Mr Lightbulb
Sound Designer: Hector Barnicoat-Hood
![Story Development](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d8fe44f0141ad8196770a663b3c0b15456f58cf08a7f1b69c243ac382c79da1/animation-story.jpeg)
During the surreal situation of lockdown, loneliness blindfolds me; furthermore, the uncertainty of pandemics leads me to question the meaning of life and wonder if life is absurd. As my response to the existential crisis, I embed my interpretation in the animation, Mr Lightbulb.
![Character Design of Mr Lightbulb](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1876a7840f9ea3a3c3fc7bf911e8e57677ef4b115dd67898f660bfef7cb2d2a/Character_Final_.jpg)
![Poster of Mr Lightbulb](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60eed01ff12c1ab9041f2c3799adcc55fe2681db17256a650003661232d05b73/Poster.jpg)
![Concept Development](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b734062c814042dd6080f8986d88dcc936ad20575ad8486db669c65a7708e7ab/existentialism.jpeg)
![The outsider by Albert Camus](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee092db3d9331721bf268ba7684d5faabfafa8b5c24987a77e93a5441ab26a63/The-outsider01.jpg)
Inspire by Soul (2020) and It’s such a beautiful day (2013), instead of striving to find the meaning of life, the human being can learn to embrace the absurdity of life and explore the potential of observation; furthermore, appreciate the everyday aesthetics.
![A Journey around my Room (Maistre, 1794)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f44b68e4bc978375d72d13c5ebadcfb3c6c78023145c4944a06a57271abd2663/a-journey-around-my-room.jpg)
![Film photography documents my room(2).](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89bbb15a3da556c48f81a5cf645d866b50e4fc779a2c966d0553554cc75106bc/Room2.jpg)
![Film photography documents my room(1).](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/52d788545beb9be0671320a6c4d958e787d5074553a2d916476784da6c096863/Room1.jpg)
In 1794, travelling is a luxury and not everyone can afford it. Therefore, Xavier explains his idea of travelling in the room through the connection of the memories. He mentions that the pleasure of travelling is not because of the destination, instead, it’s the mindset that makes travelling pleasant. This idea provides a distinct understanding of the relationship between space and people which triggers my room photography experiment .
![Screenshots of Mr Lightbulb](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/503c8a8dcef1ff45d4a7c4a97878943b8fc821eac09b668bd2edf07885380abe/Everyday-beauty.jpeg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06ff9579aaeac582d2f28169600a418257a3fa7a0f75b3f710abb2d96b6b8cb6/Mr.-Lightbulb.jpg)