A Stress Story

Created by Sofia, Michael and Tobias

at Bright Lights in the Lab 2017

Stress Story Sofia, Michael and Tobias.JPG

Here's what they had to say about making this movie:

A Stress Story, a stop motion animation with a main character named Justin, describes how a stressful daily routine may lead to a panic attack. Our message to other people is that there are ways to cope with daily stressors to prevent stress from negatively affecting the brain. We used materials such as plasticine and cardboard to make characters, props and backgrounds for the film. For most of the scenes we shot the characters and props in a three-dimensional format, but we also used a two dimensional format for the description of the brain. We chose stress as our topic because we were all motivated and eager to learn about panic attacks and how it affects the brain.

Some of the challenges we faced during this process was that the stop motion software was hard to use. There were unexpected pauses between shots, and the background would move or characters would get damaged. We learned to wait between shots and to have patience and that there are also negative and positive effects of stress on the brain. We also enjoyed making the plasticine characters and the colorful backgrounds.

A Stress Story, a stop motion animation with a main character named Justin, describes how a stressful daily routine may lead to a panic attack. Our message to other people is that there are ways to cope with daily stressors to prevent stress from negatively affecting the brain. We used materials such as plasticine and cardboard to make characters, props and backgrounds for the film. For most of the scenes we shot the characters and props in a three-dimensional format, but we also used a two dimensional format for the description of the brain. We chose stress as our topic because we were all motivated and eager to learn about panic attacks and how it affects the brain.

 Some of the challenges we faced during this process was that the stop motion software was hard to use. There were unexpected pauses between shots, and the background would move or characters would get damaged. We learned to wait between shots and to have patience and that there are also negative and positive effects of stress on the brain. We also enjoyed making the plasticine characters and the colorful backgrounds.