fire!", "An Interesting Story" follows mostly an in depth staging of background/foreground and employs reverse angle shots. He also did this in "Attack on a China Mission". Additionally, this is the only example of Williamson's work in editing that I've seen where the characters and action aren't in a hurry.
Otherwise, the continuity between shots is good. The film's author James Williamson was early cinema's foremost pioneer of continuity and direction of action across the screen--that is, from shot to shot. The grammar of this six-scene film is more interesting when compared to his other films that also develop the rules of continuity editing, which include "Attack on a China Mission" (1900), "Stop Thief!", "Fire!" (both 1901) and "Our New Errand Boy" (1905). As opposed to the usual lateral left/right staging of action across the screen, which was used more frequently in "Fire!", "An Interesting Story" follows mostly an in depth staging of background/foreground and employs reverse angle shots. He also did this in "Attack on a China Mission". Additionally, this is the only example of Williamson's work in editing that I've seen where the characters and action aren't in a hurry.