Finger Pointing to the Crowd

You will usually see this gesture used by politicians, especially when entering the stage in front of a crowd. they all do it to appear they are connected and actually see someone they know, which is usually not the case. It just makes for a good photo op.

Here we see it on the red carpet, which is a bit unusual because photographers are not usually yelling hey point at me, they are just making noises and saying things like 'over here' so they get a good shot of the star looking into the camera.

Mimicking is likely going on, where one of the stars starting doing this and the other follow suit. Mimicking gestures is a way to build up a bond if you are doing this with someone you are talking and interacting with; in this case it is likely the coolest of the group started doing it and the others joined in...



Alec Baldwin.arrives at the A Star is Born Restored Print World Premiere , part of the Turner Classic Movie Channel Classic Movie Festival.Grauman'S Chinese.Los Angeles, CA.April 22, 2010



Ernest Borgnine.arrives at the A Star is Born Restored Print World Premiere , part of the Turner Classic Movie Channel Classic Movie Festival.Grauman'S Chinese.Los Angeles, CA.April 22, 2010.2010



Buck Henry.arrives at the A Star is Born Restored Print World Premiere , part of the Turner Classic Movie Channel Classic Movie Festival.Grauman'S Chinese.Los Angeles, CA.April 22, 2010.◦

Finger Pointing to the Crowd