“Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site” – A quote from Sherrl Duskey Rlnker`s childrens book “Steam Train, Dream Train”. The story follows a night time cargo train that makes a series of pit stops along its journey. At each stop a new carriage is added to the train, each is loaded by a different species of animal. The animals load material that is suited to their qualities e.g polar bears and ice-cream, rabbits and pogo sticks. I like the dreamtime and surreal aspects of this story. I love the “midnight” element and the emotions it evokes. Focusing on midnight can create a sense of peacefulness and calmness but also uncertainty in the stillness quietness that is present whilst you are awake but everyone else sleeps. I think the billowing smoke depicted in the cover of the steam train mirrors the shapes and colours of clouds. I think the shape and form of a train is a suitable subject to focus on at Signal because, the wide shape of the screen will be complementary to the length of the train. I could try to incorporate some ‘childhood dream’ elements in my piece, similar to the use of animals within this story.