Facial Expressions.

Marjorie Ferguson

• chocolate box - half or full-smile, lips together or slightly parted, teeth barely visible, full or three-quarter face to camera.
• invitational - emphasis on the eyes, mouth shut or with only a hint of a smile, head to one side or looking back to camera
• super smiler - full face, wide open toothy smile, head thrust forward or chin thrown back, hair often wind-blown
• romantic or sexual - a fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female ‘two-somes, or the dreamy, heavy-lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sensual or sexual

Trevor Millum

• seductive - similar to the cool/level look in many respects - the eyes are less wide, perhaps shaded, the expression is less reserved but still self-sufficient and confident; milder versions may include a slight smile
• carefree - nymphlike, active, healthy, gay, vibrant, outdoor girl; long unrestrained outward-flowing hair, more outward-going than the above, often smiling or grinning
• practical - concentrating, engaged on the business in hand, mouth closed, eyes object-directed, sometimes a slight frown; hair often short or tied back
• comic - deliberately ridiculous, exaggerated, acting the fool, pulling faces for the benefit of a real or imaginary audience, sometimes close to a sort of archness
• catalogue - a neutral look as of a dummy, artificial, waxlike; features may be in any position, but most likely to be with eyes open wide and a smile, but the look remains vacant and empty; personality has been removed

We picked the video 'Forget You' by Cee Lo Green because we thought about the variety of facial expressions it may have in it. Some of these included:

• chocolate box - the young boy looks at the girl for the first time and slighty smiles as she smiles back
• inviting - the young girl who looks back at the boy and smiles invitingly at him while talking to her mum
• inviting - the three backing singers introduce the video by inviting the viewers into the restaurant by smiling
• super smiler - the three backing singers smile widely while singing along in the restaurant
• carefree - the young girl sits looking around like she is not bothered still smiling and grinning