Facial expressions

1.1. Definition of nonverbal communication The term Nonverbal Communication is mostly used to refer to communication between people, without using any words. It means that it is about to communicate by using our body, gestures, mimicry, posture, using of the senses and all the things that are not connected with what is said (Kendon, 3). Hinde refers to nonverbal communication as something that is “every interaction in the universe except the use of words” (Non-verbal Communication, 4). Juliane

Just like the chameleon animal that changes it color to camouflage with the environment, the chameleon effect is when people mimic their facial expressions, accents, speech patterns, mannerisms, etc., unconsciously to match that of the person they are interacting with (Chartrand & Bargh, 1999). The term first came from a movie called ‘Zelig’ where the actor named Woody Allen imitated other people’s

‘Hard to Swallow’ is an adaptation of an award winning book (and film) “Catherine” which is written by Maureen Dunbar. The book is based upon her daughter’s battle with anorexia and her families struggle in coping and adapting their lifestyle to the illness. Although I knew the main symptoms and effects of anorexia well, the play helped me to see the illness in a different light. The characters in the play were easy to relate to as it was a typical family household, so it was easy for me to see the

Kinesics are the study of body movement, language and gestures. A lot of it is done unconsciously, meaning unnoticed, by either yourself or by disregarding other’s actions. Kinesics are context and situationally determined. This changes how one views the communication or, applies the information transmitted. Different cultures use their own kinds of kinesics. A lot of differences are also seen through the relational structures of interactions between content through, subcultures and micro cultures

When Driver meets his neighbor Irene that emotionless face from the beginning of the film softens up a little. In a small scene where Driver looks out the window of his apartment we see Irene and her son in the distance. So we don’t get the typical close up of the actors. This highlighted the Driver longing to be in a normal world and just how far away from that he felt. Later in the film when Irene and her son goes to the auto body shop where Driver works you can see his face light up like a little

The basic communication concepts can be utilized in everyday conversation and can be seen in different forms of media, such as television and film. In this paper, the 1962 version of The Miracle Worker is discussed and analyzed in terms of these communication topics and I will discuss how our communications class made me see this movie differently. In the movie, the concepts regarding conflict, perception, non-verbal communication, and paralanguage make up the majority of the film’s plotline. Each

images and language was established in response to the human necessitate to create those thoughts and concepts known to others (Cambridge, 2012). Words are just taken to be symbols, and they lack intrinsic meaning while imagery itself is abstract expressions, patterns, which are the basis of the brain. Scholars also argue that when individuals experience emotions, they are retained somewhere within the system and that the aptitude to remember and practise the situation and its connected emotions is

Translating Emotion to the Screen with Composition and Shot Variation In A Raisin in the Sun Filmmaking and cinematography are art forms completely open to interpretation in a myriad ways: frame composition, lighting, casting, camera angles, shot length, etc. The truly talented filmmaker employs every tool available to make a film communicate to the viewer on different levels, including social and emotional. When a filmmaker chooses to undertake an adaptation of a literary classic, the choices

The movie Southpaw tells a story of a famous boxer named Billy Hope who loses his wife and is forced to raise his little girl alone. The whole plot of the movie revolves around his wife’s death, for if it wasn’t for her death his life wouldn’t have spiraled out of control. How this death scene is portrayed gives you a better understanding of the main characters’ life and what he had to go through. In order for a scene to be effective, it’s important to use certain elements correctly, depending on

Storytelling is an important aspect of indigenous culture, “It’s how we make sense of the world around us” (Chris Bose). The characters used are often portrayed as animals and mythical beings to instruct and entertain the moral lesson of the story. Most stories were told to pass knowledge from one generation to the next on how things were created. People would tell stories as Chris Bose did with his performance of “Mosquito Woman,” sharing how the old mountain lady was pushed into a fire and exploded