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Team 02: Character Facial Expression Analysis

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Main Characteristics: - furrowed brows - frown - droopy facial movement Understanding facial expression is important because the best kind acting comes from showing, not telling. When we see a character being droopy in body language and with a downward facial expression, we know their sad or depressed.

Character Facial Expression Analysis: James Jonah Jameson's Laughter

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This is a scene in Spiderman 2 where James Jonah Jameson hires Peter Parker to photograph a big American Hero party regarding his son, who is an astronaut. Peter ask if he could be paid in advance. In response, James lets out a sarcastic laughter that shows his face curled up and wrinkled. He exhibits signs of laughter and sarcasm. All the while, he is rather dumbfounded being asked by Peter of such request. To which he changes to a more serious tone and repeats himself.  Just by turning away and letting out a laugh, you can in his face that he wasn't impressed and rather found it funny. Even with his eyes closed and face wrinkling, you can feel his expression. Even when he looks back at Parker, he starts letting out a much hearty laugh. He even wheezes at the beginning that makes you know that he found it so hilarious. (Spiderman 2)

Comedy Analysis: "The Wallet" by Team 2

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THE WALLET SEQUENCE          In the  Spongebob Squarepants' Season 2 episode 31, "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III", Spongebob and Patrick are watching over the Merma-lair. There, they accidentally release the second arch-nemesis of Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy: Man-Ray. This prompts them to rehabilitate him to becoming a better person by doing a series of lessons. This is where this scene takes center stage in helping the villain change. Spongebob Squarepants - "It's Not My Wallet" (MY FAVORITE) 01 - YouTube 1.  Status and progression / KENNETH           In the beginning of the clip, Spongebob gives the first lesson which is helping Man-Ray return a wallet to Patrick. However, when the villain tries to hand it back, Patrick states that it's not his. This prompts Man-Ray into persuading that it is indeed his. And despite showing his ID in his wallet, it would mean it is his wallet. But Patrick says, "It's not my wallet." I...

The Character Analysis of Pixar's "Wall-E"

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Character Analysis: "WALL-E"