Talkin bout Michael Sheen/David Tennant and their body language/facial expressions towards each other and others. If you don't like that, feel free to block.
Body language is cultural. It depends on the upbringing of the person and their environment.
Facial expressions are universal. For example, there are 10+ languages that use the phrase 'long face' to describe someone who is sad. For most, facial expressions aren't learned, just expressed.
Microfacial expressions are also universal, happen in the blink of an eye (hence'micro'), and are involuntary. It shows the true feelings of the person, whether they're lying, telling the truth, what they're really thinking, and how open they are to the person, conversation, or situation. They happen really quick and, again, are involuntary, so they're really hard to fake and be 100% aware of 100% of the time.
For the analyses keep in mind that David and Michael are actors, are used to the cameras, and are most likely media trained, but they let many things slip. Like stated above, it's hard to be aware of yourself and what you're doing 100% of the time.
To start with, David has his brows and forehead scrunched up because of the sun.
Georgia does (like most videos) have a light hearted tone and trying to be playful, and David (again) doesn't play along with her.
His movements throughout the video, when signaling to her or a concept, are quick and sharp. Yes, the sun is in his eyes, but his lower face, body, and tone don't indicate any sort of playfulness. His choice of words are also something to take into consideration. Cold, uninterested, distanced, general distaste of doing/being or tired/annoyed.
"It's your podcast." - David says nodding.
"It's a takeover."
"It's your podcast this week." Nods again. "I don' know why I'm doing the video." Here, he shakes his head.
David does agree that it's hers or her episode and genuinely doesn't understands why he's in a video that has to do with her.
A bit later, he quickly looks at his nails.
"It's a sort of season finale." At the end of this sentence, a light smile appears.
"You're the big bad at the end of the season." His previous light smile turns into a grin, a real smile (corners up, cheekbones out, squinted eyes). The small smile was because he was most likely thinking about this sentence and found it funny.
By Georgia's tone of voice, it can be assumed she wasn't saying nor doing anything that would amuse David and cause the smile.
When she responds, David scrunches up his face (part disappointed part thinking) and the smile goes away.
Georgia doesn't seem to get it or purposely doesn't entertain him. Because we can't see her in the video, I can't say for sure. Either way David then explains to her kind of what he meant.
"You're the cliffhanger." He smiles and nods.
Overall, David wasn't acting in this video like he normally does. Trying to play along or appear like he wants to be there. Genuinely asking why he's there and telling Georgia she's the villain of the podcast, poking fun at her.
It was quite the change in his semblance. Being honest and more outward with his thoughts/feelings.
Note: Throughout the video (pointed out by @killerqueen-82), David also sticks out his chin a lot. Meaning aggression, anger, and/or defensiveness.
Let me know if you want me to looking into another part of this video! Or if I missed anything!
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For context, GT is filming a moment between David and their daughter. David doesn't realize he's being filmed until later on in the video.
The video below is cropped and slowed down to really see David's face.
First, I want to talk about the tone of when he says "alright" many times.
David sighs before talking. The sigh can come from being physically tired and needing to take a breath. A sigh can also mean being mentally/emotionally tired about a situation/person/other.
David could be tired and needing some air, but it would be more visually and audibly noticeable. Here, we can see his chest go up and down, but that's from the sigh alone. In the video, we don't see/hear him winded when saying "alright".
The sigh could be more rooted in him noticing the camera and thinking something like "oh, this again". I'll talk about the hand gesture further in.
When David realizes he's being recorded, the corner of his mouth instantly go down, his mouth stays open (breathing), and his eye widen. An unexpected and/or unpleasant surprise. It's obvious he's not thrilled with being filmed, and wasn't expecting for anyone to be filming.
The second image is the peak of the 'smile', which isn't a smile at all. One of the best ways to analyze a facial expression is to cover the lower part of the face and analyze the upper part, then cover the upper part and analyze the lower. If one can work without the other, then there isn't congruency especially when it comes to smiling/frowning/anger.
David is forming (somewhat) of a smile, by stretching his lips horizontally, but that smile doesn't affect the upper part of the face. His eyes stay the same and his cheekbone don' move. Only his lips do.
David, like times before, is probably trying to play it off and not making it a a big deal.
The third image is when he's waving his hand and lowering his head.
Towards the end of the video we see this. Lowering his head (chin is tucked in and eye contact is being held) could be either:
A sort of warning - 'stop filming' .His bad posture.
It's most likely the first reason. Saying "alright" while doing that hand gesture ('put that way') and lowering his head (chin tucked + eye contact), all of those things go to the same thing - stop filming/put the camara away.
The bad posture reason is thrown away when at the end of the video, he goes back to his default, which is bad posture but his head is in a neutral position - looking straight ahead. There's also many videos and images of David never tucking his chin in to look at people. He just curves down if need be.
To wrap up:
He did not know someone was being filmed. David was NOT smiling. Only trying not to make a big deal of it. He wanted the camera to be put away.
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Hello, sorry for the extremely reply! It's a picture, so many details that could've been important might not be there, so take this with a grain of salt.
They are (obviously) aware that a photo is being taken. They'll put there best smile for the camera. The mouth is being stretched into a smile and the cheekbones aren't engaged, meaning this is a forced smile. They are both looking at themselves - if you follow where there eyes are looking, you'll be able to tell.
The second pic is more telling. Anna kisses Michael on the cheek and his reaction to that makes him lose the smile, but because he's still looking at himself and aware that a pic is going to taken, he tries to keep the smile.
The stretched 'smile' is kept, but now the smile is more with the mouth dropping open. The cheekbones were a bit more prominent in the first picture, but here, they're completely disengaged.
I wouldn't go as far as to say he was 'disgusted' or 'annoyed' by the kiss on the cheek. Dropping of the jaw means that the person is surprised/ experienced something unexpected.
In this case, it is surprise. The 'picture smile' dropped with the kiss, so this unexpected event could be one that wasn't welcome, wanted, or just something that he didn't think would happen so he wasn't prepared to sustain the smile.
Usually with couples that are in a good phase in their relationship, a surprise kiss makes a picture smile, turn into a genuine smile despite a camera being present.
I hope this helped and thank you for sending the image!
I forgot to post this, I've had it in my drafts for so long but it's here now!
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Right off the bat, David glares at the camera. Head slightly down (could be the way he was sitting before), furrowed brows, and mouth down. David then starts shaking his head "Oh no, no" meaning there is a congruency with what he's saying about about to say "I'm not ready to be filmed" and as he speaks, his chin goes up. He wasn't in his default position (chin up) before he made this action. He's showing his annoyance.
Right after this, his breathing becomes noticeable. You can see how his chest goes up and down - a sign of agitation, irritation, annoyance, and at times (depending on other cues) anger.
If you zoom in into the first and third image, you can see that in the first, David is looking at the camera. On the third, he's looking at Georgia.
"Let's say you were ready, what would you be doing?"
"No I'm not ready to be filmed."
As he's listening to Georgia, he's taking a deep breathe, trying to calm himself. His brows are still furrowed, shakes his head no, then looks back at his phone. Looking away (in this case) is trying to build some distance (out of sight out mind) or putting a stop to this, trying to end this conversation.
"Stop it."
As he says "stop it" (image on the left) his head snaps down. He doesn't jus lower it, you throws it down, then returns it to a comfortable position. Brows still furrowed and no trace of a smile being held back. He looks away without waiting for an answer as a way to ed the conversation (even if he feels/thinks/knows it won't end, it's a way for people to try and but a stop to things).
His mouth is open if you see this quickly, it might look like a smile, but the rest of his face doesn't follow suite. His eyebrows would've softened, eyes wouldn't be so tense, and his mouth would be closed in order to hold back a smile. What he's showing right now is annoyance. Could be because of Georgia, not being able to find the audio series on his phone, or trying to keep himself busy with his phone and putting his annoyance into what he's doing instead of what's happening.
"You're a bad wife."
HIs face doesn't change. At this point, his focus is away form Georgia and more in his phone. His voice also sounds distant/not engaged. Whether he does think this or not, doesn't show on his face. David could be joking with this statement, but it could also be true. There is nothing here that supported either argument.
Georgia starts speaking (less confidently) and David closed his mouth. In the video, you can also see he starts typing on his phone (most likely searching for the series). This is more of him trying to concentrate on what's he's doing in his phone. From here on out, the annoyance of being filmed is more on the back of his mind now. David's focus is on his phone.
"Well I can't find it (the series)."
First hint of a smile. He's really been struggling to find the episode and thinks it's amusing/funny.
"This is not a great advert."
"No, it's not a great advert. It's not meant to be an advert. I charge a lot for adverts."
A smile while he spoke. Found this amusing, funny, in some way laughable. If you listen to how he speaks, his tone is a 'duh it's not great/obviously" but in a more lighthearted manner, no so heavy.
The wide eyes on the middle image and David pointing at the camera and/or Georgia is making an emphasis on what he's saying "I charge a lot" whether that's true or not.
David looks back down at his phone, his face more relaxed. Neutral eyebrows, neutral eyelids, and lips are formed in a faint smile.
Something I considered is that this is staged. But after seeing David's reactions and how Georgia spoke, it made me doubt that was the case here.
David breathing more heavily and snapping his head.
Georgia speaking more quietly and in a hesitant manner. She probably meant for this to be a funny video, but saw David reaction towards it, and toned it down. She's not in the video, but the change of tone in here is noticeable. Bringing down the ad herself "it's not a great advert" and quoting what David said about her being a bad wife as a way to show him he isn't by talking about the free episode.
Like the other analysis, David is annoyed but this was back in May of 2024, while the other video was of July 2024. Here, he was able to control himself more by distancing himself mentally and concentrating on what he was doing on his phone. In the other video, the only thing he could do was physically walk away.
From a recent video she posted on insta (4th slide): https://www.instagram.com/p/C-55UInooCV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Edited video below
They're lip syncing/singing to a song together. The original video also doesn't have sound and is very blurry.
Michael is the one filming them and because it's Anna's birthday, he's focusing the camera more on her (or he doesn't want to show himself). They also seem to be at a karaoke.
Anna is hugging/resting herself on Michael. They're both comfortable with this. None of them tries to move away, they don't show disgust/seem repelled by this action They're both looking at the camera when Michael starts filming, then he looks away(probably at the lyrics) with a smile and Anna follows where he's looking at.
They are smiling, Anna is smiling a lot more though, enjoying herself and the celebration. Michael, like stated before, is more focused on the camera. The angle also doesn't help to know who he's looking at - himself or Anna (trying filming a video at the angle - look at yourself then at your chest - you won't be able to see where you're eyes are looking at).
Anna at the end is posing and singing, very happy (smiling wide, her singing is very wide - happens when singing and smiling at the same time).
Michael is smiling, it's genuine at times, but that genuine smile goes away for certain moments. That could be because of the singing, doesn't feel like smiling, or he's prioritizing the video over his fun/enjoyment and making sure he's showing everything that he/they want to show. At the end is when his smile was the most real.
Overall, both are enjoying themselves, Michael is busy filming, Anna is having fun, and they're singing. This took me a lot longer to analyze because yes Anna is happy and she's showing that, but Michael does seem a little disconnected. Probably because of the camera and him trying to get the best angles. He's a little more aware of the surroundings and what he's doing. From the looks of it, there isn't anything deeper than that.
Side note: this is the most I've seen Anna genuinely smile. She's not putting much effort in.
The first video is normal and the second is slowed down without audio.
Before I start - I'm analyzing what is being dropped by David. In this video he doesn't seem like he's entirely joking. His face, tone, walking, and words show it.
David shakes his head right after Georgia says 'can we have a convo about this?'.
Looks away, shakes his head, mouth noticeably open, while staring straight ahead. The sunglasses cover his eyes and brows so it's a little difficult to see if his smile is a 'omg stop bullying me lol' smile or a smile of disbelief 'I can't believe you're bring this up'.
The video also smooths out everything so wrinkles that can be seen in a neutral face are harder to see but from the looks of it, his smile isn't that wide.
The cheekbones are noticeable and the wrinkles next to his eyes are also visible. This does show he's smiling, but we can't tell for sure hat type of smile it is due to the sunglasses covering most of his upper portion of the face. His forehead is smooth, meaning that he didn't engage his eyebrows much. David could've furrows his brows, but we won't know because of the sunglasses. This 'smile' could also be cause by how he pronounces 'me' like 'meh' making it look like the corners are going up, when in reality they're going back and his mouth is opening more. It looks like a smile, but it's just him pronouncing 'me' as 'meh'.
In the middle and after what he says ('you're so rude to me') that hint of a smile (whatever type it might be) disappears. The cheekbones and winkles around the eyes decrease. Corner of the lips also fall/become neutral (not up nor down). He looks straight ahead, not making eye contact/looking at Georgia.
"The trendy kids - the cool people."
Looking down and shaking his head. No trace of a smile or playfulness. Overly swinging his left arm back and forth while emphasizing his point by making a hand gesture.
Trying to think fast (which is also shown in his stuttering), annoyed (overly swinging his arm), and trying to get his point across (hand gesture going along with his words. It looks like he also picked up the pace a little, causing his shoulders to move more back and forth. Could be because Georgia got ahead of David in order to film him better.
"Watch and learn."
Raises his head up, does a type of nod, and points his chin up.
David's default is having his chin raised, but when he feels threatened/agitated, he points it out more. He went from tucking his head in order to look down, to sticking the chin out. His action goes hand in hand with his statement 'watch and learn' making this a sort of 'bet' or defiance. It's a way to challenge the other person. Think about a bull or ram. They go down, challenging/charging at their target, then push them up. "Come on, fight me!"/"I'll prove you wrong."
"Stop filming me."
No playfulness in his tone. Cut and dry, stop filming.
There's a 'twitch' or flinch of the right shoulder. At the same time, David 'nods' (quickly and slightly lowers his head). Annoyed, irritated, and containment. He's controlling himself.
David continues walking without waiting for Georgia to catch up nor to answer. At the end, when he says 'me' what looks to me a smile could also be him pronounce the word 'me'. David says is like 'meh' causing corners of lips to go back and mouth to open, making to look like a smile when he's actually just pronouncing a word. This is also reinforced when we look back at "you're so rude to me (meh)' also looking similar to a smile. If it would have been this one time, I would be inclined to say it was a smile, but this is the second time. Looking back at other videos of him saying 'me' we can also see this 'smile' which again, isn't a smile. Just him talking.
It could be that initially, David was trying to play it off and seem as he was joking, or maybe he was actually joking. What happened afterwards though shows he was getting annoyed by this interaction and wanting for it to stop. His tone of voice was also cut and dry.
Let me know if I missed anything! If I did I'll add onto this
Image 2 and 3 are edited in order to see a bit more detail and like stated before - this is a picture meaning that a few micro expressions + body language cues could've been lost.
Let's look at his face first.
Eyebrows are sightly raised. When his face his neutral, his forehead wrinkles are visible, but in this picture they're more prominent. His lips are naturally thin, but the slight bulge under the lower lip shows he's pushing his lower up. It's not a pout because the lower lip is going in, not out. The white upper part of his eyes (sclera) is visible. David, instead of raising his eyebrows completely, only moves them up a bit, letting his eyelids go back into the socket making his eyes more open/wider.
The pic could've been taken by surprise. David didn't have time to form a smile or if this wasn't unexpected, then he didn't hint at a smile, or the pic was taken before he could.
That surprised. look that David has is formed again, when something unexpected happens/when caught off guard.
Now, looking at his body, he's resting his weight on his left side, making the right shoulder pop out a but more and his head to be slightly tucked in. His posture isn't the greatest, having his back rounded a bit and his head down/more out that his body (probably due to his height).
This isn't a pose someone has when they know their picture is being taken. David didn't have much time to react and pose or do anything else with his face/body. His face doesn't show any anger from it, just surprise. A video or another pic after this happened could've showed how he felt about this moment.
So overall, the pic was unexpected and he didn't have an opportunity/time to pose.
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David has his left hand on Michael shoulders. They're both comfortable with being close to each other and with physical contact. Michael nods his head while saying 'yeah' to what David is saying, then David says 'right' while putting his left hand (that was on Michael's back) up. A gesture that is congruent to what he's saying. "Right! That's what I'm saying!"
David keep his hand up and Michael nods again. David moves both of his hand/arms forwards. He's still feeling and/or saying 'that's what I'm saying/that's what I thought!'
In this video, David is most likely telling Michael about something that he witnessed or did that others didn't pick up on or didn't agree with him. Michael is agreeing with him honestly and they continue to talk about the subject.
Video 2:
Michael is being very animated. His eyebrows are raised and his eyes are also wide open. Whatever he's talking about makes him very energetic. David is smiling along and rubbing his chin/beard, while Anna smiles and nods along, so it's a pleasant/interesting story.
The chin/beard rubbing in men/masculine people is usually a sign of interest. Interest in a person, topic, object, or just general interest in what they are hearing or seeing. It also means they are intrigued, thinking (about what to say or how they feel about something, etc.) or anticipating something even more exciting. In this case, David is either interested in what Michael is saying, anticipating what he's going to say next, thinking about what to say, or interested in Michael in general. Any of the above could apply.
David's body is also completely facing Michael. His focus is just on Michael.
Michael is also moving around a lot and both David and Anna follow him movements. David responds more and also moves around, just like Michael, in order to add on to what Michael is saying/showing. There's a back and forth between the two. They know what to say and and try to get a reaction out of the other (a laugh, smile, any sort of positive reaction).
Anna also adds her comment in with a smile while getting closer to Michael. Also, the hand that is seen pointing and making gestures is from the woman in front of Anna talking to Georgia.
Anna speaks with a genuine smile on her face and David and Michael turn to her, also smiling. Michael says something to David, shrugging and shaking his head, probably saying something along the lines of "I didn't know..." and David in response does a bit. Looking up and then dances? He does something that Michael then copies and covers his face, probably a little embarrassed.
In this second video, it's all just smiles and fluff. They are all (including Anna) genuinely smiling and having a good time with each other. David is really enjoying making Michael laugh. He always looks at him to see what reaction he got out of Michael.
Michael also plays along with what David says/does. He has no problem going with what David does.
David throughout this video, is swaying back and forth. Something he does often in interviews, even while sitting down, but he seems to be doing this more in a short amount of time. He could be feeling restless for some reason. Being around people you like can cause a surge of energy so that could be a reason. With how much he's listening and just engaging overall, arguing that he's bored doesn't make much sense. David is also a restless person, so that could also be his 'default'.
Michael and David engage with Anna as well. She doesn't say much, but they listen when she speaks. Anna says something to Michael, he agrees and continues the story, topic, or conversation that Anna brought up, to David.
Again, they are all just so happy and joking with each other. Georgia is having another conversation and isn't involved in the conversation, that's why I didn't analyze her.
Just Anna, David, and Michael having a good time and making each other laugh. Let me know if I missed anything you wanted me to analyze!
Hi sorry me again so this was talked about alot on the day they got released and its raise alot of concern which can't simply be ignored. I'm sorry they stills there was no videos of it. But could u please analyse for us as this has been the most talked about so far
Hello! No need to apologize for there not being any videos - you sending the images is a lot of help so thank you!
In images 1 and 2, Michael is standing up straight. His feet are pointing towards the camera and he has his picture smile (fake smile done for pictures). Michaels body is not facing the other persons body at all. He's standing straight and facing forward. Even though he has a hand behind the other person, he's still facing the front/to the camera.
The three images with Anna show the both of them tired. Michael always poses in a way to make his torso face Anna while his hand his on her back. The major difference with these sets of pics and others, is that Michael (and Anna on the last pic) doesn't have his picture smile. His lips are pressed together and are stretched out horizontally. It's a smile most people do in picture that indicate them not want to take the pic, not wanting to smile and forcing themselves to, or just a feeling of having to tolerate something and having to smile through it.
At first glance, the way Michael smiles in the first two images and how he is smiling with Anna on the last three is so noticeable because Michael isn't trying to keep him picture smile with Anna this time around. Also they both look tired.
Anna for events, always or MOST of the time dresses up, does her hair, puts makeup on, and always tries to look her best. Michael always or MOST of the time has his to-go smile on and tries to look his best. On this day, neither of them did that.
Lets look at them at the BAFTA Film Award 2024
Michael and Anna are smiling, looking straight ahead. They are both more aware/focused on how they look.
Michael has a standard, controlled, smile while looking ahead, but not exaggerating his smile like in the first two pictures.
Anna has a more controlled, flirty, smile. Head slightly down, eyes open and looking up.
The morning that the carpet for "A View From The Bridge" was a tiring one for them. Maybe even the day before.
I don't see the concern for these images. Michael had his standard smile with the men above.
Michael and Anna also couldn't hold themselves like always due tiredness or to factors that we don't know of or that I'm not aware of (if someone has more info please let me know!).
When Michael says 'easy', he closes his eyes with a smirk/smile. Emphasizing on a word could mean he's really trying to make the listener notice/believe what they are saying. In this case, he wants the interviewer/whoever watches to know that for him, it was very easy for him to fall in love with David.
Closing the eyes - remember, savoring, or trying to go back to a certain moment. His head also moves forward. This could be taken as a half nod or affirmative movement. "Yes, it really is easy."
His eyes are also relaxed. He's really just taking in the moment and feeling.
"So I just spent most of my time just gazing at him lovingly."
As Michael says the statement above, he shakes his head 'no', closes his eyes and raises his eyebrows, while he smiles.
There are a few reasons for that:
1: He doesn't believe that what he's saying is true. 'No, I didn't spend most of my time gazing at him (David) lovingly.'
2: He can't believe that what he's saying is actually true. 'I can't believe I really did spend most of my time gazing at David lovingly."
3: A mixture of the 1 and 2. 'No, I didn't spend MOST of my time gazing at him lovingly, but I did a few times.' Just a mixture of the two possibilities above.
I'm more inclined to say it's a mixture.
When Michael says 'I just spent most of my time' he closes his eyes while lightly shaking his head 'no'. Something more personal to him. He's not emphasizing on a word and not reminiscing because he opens his eyes a lot faster of when he's actually reminiscing.
'Gazing at him lovingly'
At 'gazing' he head jerks to the right and he leans forwards. Another emphasize. This could mean that this part more truthful. Doesn't means he's telling the truth here, but it hold more truth than the rest of his statement.
He is smiling as he raises his eyebrows. Raising the eyebrows in this case can be surprise, excitement, happiness, or/and a feeling of anticipation. The anticipation could be about what he's about to say. "Okay, here I go."
Leaning forward can be caused by the energy (happiness/surprise) Michael is feeling. Like when you're telling a story and your favorite part comes up.
I don't usually talk about the tone of voice, but here he sounds more relaxed and how one would talk about a loved one (friend, family, lover).
His first statement is a lot more truthful than the second. He could be exaggerating for many reasons, but the overall feeling/message still stands. To Michael, loving or falling in love with David, is easy or was easy for him to do so.
Hi there could I ask u to analyse this photo for us please
I will always say this: because it's a pic, many things could've been lost. It's posed and they want to give off a certain image.
Now, Anna's smile, from what I can tell is genuine. For Michael, because his face is behind the kids head, it's a little difficult to see. From what I can see is that Michael is kissing the kid in a half smile, but he's focused on something on the distance OR focused on something that he's thinking.
As far as body language, both Anna and Michael are close, but that's due to being close to the their kid. We can't see if Michael has his arm around Anna of if it's just hanging on his side.
On Michael's part, he isn't unhappy or any of that. He's in his head (something that happens a lot with him) and not so much in what's going on in that moment. Anna seems to be more 'in the moment' and genuinely smiling. They aren't looking at each other because Anna is focused on the kid and/or picture and Michael is off thinking about something else, while also engaging.
Not much to say really. Michael is off somewhere else and Anna is posing (with a real smile). There would be a bit more to analyze if if was a full body picture but that's what they decided to post.
Getting this out of the way: Michael's smile and laugh after hearing David are genuine.
"Michael Sheen..."
Nervousness. Smile is tense, eyebrows slightly furrowed. Eyes are looking off, listening and waiting to see what comes next.
"The dear departed Michael Sheen. What..."
Licks lips then lips go inwards, creating a thin line, holding back a smile. Eyes are open while looking down. There are many reasons why people lick their lips Out of nervousness, savoring something (food, an event, a person, etc.) to calm oneself, auto-control, anticipation, or just a habit.
Before this moment, like stated above, Michael was nervous and once he heard David's voice more clearly, he licked his lips then put them into a thin line. A few things that could be happening here: anticipation or nervousness for what is about to be said by David.
In this instance, him 'savoring' David's voice (or him as a person) can be considered to be part of his reason for licking his lips, but due to his reaction, it isn't one of the most prevalent emotions. His lips go in and stay in, even as he smiles (which is a real smile) so this is more of him waiting/anticipating, controlling himself (his emotions, stopping himself from speaking or showing too much), or trying to calm himself.
"What can I say about him that he didn't say about himself"
His face is now red. Embarrassment, flustered, or from holding back his laugh.
Michael touches his eye then covers his mouth with his right hand.
Covering your eyes or your vision in general can mean a few things: not wanting to see something, embarrassment, wanting to hide, or trying to image something better. He most likely just wants to hide his reaction/face. He turns away from the camera while his right hand covers his left eye (camera is positions on his left), then his hand covers his mouth (probably stopping himself from laughing/wanting to hiding his reaction).
"He wasn't to everyone's taste but I always quite liked him!"
"He was the best at his price range."
Grabs his glass of water then throws his head back laughing. He takes a quick sip with a smile still on his face.
Pretty straight forward here; Michael finds it funny. I won't read too much into him drinking water but there is a reason for why people at times drink, other than being thirsty. When nervous, anxious, or when adrenaline kicks in, the mouth feels dry so some lick there lips or get something to drink or eat (also when uncomfortable or trying to stop themselves from saying too much).
"and without him the world... is a lot, less... Welsh."
These five images show Michael genuinely smiling and laughing. Not much to say other than he's finding this quite funny/amusing.
On the second image, it seems like Michael is looking directly at someone with a smile and 'drags' his head away from them. What he was thinking/communicating to that person can be interpreted in many ways to I'll leave that up to you. What Michael is doing here is smiling while the corners of his lips point down, but his cheeks are lifted and his eyes are small. It's still genuine, he's just trying to contain his smile.
Also, furrowed brows doesn't always mean the person being angry, frustrated, or defensive. It can also mean concentration/thinking, trying to control oneself, or confusion.
The fourth image is his waiting what comes up next (could be filling in the blank or just waiting) and the fifth his genuine reaction to what David said.
Eulogy ends and the host thanks David.
What has had me stumped is Michael's reaction afterwards. Compared to a few second ago, his face falls. His smile isn't a tired one (from laughing or smiling too much). His eyebrows aren't lifted like before and smile is horizontal and going down.
His eyes are closed because he was laughing with his eyes closed a second ago, but when he opens them, the happiness is gone. Michael thought of something that made him sad.
Overall, he was happy and found what David said amusing. Genuinely smiling and laughing while trying to hide his reaction/face. At the end, he thought of something that soured his mood. What that something could be can only be speculated.
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Like stated before, these are pictures, but we have seen the videos that each of these corresponds to.
From left to right we have the basftatv, olivier, basftafilm.
Starting with the third image (BaftaFilm)
David and Georgia are focused on each other. David looking down and Georgia looking up to make eye contact with a sincere smile on both their parts and leaning closer together. Pointed by by @killerqueen-82 Georgia is holding her purse on her left hand and in that way, being able to be closer to David and allowing him to be closer. Georgia prioritizes the closeness rather than a pose for the camera.
Second image: Olivier
Here, Georgia posed with her left hand on her hip and the purse on her right hand, between her and David. They're still making eye contact and are still standing close, but both of them no longer lean to where the other one is. The space between the second and third image is quite noticeable.
First image: BaftaTV
Here as well, Georgia has her purse the right hand, standing straight ahead and not minding David. She doesn't tilt her head up to where he is nor does she make any eye contact with him, even though he is looking at her.
David has his hand on her back, but no longer tilts his head much and keeps his distance. If there was a photo, like the other two of them standing close and making eye contact, we would've seen it already (if someone day find/have it please send it). There bodies aren't touching each other like in the other two photographs. The change of tone/mood is also even more present when comparing the BaftaTv with the other two awards.
On this one it's hard by the angle to tell if David is sincerely smiling. Georgia clearly isn't smiling. Her mouth is a bit ajar so this could be her neutral face or she's speaking. They isn't much union here. Each doing their own thing. Georgia putting the bag between does prioritize the pose/camera as seen in this video where she pops her shoulder out and stares straight ahead at the press.
