My intentions for this project is to explore the concept of language convergence and body language through the medium of a stop motion animation. I was inspired by communication with the use of words, and how much of our day to day interaction relies on what is actually said, as opposed to how we say it, and how we say it with our bodies.
I have been reading "manwatching" by Desmond Morris, which has been a good catalyst for my thought processes on human body language, as it mark up a lot of interesting points, such as inborn gestures, and universal ones, which different races share, despite having never seen each other before. This is all supported by Prof. Mehrabian's research into human dialect, and the correlation between facial liking, verbal liking and vocal liking. This formula has raised several strands of questioning for me. The main strand I am keen to explore is how much of an understanding do two people who do not understand each other vocally have, if body language speaks louder than spoken word?
Prof. Albert Mehrabian's research http://www.businessballs.com/mehrabiancommunications.htm
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