"Congratulations to the host for completing the grief training."
"Do you want to start a new project?"
"Joy training begins!"
Su Ze looked at himself in the mirror and experienced the stimulation of muscles by bioelectricity. He was full of joy and laughed heartily.
The eyebrows maintain their natural arch when relaxed, and the forehead is smooth.
The orbicularis oculi muscle contracts, the eyes are closed tightly, the lower eyelids bulge and lift, and a smile-specific groove appears underneath.
Wrinkles form on the inner corners of the eyes, and crow's feet appear on the outer corners of the eyes, gradually disappearing.
The zygomaticus major muscle contracts and the levator anguli oris muscle contracts synergistically, causing the corners of the mouth to rise upward and to both sides. At the same time, the cheeks bulge and lift to the highest position, taking on the roundest state.
After the upper lip is lifted, most of the upper teeth are exposed; the lower jaw is opened, and the lower lip is elongated under the joint contraction of the zygomaticus major and depressor labii muscles, and the surface becomes smooth, exposing a small number of lower teeth.
The chin is spread, the skin is smooth, and the unique groove of the smile is formed from the corner of the mouth to the chin, which is connected with the nasolabial fold.
At this moment, Su Ze deeply realized that laughing happily is a very complex physiological movement. Especially when there is not enough stimulation source, so many muscle movements need to be mobilized to complete expressions and breathing?
It has to be said that laughter is the most complex expression of human beings, because it can be applied to various social interaction situations, and people can easily make polite smiling expressions without corresponding emotions.
Therefore, how to capture, filter and analyze smiles in different scenes is also the most difficult challenge.
Closing his eyes and feeling the muscle groups with his heart, Su Ze was surprised to find a rule: the core cost of a smile is very small?
Whether it is a normal smile or a hearty laugh, it is dominated by only two sets of muscles?
The only function of the actor's zygomatic major muscle is to stretch the corners of the mouth to both sides and lift it upward, leading the entire smile shape of the entire lower half of the face. The movements of other muscles are supporting roles in the performance.
Then there is the orbicularis oculi muscle, which is a professional actor and is essential for many expressions, such as strong disgust, and the upper and lower eyelids are squeezed and tightened at the same time.
Anger leads to tightening and straightening of the lower eyelids, and the closing of the eyelids from crying. If the smile only involves mouth movements and no eye movements are involved, it is appropriate...
You're smiling but you're not smiling!
Under bioelectrical stimulation, strong pleasant emotions will trigger violent contraction of the orbicularis oculi muscle. The most obvious change in the eyelids is that the lower eyelids will bulge, become shorter, lift upwards and cover part of the lower edge of the iris.
At the same time, due to the mutual extrusion of the upper and lower eyelids, crow's feet appear on the outer corners of the eyes. Due to the bulging and lifting of the cheeks, the characteristic smile lines are formed between the cheeks and the lower eyelids.
Laughter lines!
They all laughed out loud!
“Does the eyelid close more from the bottom up?”
"A slight upward curve?"
"With violent spasmodic breathing?"
Su Ze found that if the eyes did not move, it could basically be determined that the smile was not caused by emotion. Because just raising the corners of the mouth could express a smile, but it was only a need for etiquette.
As long as one is willing, one can smile in any emotional state, but when one is in a bad mood, it is more difficult to smile with one's eyes narrowed than to cry deliberately.
I really can’t do it!
I finally understand why Zhang Zifeng is called the national sister. Even though she is introverted and taciturn, she is still full of affinity. It turns out that it is because of her smiling eyes.
When laughing, the lower jaw droops, causing the mouth to open. Unlike surprise and fear, when laughing, the lower jaw not only pulls down, but also moves back toward the neck. The lower lip is also greatly stretched, and the surface becomes smooth.
The eyebrows are lifted, the upper eyelids are greatly lifted, and most of the upper edge of the iris is exposed.
The upper lip is raised to expose the upper teeth, the lower jaw is opened, the lower lip is opened in a U shape, and the corners of the mouth are pulled upward to both sides.
The cheeks are bulging, and there are grooves unique to smiles under the lower eyelids.
This is a surprise smile.
…
The eyebrows are also raised, and the upper eyelids are greatly raised, exposing most of the upper edge of the iris.
Similarly, the upper lip is lifted, exposing the upper teeth, but the lower lip is elongated, the upper and lower teeth are interlocked, and the corners of the mouth are pulled upward to both sides.
The cheeks are bulging, and there are grooves unique to smiles under the lower eyelids.
This is a smile of anticipation.
…
The upper lip is lifted unilaterally, exposing the upper teeth, and nasolabial grooves are formed on both sides of the nose. The corners of the mouth are raised significantly on one side, and the cheeks are raised on one side.
The eyelids are closed, but the lower eyelid does not bulge or become tight, and there is no smile groove underneath.
This is called sneer or ridicule.
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Slightly lowering the head and retracting the chin are characteristics of the head posture when preparing to attack.
The eyebrows are tightly furrowed and pressed down, forming a "10:10" shape, and there are frown lines between the eyebrows. The upper eyelids try to lift up, but encounter resistance from the downward pressure of the eyebrows, forming wrinkles on the skin of the upper eyelids, and tightening the lower eyelids.
The upper lip is raised to expose the upper teeth, the corners of the mouth are stretched to both sides and tilted upward, and the lower lip is relaxed.
The upper teeth tend to bite the lower lip.
This is a ferocious smile.
…
The shape of the eyebrows becomes flat, the angle of the line between the brows and the tips of the brows changes, and you can see the change in eyebrow shape caused by the raising of the brows.
The upper eyelids try to open wide, but when encountering resistance from the downward pressure of the eyebrows, folds must be formed on the skin. If there is no resistance, the exposed area of the iris will increase.
The lower eyelids are bulging, tight, and lifted, and there are smile lines underneath, the shape of the lips at the corners of the mouth, and the bulging of the cheeks.
This is called the laugh of fear.
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The eyebrows are raised, the eyebrow shape is flattened but twisted in the inner 1/3, and the eyes are closed tightly.
The lower eyelids, mouth and cheeks maintain the standard features of the smile.
Mixed joy and sorrow!
The brow shape of both eyebrows is normal, and a slight frown movement can be observed through the frown lines, indicating concern and response.
The shape of the upper eyelids is normal, with no obvious upward or downward movement. However, the lower eyelids are tight and slightly bulging, which is characteristic of an angry expression.
The gaze is tilted to the upper left, indicating a higher self-positioning.
The upper lip is elevated, the nasolabial folds are clear, but there are traces of suppression, and there are evil expression characteristics, which can be judged as contempt based on the degree.
The mentalis muscle contracts significantly, forming an uneven bulge under the lower lip. At the same time, it pushes the lower lip to bulge outward and tighten with the upper lip.
The depressor anguli oris and platysma muscles contract slightly, and the corners of the mouth are slightly stretched to both sides and slightly bent downward, which is a bitter pout, indicating inhibition and helplessness.
envy, jealousy, hate!
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Sly smile!
Smug smile!
Disdainful smile!
A cold smile!
Miserable smile!
Su Ze has experienced the difference over and over again. After long-term training, he has become very good at controlling his muscles, and he can control his emotions wherever he wants.
To put it bluntly, acting is also a process of developing potential. Just like athletes, through high-intensity persistence, they gradually master skills that ordinary people have but cannot use.
It's hard to say, easy to say. Talent does have high and low levels, but it's definitely not the decisive factor, like Su Ze.
From the initial performance without physical objects to the current micro-expressions, the control of details has long been integrated into Su Ze's body. He works hard for 20 hours a day to form instincts. What is the scariest thing in the world?