Hello, I’m Caitlin and I’m a creator based in North Lincolnshire. I have experience working in creative industries centred around print and creative media.

I have chosen to base my animated film on a topic personal to me, which is Tourette Syndrome. I want to create something on the topic that I would like to see personally, which is also something I believe others with Tourette’s will enjoy. I don’t like to take myself too seriously, which is why I have decided to approach this project with an endearing and humorous direction. I want to create something light-hearted that anyone can enjoy, with or without a tic disorder.

As a future professional, I would like to demonstrate animation of facial expressions and exaggerating the way they show their emotions. I’ve taken inspiration of how to do this via various cartoons catered to a younger audience such as shows from Gravity Falls to Bluey. The designs of the characters allow for some really exaggerated expressions which adds to both the endearing style of the show as a whole and the humour. In my degree I have specialised in 2D, I adore the outcome and the challenge of the process.

Socially, tic disorders and Tourette’s are not often portrayed in media. Therefore, I would like to find a way of representing people like myself fairly. From what I’ve seen of existing representation, it’s often done in a way that’s either inaccurate and/or the main part of the joke (which is often pretty insensitive too). I have seen Tourette’s represented correctly before, and it’s always been by people who have a tic disorder themselves. I would like to make my piece quite endearing and show how people can find ways of managing their disabilities. A way of making it endearing will be through the way the characters interact with each other and move in their environment.