Masking Emotions

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Masking Emotions

• Learning to communicate emotion through facial
  expressions and body language

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Sadness

• Lips pressed together
• Brow furrowed
• Eyes squint
• Chin down
• Arms drawn to body

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Happiness

• Brows lifted
• Cheeks lifted in a smile
• Mouth slightly open
• Chin high
• Arms away from the body
• Shoulders high

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Surprise

• Brow lifted high
• Eyes widely opened
• Mouth opened
• Jaw dropped
• Arms away from the body
• Shoulders tensed
• Chin high

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Shock

• Brow lifted and furrowed
• Eyes wide
• Mouth slightly open
• Arms drawn to the body
• Shoulders tensed

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Terror

• Jaw dropped and mouth opened
• Brow lifted and furrowed
• Eyes open very wide
• Shoulders tense and arms close to the body
• Chin dropped

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Joy

• Eyes wide
• Cheeks lifted in a smile
• Brow lifted
• Chin and head high
• Shoulders high
• Arms away from the body

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Grief

• Eyes narrowed
• Chin dropped
• Brows furrowed
• Corners of the mouth down in frown
• Shoulders round and back slumped

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Anger

• Lips pressed together
• Eyes narrowed
• Brow furrowed
• Jaw clenched
• Arms crossed or close to the body
• Shoulders tensed

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Rage

• Eyes narrowed and brow furrowed
• Jaw clenched
• Lips pressed together
• Fists clenched
• Shoulders raised and tightened

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Practice

• Consciously practice the emotions with a mirror
  to be sure youre communicating well.
• Implement the elements into a Mexican style mask
  using the examples in following slides.

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Masks- Click links to see better details
http//tides.sfasu.edu2006/u?/Digital,1098
http//tides.sfasu.edu2006/u?/Digital,707
http//tides.sfasu.edu2006/u?/Digital,1272
http//tides.sfasu.edu2006/u?/Digital,1568