Expressionless - Samantha Tutino

My piece is supposed to convey the way humans believe we are able to "read" each other, or how we use the term "I could just tell," when describing how we believe others are feeling. In reality, we are able to hide what we are thinking and feeling quite well, I know I have on many occasions and I'm sure everyone else has too. Certain things are not considered "socially acceptable", and others may just be embarrassing to discuss in public. Either way, this video portrays that we are not able to tell what everyone around us is feeling or thinking as well as we believe. The sound of the fearful wind is supposed to confuse the viewer, the same way our own opinions and experiences cloud our judgments of others. No viewer could know what each of these six people were thinking for all 30 seconds they were on screen, and most would probably guess that they were scared, angry, or sad. Very few would probably believe that this was after Thanksgiving dinner, where we were all laughing and talking and enjoying the company of one another..