Adaptation B: The facts

The statistics of mental health and depression is quite shocking, I have gathered all of my research to talk about during the infographic. With this information I can structure my script.

• 1 in 6 people will through the course of their lives will suffer from depression.
• 1 in 4 woman will suffer from depression
• Woman are twice as likely to suffer from mental health as men
• Woman are more likely to suffer from anxiety as men
• Woman are more likely to be treated for depression, this is due to woman admitting to problems and symptoms compared to men.
• Men are more likely to suffer from a drug or alcohol addiction/problem.
• 1 in 10 people in prison DO NOT suffer from a mental health disorder.
• 1 in 20 is clinically depressed meaning major depression
• 1 in 50 British people can suffer from a form of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder

Symptoms of SAD

• Poor Concentration
• Low in mood
• Cravings for carbohydrates
• Social "phobia" (Don't want to see people, can't be bothered to be social, wants to be isolated)
• Lethargic
• Physical pain: Stomach/joints
• Behavior problems: Cross, short tempered, moody (More for children)

healthline.com

Mind.com

Mentalhealth.org.uk

Adaptation B: How it works and desgins

So i wanted to have a diagram of how the infographic would play out, I decided to go for a two sided story, the first zoomed out on a sphere which will show diagrams and charts of depression information and statistics, the camera will then zoom in to show a young girl walking, as the sphere rolls (now representing the earth) the pop ups with tell the process and my personal story of depression, specifically focusing on SAD.

For my character, i wanted her to reflect something of me to make it more personal, in which i chose the hair style and colour, the same style and colour I had at the time. Though I did go through some possible styles

After trying out hair styles, i found that doing a similar one to my own past self would be a small way to connect myself to my character. My hair style was long, fringe cut and brown/red hair colour.

A final concept of what my character would look like.