poses and facial expressions
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Categorizing Facial Expressions
Female Poses and Facial Expressions
• Laura Mulvey coined the term ‘Male Gaze’ in 1975. She believes that in film audiences have to ‘view’ characters from the perspective of a heterosexual male.
• Marjorie Ferguson categorized all female poses into four different categories, these include; Chocolate Box, Invitational, Super Smiler and Romantic/sexual.
1 - Chocolate Box• Half/ full smile• Lips together/ slightly
parted• Teeth barley visible• Full/ three- quarters of
face to the camera• blandly pleasing,
uniformity of beauty and devoid of uniqueness
2 - Invitational• Emphasis on the eyes• Mouth shut with hint of
a smile• Head to one side or
looking back to the camera
• suggestive of mischief or mystery, hint of contact rather than sexual promise
3 - Super Smiler
• Full face• Wide open, toothy smile• Head thrusts forward or
chin thrown back • Hair often wind blown• aggressive, look at me
attitude
4 - Romantic or Sexual
• Includes male/ female ‘two-somes’
• Dreamy• Heavy lidded• Overtly sensual/ sexual• possibly or definitely
available
Male Poses and Facial Expressions
• Trevor Millum categorized the different male poses and facial expressions in 1975. These poses were put into 5 categorizes, including; Carefree, Practical, Seductive, Comic and Catalogue.
1 - Carefree
• Nymph like• Active• Healthy• Vibrant• Outdoor girl• Often smiling/ grinning
2 - Practical
• Concentrating• Engaged in business in
hand• Mouth closed• Eyes object directed• Sometimes a slight frown• Hair often tied back or
short style
3 - Seductive
• Similar to cool/ level• Eyes less wide• Expression is less
reserved but still self-confident
• Milder
4 - Comic
• Deliberately ridiculous• Exaggerated• Acting the fool• Pulling faces
5 - Catalogue
• A neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, wax like
• Features may be in any position- but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile
• Looks remain vacant and empty with personality removed