Hair Loss in Adolescence and Young Adults
— An Informational Video
Hair Loss in Adolescence and Young Adults” is an informational video part of my bachelor’s thesis, showing how hair loss in youth can affect their self-esteem and mental health.
In this project I’m working with how to better visualize information through stop motion animation as an approach to a target group consisting of teenagers and young adults that are or have experienced hair loss.
The most common type of hair loss is genetic (androgenetic alopecia), which occurs often, if not most, in older men. It can therefore be devastating on youth losing their hair, whether it be as a side effect of chemotherapy, depression or other health related problems.
By giving insight in others’ personal histories as an educational and motivating informational video, I hope to strengthen their self-confidence in an otherwise
difficult period.
Behind the scenes on how this video was created: I actually cut my own hair to use in the video, some finely cut for the stop motion animation. The big locks were donated to make wigs for people experiencing hair loss.
An informational video on hair loss in adolescence and young adults. Language: Norwegian
