Comments on: Understanding Facial Expressions and Microexpressions

By: meismenotyou

meismenotyou — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:29:02 +0000

they are a few ways;
micoexpressions are universal and it is extremely hard to hide 100% of it they will always be a trace of them but there is only one case where you cant see them is if the person has botox.
to know more just go on the wiki page of FACS (facial action coding system) so every facial movement is coded by a number:1=inner brow raised

By: Mohamed Mamdouh

Mohamed Mamdouh — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:51:09 +0000

Thanks mate great article , i have been studying emotions for sometimes plus just starting in the body language .
still to early for the facial expression cuz spotting micro-expressions needs a very fast dedicated eye or a recorded vid or pics
anyway . . . Thanks for the good article

By: Jorayx

Jorayx — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:44:00 +0000

I know two things about my own body language. I know my face twitches when I am fighting not to smile, and I force a yawn when I pass people on the street and feel intimidated. 2 habits that will definitely be corrected soon

By: Qatadah

Qatadah — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:57:00 +0000

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By: Carl Bartlett

Carl Bartlett — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:01:00 +0000

I need help decipher this comment

By: peter eromosele okolo

peter eromosele okolo — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:21:00 +0000

i have a girl but cant decipher her help understand facial expression to know her very

By: Interrupting Someone is Not Rude, It is Persuasive!

Interrupting Someone is Not Rude, It is Persuasive! — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:41:47 +0000

[...] Facial Expressions: Like the example above about making a stupid and funny face [...]

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:39:52 +0000

You have to be better at reading than they are at faking. Also, a few years back I bought Ekman’s Subtle-Expression training tool and his Micro-Expression training tool. They are designed to teach you how to recognize both subtle (small movements) and micro (quick movements) expressions. I think they’re the same thing as what he has now, only in web-based form. If you’re willing to kick out the dough, definitely check them out.

Also, there is one page in Scott McCloud’s book Making Comics that is priceless because it shows you emotions in different intensities, as well as how the basic emotions combine to form more complex emotions.

Another resource to use is Gary Faigan’s book The Artist’s Guide to Facial Expression, which actually informs Scott McCloud’s work.

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:36:05 +0000

micro-expressions can be manipulated. Ekman taught himself to move all however many muscles in his face at-will. This means that he can literally express any emotion (and emotional combinations too complex for us rookies) he wants.

Not that i’m attempting to manipulate them, but I’m taking a few minutes a day to close my eyes and change my facial expressions so that i can FEEL what they’re displaying from the inside. This will give me a better sense both of my own emotions as well as what other people can read off of me. i am also spending some time changing my facial expressions by watching them in the mirror.

I’m doing both of these things to be better able to read other people’s overt and subtle expressions as well as get a sense of the physical tension in their face necessary to produce a particular expression. It’s one thing to be able to label an emotion, and another to be able to experience it.

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:32:05 +0000

I’m positive that watching these actors at least in this show will tell you a thing or two. Well trained actors have an immense amount of physical and facial control, and you better believe that the people picked for the roles in this are getting/have gotten a whole new level of training.

If you’re going to practice on television, watch talk shows. If you have DVR, put the shows in slow-motion so you can see the subtle changes in their facial expressions as they hear news, other opinions etc. The difficult thing about watching talk shows (springer and crossfire) is the frequent camera angle switches, but putting it in slow motion compensates for that.