In this short interview segment of Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart for their upcoming movie "X-Men: Days of Future Past", we see a great example of how even very accomplished actors cannot fully suppress their body language.
Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The images below however, were captured from this video.
Note: The original video has, since the original post, been removed from its online source. The images below however, were captured from this video.
McKellen, recounting a conversation of 27 years ago, tells how he counseled Patrick Stewart to not pursue the roll of Jean Luc-Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation".
At the 0:15 mark, just after McKellen says, "... We happened to bump into each other in Los Angeles and he said this opportunity was his, and ah ...", a classic and partial mouth expression of fear is displayed on his right.
Although brief, this example is slightly longer in duration than a microexpression.
Such expressions representing low levels of fear overlap with the emotion of apprehension. Thus these subtype expressions of fear are sometimes referred to as a "Social Etiquette Fear Face" or "Apprehension-Fear Face".
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2486: Katie Holmes on David Letterman and the "Social Etiquette Fear Face
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2552: Tom Hanks, the Real Captain Phillips and Recalling the Emotion of Fear
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2443: Kristen Wiig's Disgust & Fear Face - Graham Norton, Chris O'Dowd and Fly Eating
Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2517: Bashar al-Assad Fears Over-Throw if U.S. Attacks, Body Language Tell During Charlie Rose Interview, Part II
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2274: The Eyes & Mouth of Fear - Body Language of Ahmed Dogan during Attempted Assassination
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2053: Strong Signal of Fear-Sadness Anxiety - Aurora, Colorado "Batman Shooting"
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2031: Tina Fey arriving at Alec Baldwin's Wedding, Fear-Empathy with a (partial) Sincere Smile - Emotional Dissonance
Negotiation secret # 301: Angela Merkel's Expression of Fear
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