Chiara L Butt

Professional Intern

Edinburgh Napier University • Vollzeit

May 2024 - Aug 2024 • 3 mos

I worked for a client within the university with another intern and a freelance animator. We created a 2D-animatic short film which presents how autism affects an autistic person's interactions within public environments, and how the films target audience can help reduce autistic peoples struggles interacting in public enviornments. I worked for the client in early 2024 to create this film, but, the first attempt of creating this film was not executed well enough to meet the clients standards. Luckily, we came to an agreement to recreate the film by creating a new script, storyboard and using a different animation style. I took on multiple job roles in this internship since the team was small. This film was important to me because I am an woman with a confirmed autism diagnosis, so, I understood the message that this film was making. The client was aware of my diagonsis and they asked me if I could provide my personal perspective on how my autism affected my interactions within public environments. I used the academic knowledge provided by the client and my personal experiences to create an immersive storyline for the 2D-animatic. I worked alongside the freelance animator and provided creative input on the animated character and prop movements within the film scenes. Once the animations were completed, I used my film editing skills to put the animation together and added additonal affects to some of the film scenes to create some dramatic effects. I used my sound design skills to record, edit, and mix the films dialogue into the film. Throughout the entire project I made sure to keep in contact with the client and my team members via email, teams meetings and teams chat. I made sure that all team members were on target with completing their tasks via weekly meetings, animation sessions, and using a progress tracking tool. DAW: ProTools Condenser Microphone: RODE NT-1A Audio Editing Software: Izotope RX 11 Animation Software: Adobe After Effects and Illustrator