Facial Expression

Presented by:
Siby varghese
Chhaya shukla
Outline of the presentation
Introduction
 The complexity of facial expression
 Variation within facial expression
 Facial expressions for animation
 Problem Space for Facial Expression
 Tips for presentation
 Conclusions
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Introduction of Facial
Expression
What is facial expression?
 Basic Structure of Facial Expression:
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Eyes
Full face

Universal
How would you react to this
expression?
Variation within facial
expression
Recognizing Happiness
Mouth:
 Joy with a smile.
 Mouth can be open or closed.
 Cheeks are raised.

Eyes:
 Eyelids are tightened
 Wrinkles appear -crow's feet.
 Eyebrows are drawn down.
Recognizing Sadness
Mouth:
 Corner of lips pulled down
 Raised cheeks
 Possibly dropped jaw

Eyes :
 Upper eyelids drop
 Inner corners of eyebrows raised and
brought together
Recognizing Anger
Mouth :
 Jaw tightly clenched
 If teeth exposed, mouth has rectangular
shape
 Thinning of lips
 Lower jaw can be forward
Eyes :
 Raised upper eyelids
 Tighten up area around eyes
 Eyebrows lowered and brought together
Recognizing Fear
Mouth :
 Lips stretched horizontally
 Possibly dropped jaw
Eyes:
 Upper eyelids raised as high as possible
 Eyebrows raised and slightly closer
together
 Eyes staring straight ahead
 Facial expressions as social signals
 Facial expressions for animation
 Research by Paul Ekman
Problem Space for Facial
Expression Analysis
Level of Description
 Individual Differences in Subjects
 Transitions Among Expressions
 Intensity of Facial Expression
 Deliberate Versus Spontaneous
Expression
 Head Orientation and Scene
Complexity
 Image Acquisition and Resolution
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Facial Expression Tips When
Giving
a Presentation
When is the last time you thought
about your facial expressions?
 Smiling eyes
 Things are looking up
 Guffaw
 Nod on
 Disgust
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Which expression is this?
And this?
Facial expression tips while
giving a presentation
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When is the last time you thought
about your facial expressions?
Smiling eyes
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Enthusiastic presenter
Guffaw
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Don’t be afraid to laugh out loud –
especially at yourself. . As we all
know, “they’ll laugh with you.”
Nod on…
Disgust
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A face can be a punch line.
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Conclusion

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Bibliography
• Secrets of face to face communication
(Dr. Robert A.Trect)
• Body language
(Allan & Barbara Pease)
• Understanding body language
(Pramod Rao & Pallavi Kate)
THANKYOU..!!

Facial expression