My capstone project focused on fears. I was interested in how many different fears there are, how they differ from person to person, and how it can be hard to understand the fears of others. For my capstone project, I have created an infographic showcasing the top ten fears based off of a survey that I conducted. The infographic is organized in a treemap graph to visualize the most common fears versus the less common fears at the same time and is made up of scenes from movies. With ten different clips playing on the screen at all times, my goal is to overwhelm the viewer in the same way that fears overwhelm people.
All rectangles are to scale in regard to the fears and their percentages. Since death is the most common fear (22.3%), it is the biggest rectangle. Since water is the least common fear (6.7%), it is the smallest rectangle. Showcasing all ten categories at once with ten different clips and their audio will overwhelm the viewer in a similar way that fears overwhelm people, while still accurately showcasing the data from my research. It is my intention that the majority of people won't watch the entire video, or even more than a few seconds/minutes, due to how overwhelming the combination of the imagery, audio, and subject matter is.
Pictured here is the key to the video, organized in a treemap graph showcasing the top ten different fears from the survey, the percentages showing the popularity of the fear, and what each category is made up of. A treemap graph is a method for displaying hierarchical data. All rectangles are to scale in regard to the fears and their percentages.