I decided to watch an epsiode of Blue Bloods which is a police officer drama on CBS.
As I observed the showed with no sound I observed a lot of facial expressions. Many of the expressions to me looked like sadness (people crying) and concern (wrinkles in the forehead appeared when talking to another person). Talking with arms crossed and a lot of finger pointing. I also felt that a lot of people appeared to be serious. There was not a lot of smiling during this episode and the characters did not seem to be having a good time.
When I rewatched the show again with the volume on it was a very serious show due to the story line. The storyline was about a lady who lost her baby due to being punched in the face on the street. The cops were struggling with finding a suspect.
This assignment allowed me to really look at how people express themselves with their non verbal communication. It was actually nice to watch a TV show where the actors could use facial expressions to communicate what they were saying without actually hearing any words. I think that many of the assumptions I made were acurate due to being able to read those non verbal skills. When I lived and worked in Alaska many times the population that I worked with communicated with non verbal skills. I still remember talking on the phone to staff members at a specific location and a question was asked and they did not respond. I actually said you gals are going to have to respond with words and not scrunch your face. Everyone laughed but now that I think back on it I had to learn a lot about what certain facial expressions meant in the region that I worked in. I think that a lot of us would be surprised with how much we acutally communicate with our non verbals skills.
I've never seen this show, but it sound like it may be interesting. It is amazing how much people communicate with non-verbal cues. Facial expression I would say is a quick way to read how a person may be feeling about a situation. It is very amazing to see how much people use them especially on a t.v. show.
ReplyDeleteThat is interesting about your experience in Alaska. I have always wanted to visit there. When I first met my husband he told me that he could read me so good because of my body and facial language. It don't think that I could have done as well as you did watching such a busy show. Reading some actors is easier than reading others. It is such a challenging job that actors have in relaying what the director needs them to.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very interesting show Malinda. Honestly it is kind of hard for me to get into cop shows like NYPD or Law and Order. I like mysteries not those. I wonder was it hard for you as it was for me to not turn the t.v. up the first time. Some moments I wanted to turn the t.v. up just for a second because the body language and facial expressions were going in hard. It is amazing how we see a situation and draw our own conclusions from them. This was a great experiment.
ReplyDeleteRachel Hendrix Great post!