I’m well on my way developing my ‘day in the life of’ project and after considering a range of possibilities, I have chosen to run with ‘a day in the life of a car tyre’. Previously, I felt this idea lacked momentum and I was more inclined to persue the idea of a 404 page, however after further consideration, I concluded the idea would require a multitude of varying people to collaborate and ‘act’, which I believe would have put the project’s visual and contextual standard at risk.

Instead, I have now developed a storyboard for an animation based on a car tyre, shown below.

Conceptually, if a car tyre were conscious, I believe that it’s constant rapid rotation upon movement would ultimately cause its memory to falter; to be distorted and to be cut. My storyboard is therefore based on this theory. The tyre’s day is left in wonder and uncertainty. Events occur but the tyre never sees the outcome.

Visually, I have attempted to convey a sense of mystery and sinisterness in order to represent the character’s non-conclusive intentions.

My next step in developing this project is to experiment with different mediums and footage in order to realise the feasibility of my intended visual language.

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