It is the duty of a film-maker to captivate the viewer. In much the same way Aristotle taught about reaching one’s audience, a film-maker uses visual language (and sound) to persuade theirs. Although the vast majority of motion pictures and contemporary media adhere to a certain format, the effectiveness of their persuasion seems to have no formula. By using just the part of close-up shots where the actors are in between words, I was able to isolate expression in the midst of a change, or I was able to isolate certain feelings and bring them out sometimes regardless of the actors intentions, script or words being spoken. Afterwards, using typical and industrial techniques from Foley work (sound design for film) the expression being displayed would be solidified into a more definite feeling, albeit a cinematic one. Animators use these technique so that their hand-drawn characters come to life. Directors of Photography use it in their soft-sell advertisements to convey feelings of warmth. Actors use it to dynamically manipulate their audience into suspending their disbelief.

Viewers who watch casually may have some memory of the images they viewed later, or they may not. The feeling that they receive, however, through empathic relationship to the image of a human face will last longer than the memory of that visual image. The strength of the change that takes place in the viewer depends upon the amount of conscious awareness the viewer has of this process taking place. If perhaps one viewer is completely enthralled, then the emotional state of the image is subjectively transferred to her completely. If another viewer is aware that he is empathizing with the expression of that image, the amount of change is the viewer’s mind will be less. When a viewer exerts energy to dispel or ignore that expression, the effect is lesser still. Emotional states are communicated through the eyes, eyebrows and shape of the mouth. The reaction to another’s facial expression through empathy is automatic. Considering the case where an audience is enjoying the show, and the strength of emotional conveyance is at a maximum, an abstract emotional quality can be intentionally placed upon them for effect.