I chose to watch the show “The X Factor”. This is a show
that judges contestants on their singing abilities. I don’t ever watch this
show but decided to because I wanted to check it out due to the new judges
Britney Spears and another female which I don’t know her name, but I’m sure she
is famous. Television has made such a huge deal out of the new judges. I have no
clue who were the judges during last year’s show. Anyways, I only recorded
about 30 minutes of the show because it was on for about 2 hours one night.
While watching a 30 minute portion with the sound off, I had to solely rely on
my ability to read facial expressions and bodily functions. I have never been a
good lip reader so I gave up on that skill fairly quickly. I was only able to
tell if the judges really liked someone. If they did, they were smiling, stood
up and clapped, or had an expression of awe on their faces. When they didn’t
like someone, they shared looks of disgust or were laughing. With the sound
turned on, I was quickly able to determine what was going on because I could
hear the contestants singing. I was able to tell if they were talented or not
because I could hear them. It was very difficult if any of the contestants
cried to determine if it was a good cry or a bad cry with the sound off, but
with the sound on I determined it rather quickly.
It is funny that you could tell who the judges
ReplyDeleteliked or not based on their expressions. When it comes to facial expressions, I guess you really can read someones mind! I had a hard time with the show I chose trying to read lips and understand what was going on without actually knowing. I enjoyed your post, thanks for sharing!
Hi Arica:
ReplyDeleteGreat analysis! I have watched that show before and it was pretty good to me. But I haven't watched it in a while. I totally feel you on the lip reading thing though lol. Surprising, I was able to read lips in some scenes with the show I watched. But after a while, I stopped because I wanted to hear, not read lol. But anyway, I totally agree; the good cry and the bad cry are definitely quite hard to decipher in silence. That was a good point you made...
Hi Arica, it is so interest how our one senses tries to kick in to determine what is going on when another sense is not being used. When I was younger I would listen to music with the TV on mute and try to figure out what the TV program plot. I always end up pause the music and unmuting the TV to watch the show because of the facial expressions.
ReplyDeleteThanks for Sharing,
Andrea Cureton
Hi Arica!
ReplyDeleteThe X Factor seems to be a good example of various verbal and non verbal communication styles as there are consistent opportunities for the judges to0 shows nonverbal expression of praise or dislike. Its amazing how frequently we used nonverbal behavior throughout our lives, much of which is unconscious. This course has enabled me to become aware of my nonverbal communication and increased my ability to analyze other’s use of nonverbal communication.