Body Language Sheet

[MeTekillot]

It works for writers, it could also work for emoting.

[Sav]

Yes. Yes, please.

I was trying to dig up the body language book I read as a kid, but I found the businessballs page on body language instead, which is pretty amazing. It has sections just for eye movement, mouth movement, hand movement, etc., formatted up more nicely than I can paste here.

signal: crossed arms (folded arms)
part of body: arms
possibly meanings(s): defensiveness, reluctance
detailed explanation: Crossed arms represent a protective or separating barrier. This can be due to various causes, ranging from severe animosity or concern to mild boredom or being too tired to be interested and attentive. Crossed arms is a commonly exhibited signal by subordinates feeling threatened by bosses and figures of authority. N.B. People also cross arms when they are feeling cold, so be careful not to misread this signal.

[Cutthroat]

The above two posts are great resources that can help with people who feel like they don't vary their emotes enough and such, which is sometimes a rut I feel stuck in.

[Maso]

It works for writers, it could also work for emoting.

Ha! My character pretty much does all of those things depending on mood. Which means I'm awesome.

Kidding..kind of. Great resource though!

[Marauder Moe]

This is awesome.

[solera]

Yes, Very Good.  The beta stuff...I've acted out it all at the keyboard.  The Alpha postures...so that's how its done!

[Maso]

http://lifehacker.com/5901468/use-this-body-language-cheat-sheet-to-decode-common-non+verbal-cues

[boog]

I do it too.

Me and Maso, we're amazing.

...<3

[Maso]

 

(that's my new favourite gdb emoticon)

[RogueGunslinger]

You mean to tell me there's more emotive things I could be doing, other than shrug my shoulders and raise my brow/brows? Blasphemy.

[marko]

>nod
>smile RogueGunslinger

[Tuannon]

You forgot chuckling.

[Maso]

>em sighs

[marko]

>em sighs

You're doing it wrong.
>sigh

Coded emotes for the win.

[Maso]

>em sighs deeply

[Schrodingers Cat]

>em sighs slightly

[Maso]

>em sighs lightly

[spicemustflow]

Lovely. Hopefully this will help me make my PCs different from each other.

[Sav]

Lovely. Hopefully this will help me make my PCs different from each other.

Now I want to write a giant excited monologue about how different people express the same emotion and how part of it's based on personality type and part of it's on build, and how I knew two completely identical twins (and dated one) and you would never mistake them because one led with their mid-torso and kept their shoulders back, and one always slouched a little and led with their head, and were shockingly, incongruously different even with the same hair and clothing style. And I would suggest looking at really fantastic actors who disappear into their roles, like Gary Oldman or Tilda Swinton, and how they shift the muscles of their eyes and mouth differently depending on their character, and carry tension in different parts of their body, and how that translates into very different-looking action even if they're performing the same basic muscle mechanics.

Except that shit would just get embarrassing, so instead I'll say that I'm glad people are talking about body language.

[Bast]

looks for the like button

[valeria]

Sometimes I use the Emma Watson side to help describe facial expressions.

[Riya OniSenshi]

Valeria's chart is better.

[Potaje]

I think Emma could show more expression in her angery face.. perhaps she has never truly been angry, or she should have one for -Enraged-. Like she might be if she read my criticizing thoughts on her expressions.

[Maso]

Some of those expressions (Emma), don't look anything like what they are supposed to represent. But I'm guessing that's early days, when she was really young.

[Schrodingers Cat]

According to this Kristen Stewart must be hell to play against in poker.

[Delirium]

And thus the internet stumbled across Kristen Stewart's true calling.

[brytta.leofa]

Some of those expressions (Emma), don't look anything like what they are supposed to represent. But I'm guessing that's early days, when she was really young.

She is, uh, still really young.

[Delirium]

Keep telling yourself that. Tell yourself she's not a lovely, nubile, eligible young woman...

edit: oh, and make sure your body language reflects that. </backontopic>

[Morrolan]

I am proud that I had to look up who Kristen Stewart is.

On the other hand, I used to date this woman who claimed that GenXers were only able/allowed to change their expressions three times a day. Which, while hyperbole, is certainly based on a grain of truth.

[Riya OniSenshi]

[MeTekillot]

Kirsten Stewart and Emma Watson are about the same age.

and while it's hip and trendy to hate on/support these people for their terrible movies, can we stay on topic?

[path]

Delirium, I love you. Let's play a pair of nubile apprentice bards, next go around.

I love the socials. Lately I find myself trying to modify them with () and -, which is not effective, unfortunately.