Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3427: George Lucas regarding Star Wars, "I sold them to the white slavers" - Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Earlier today, after only 20 days after its release, the Disney and Lucasfilm, Star Wars: The Force Awakens - overtook James Cameron's Avatar with respect to North American office earnings ($760.5 million) - although it remains a ways off from Avatar's global record of $2.78 Billion).

George Lucas was recently interviewed by Charlie Rose. The two men know each other well. When Lucas spoke of the selling of Lucasfilms along with the legal rights to the Star Wars franchise - he used the metaphor, "white slavers" when referring to Disney. What follows is a partial nonverbal analysis of that exchange:

Beginning at 1:45 George Lucas continues:

Lucas: These are my kids - so ...
 
Rose: All the Star Wars Films.

Lucas: All the Star Wars Films.

Rose: They were your kids.

Lucas: Yeah, the well, they ARE my k-,  ya know - I loved them, I created them, - ah-um, I'm very intimately involved in 'em - and obviously to sell 'em off -

Rose: [over-talking] And you sold them.

Lucas: I sold them to the [pause] white slavers that take these things and [deep inhalation] and [inaudible], [nervous laugh], [extended blink], [looks down to his left] ...

Rose: Okay, But, but, but having said all that, and having talked to you for the last, and known you for a while, and admired you, I mean it must hurt you.

Mr. Lucas immediately realizes he made a mistake.

2:07

Looking down to left

Blushing

Sincere Smile after Nervous Laughter

Embarrassment








Body Language Axiom: Although all embarrassment is not accompanied by a smile - when a smile accompanies embarrassment it's virtually always a sincere smile - though it may sometimes be suppressed.

Body Language Axiom: Moreover when blushing occurs with a "smile", the smile is always sincere (although you, as an observer, may not find the cause a reason to smile). This is also often a suppressed, sincere smile as well.

2:09.2

Inward Lip Roll (ILR)

Psyche trying to suppress strong feelings and their corresponding facial expressions

2:09.5

Tongue Jut signaling:

"I've been bad"
"I got caught"
"I've misbehaved"(Navarro)

Lucas knows he made a huge mistake

2:09.8

Second Inward Lip Roll

Still trying to prevent crescendo of and expression of strong feelings

2:10 - 2:12

False Mastication

Mr. Lucas' mouth is dry (normal response to anxiety) and this false chewing (aka false mastication) serves to stimulate the salivary glands and distribute saliva 





See also:

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3415: David Beckham, John Boyega, Star Wars and Lightsabers 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3242: Jennifer Lawrence, Singing Cher and Liam Hemsworth 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3370: Michael Fassbender and an Under-recognized Body Language Tell  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2778: April Fools Prank and Embarrassment 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3125: Vladimir Putin, Suppressed Smiling & Blushing

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2911: Becky Hammon Part II - Blushing & a High Sincerity Quotient


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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3408: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Star Wars and Body Language (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Daisy Ridley and John Boyega were guests on The Graham Norton Show recently promoting (what else?) Star Wars: The Force Awakens. When actors are interviewed, it provides a fantastic forum in which to learn body language - for even though they are essentially, professional liars - skilled and paid to deceive us (within the context of a social contract known as acting [e.g., we WANT to be fooled]), when Daisy is just being Daisy and John is just being John, they no better at hiding their true feelings than are the rest of us.

Whenever the central forehead is contracted and elevated (aka a CFC or elevated-CFC) simultaneous with a partial mouth smile - there are three primary emotions which should always come to mind. One of these body language tells is exampled wonderfully here on Ms. Ridley's face.

This image (cropped from the one above) was captured (during 0:56) just after Daisy recounts her father's reaction after she told him she had be casted in a Star Wars film.

Her father said, "Oh, I was always more of a Trek fan".

It's important to note that this partial "mouth smile" is not a sincere smile at all. In addition, notice that Ridley's eyebrows are also elevated. This is a classic expression of incredulity/disbelief. What are the other two emotions seen with an elevated CFC in conjunction with a partial (and insincere) mouth smile?

Although we cannot see his whole face, what emotion is John Boyega feeling at this same moment?














See also:

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Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3393: Syed Rizwan Farook, Tashfeen Malik, San Bernardino Shooting and Predicting Violent Behavior 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3389: Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama meet in Paris - Body Language Faux Pas  

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3384: Donald Trump Repeats Controversial 9/11 Claims - Body Language Tells

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3354: Rape Victim (13 year old girl) Demands to Make a Statement at the Sentencing of Perpetrator 

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 2115: Prince Harry in Afghanistan - Incredulity & Contempt

Nonverbal Communication Analysis No. 3156: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens - Body Language Tells

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