PERCEPTION
INTRODUCTION
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“ The eyes are the mirror of the soul ” – proverb.
The eyes are an important point of interest, especially in movies and film. We normally look others in the eye most of the
time when we are talking to them. The rest of the time we may be looking at other parts of their faces, or briefly away. If
you know your own eye-contact pattern, you are in a position to control the messages you want to send. If you want to
show interest, you can hold your gaze longer, even just a fraction of a second longer than normal. .
A small percentage of communication takes place via the words we speak. The balance of non-verbal communication lies
in bodily movement and that includes your visual connection. In movies and film it is more often than not that we can
sense true emotion, or lack there of in each individual character. It are the eyes that have the ability to tell the viewer
much more than any written description ever could; true emotion, a sense of humanity, lack of emotion, and of course a
combination of all three.
Clockwork Orange, The Dark Knight, Equilibrium and Renaissance 2054 are perfect examples of how the eyes act as a
message board for the viewer, providing a deeper penetration into the soul of a character; an understanding of a
madness that simply cannot be written.
The eyes are an important point of interest, especially in movies and film. We normally look others in the eye most of the
time when we are talking to them. The rest of the time we may be looking at other parts of their faces, or briefly away. If
you know your own eye-contact pattern, you are in a position to control the messages you want to send. If you want to
show interest, you can hold your gaze longer, even just a fraction of a second longer than normal. .
A small percentage of communication takes place via the words we speak. The balance of non-verbal communication lies
in bodily movement and that includes your visual connection. In movies and film it is more often than not that we can
sense true emotion, or lack there of in each individual character. It are the eyes that have the ability to tell the viewer
much more than any written description ever could; true emotion, a sense of humanity, lack of emotion, and of course a
combination of all three.
Clockwork Orange, The Dark Knight, Equilibrium and Renaissance 2054 are perfect examples of how the eyes act as a
message board for the viewer, providing a deeper penetration into the soul of a character; an understanding of a
madness that simply cannot be written.