Katherine Heigl demonstrates her expressive acting capabilities while lunching with her husband Josh Kelley and friends in Los Angeles, Ca.
Notice the nose moving upward, while she does have a smile on her face, disgust is the dominant expression. Anytime you see two different expressions, at the same time, it is a wonderful opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of what is up... In this case it is likely she is experiencing the emotion of disgust, but not wanting the other to feel bad so she puts on her "happy face."
Another clue that disgust is the emotion is being felt is how her face is turned away from who/what she is reacting to- we generally turn our heads towards things we like.
Another thing about showing two different emotional expressions; the most negative is usually the prevailing emotion being experienced. I do not believe this has ever been formally proven in studies (or even examined), but it stands to reason that we avoid showing others our negative emotions- as much as possible- especially in social settings, so when we see them it is likely significant... It always needs to be examined in the context of the interaction and the environment.◦
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Katherine Heigl Shows Subtle Disgust
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I noticed a similar disgust/smile on the face of the character "Natalie Teeger" during the Monk series finale (part one) when she saw a friend (Randy) walk off arm-in-arm with a woman (Sharona). The wrinkled nose was extreme and sent a very loud "disgust" signal.
I don't see how one can come to such conclusions with one photo; it seems that you would have to have a neutral photograph/headshot of the person as a baseline to determine their facial features in a relaxed/natural state; and then also be aware of the context of the dialogue/situation
Excellent example of disgust being masked by a smile. She appears to have a slight nose wrinkle to boot. Of course since this is just an isolated picture we cannot say what is causing the disgust at this moment. Is it the conversation topic or something she is looking at. The only conclusion that we can draw is that at the moment of that the picture was taken she was feeling disgust and masking it by a smile.
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