Illustration and Narrative - final version of assignment #5

 

Decisions

Following the tutor's feedback:

• Read the brief! Particularly - choose a cover page and use evidence of action, symbols and juxtaposition.
• Make the story clearer in 2 ways. Firstly, illustrate just the reaction of residents to the race passing through their 'territory' early on a Sunday summer morning, and not attempt to show also the experience of the cyclists themselves.  Secondly, limit the narrative to 1 rather than 2 two races (otherwise this risks confusion trying to explain visually to 2 separate time lines)
• Take out the reference to 'village' in the title - tutor's suggestions about alternative compositions suggest that this word is loaded with expectations more of a Midsommer Norton look-alike rather than just another part of suburbia inside the M25 ring that still uses the name 'village'.
• As a result, replace most of the images of participating cyclists and use those remaining to provide visual context

Click here for: Original version of Assignment 5

Cycle 100 passes through Weybridge

 

Text

The Surrey 100 is a 100 mile cycle race for amateurs that follows the same route as the 2012 Olympic Road Race. It begins in London, runs in a loop around Surrey and then finishes back at the start. The 2013 race was the first of its kind. 20,000 riders came in stages over 2 hours through Weybridge, 20 miles from the start, from 7am on 4th August.

How did local residents react to this early morning visit? 

Cover page



The Cycle 100 arrives in Weybridge, 20 miles form the start

 

Inside story

 

Access to the main road was closed from 5 am
 

6.55 am, a few wait at the newsagents
to see the riders arrive
 

7am, the first pelaton of riders thunders past
 

The small crowd starts politely clapping

The rest of the family and others come later to support  

 

Lets capture the riders on a camera phone



Mum gave us these flags but we're
not going to wave them

But I am not so pleased to have my
dog walking interrupted

Can we have our road back, please?

Goodbye, keep going, well done!