Ideas:

• The connections theme was quite broad and I ended up brainstorming many ideas including the internet, technology and how society connects us all. However, I ended up thinking more literally: what connects us to places? What connects a city? What connects routes and areas? Something important to London, not only technically but also culturally. The tube. The underground map connects all of London through its many routes and intricate systems and as something I use everyday, I thought it would be a perfect concept to focus on for this motion graphic. 
• To simplify such a big concept as travel, I created my motion graphic centering around the single route that I use to travel to university multiple times a week.  

• I found after effects to be a very difficult software to navigate for the first time but utilising key frames, trim paths and manipulating positions and scale, I was able to create a simple 15 second piece about the connections in travels and routes in my everyday life. 
• If I were to do this again with more time and experience, I would improve on many things, like adding different effects such as motion blur, play around with more shapes and twists and rotation, which is something I didn’t get round to fully mastering and including in my finished piece. However, I think I did a good job using trim paths, opacity, timing and text.