Crazy Theater Teacher's Weird Body Language Theory

My crazy theater teacher had a very strange theory about people and their body language!
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00:00 - Character Spheres?
01:43 - Vacant Head Sphere
03:06 - Intellectual Head Sphere
04:24 - Heart Sphere
05:50 - Will Sphere
07:36 - Outro
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[@LetMeExplainStudios]

Gosh, you're all so smart. I love reading these comments and your discussions! You're the best audience. ❤

[@AfrosCanBeCool]

Thanks Studios!

[@heartsonev2112]

hi becca!

[@diannazc5187]

"1 min ago" (FORTH!!!!)

[@COTT0N_CAND7]

awww ty 6th

[@CaptainAstrowl]

Thank you Ms. Parham! 💙

[@themysterynottwins8619]

When she called the Vacant Head Sphere and Intellectual Head Sphere "The Twins," I immediately thought of Dipper and Mabel from Gravity Falls.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

I thought she said Bacon Head Sphere

[@lxmonp1e]

@@BariumCobaltNitrog3n haha, roblox dipper

[@Lucki_MORELIKEUNLUCKI]

Lmao,they truly do follow these character spheres.

[@themysterynottwins8619]

Side note - They especially fit since Becca mentioned that Vacant Head Spheres aren't less intelligent than Intellectual Head Spheres, which makes sense since Mabel isn't necessarily "dumber" than Dipper.

[@8balls122]

I think their both vacant spheres, intellectual spheres have more calmer movements and facial expressions, dipper however is constantly moving and expressing.

[@Choujifangirl]

“they have the ability to hold eye contact they just don’t want to” I love that you pretty much described autism, and eye contact in one sentence

[@mistermiss9093]

exactly- im either not looking at you to the point your second guessing if im paying attention or staring you down like i wish death apon you.....

[@Choujifangirl]

@@mistermiss9093 yeah pretty much, there is no in between🤣

[@gaugemogle0779]

I have autism and ADHD so Yeah that fits me

[@callmeaprilroseorisha404]

yep

[@ethanwhite1949]

@@callmeaprilroseorisha404 me to but most the time it's eye contact all the way baby WO WO just so you.......I am a boy. 10 though so young including when watching bluey a (mostly) show for 4 year olds and younger. Edit:I actually have a hard time with eye contact sooo yeah

[@mozzapple]

I feel like the spheres thing is good for writing fictional characters, specifically fantasy / cartoon characters. It adds extra personality to their actions while not being extremely complicated

[@m.richardpavao7921]

Blake is shaking in his boots right now

[@stevenfragoza46]

shiverd his timbers

[@user-qu1wm6yj3z]

agreed

[@Mcblake498]

🧐

[@blakequinn7982]

That me I was shoken

[@brycemucklin6521]

I got your comment to 200 likes

[@nataliegray8019]

Something about these "character spheres" actually does strike a chord. I remember learning about leading with the hips/head/chest and how sitting on different parts of a seat have something to do with character in my high school theater classes. I think we called them something different, but for the life of me I couldn't tell you what.

[@inspirationwithnoexpiratio629]

I actually learned something similar to this too. They called leading with your head/chest/stomach/feet. We did a bunch of walking around with this to portray different characters but I wouldn't doubt you could do with sitting too.

[@timothyryan8983]

I was about to say something about Jungian psychology but that is a thin line to connect.

[@LittIeme.]

Our names are similar

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k,

[@Giannithegreatest]

For real though

[@eddyneedssleep]

While it's practically impossible to put a real-life person into strictly one of these spheres, I do see how this can be used to help characterization in theatre. How a character walks and interacts with their environment can tell the audience a lot about them, so this makes sense in terms of acting. Real life however, no :)

[@ltxansta3327]

I think this whole “stereotyping people based off of a few mannerisms” thing is an example of what I call the tarot card syndrome. The descriptions are so broad or vague that they could apply to everyone to some extent, just like how tarot cards seem accurate because you kind of fit into each category. I dunno, just something I noticed.

[@maem7462]

I will mostly agree with that. It's good to know how certain types of characters would walk and interact. Even then characters don't usually fit perfectly into one of these. It's better to apply which of the features from these types fit the character. I think I mostly get what you are saying and we seem to have a similar enough opinion on this

[@deetycatcat]

I fit perfectly with heart sphere, but when I'm sitting on a sofa, not a chair, I take up the entire sofa.

[@taakofromtv150]

@@deetycatcat I fit perfectly into the intellectual sphere other than the fact that I do tend to move a tie around a lot when I wear one

[@cynthyawongwong3462]

@@deetycatcat same…!

[@gideonbrown4215]

3:59 She's got an autograph from Tom AND Jerry?! I am vacant-head-sphering so hard right now!

[@MikaMarie8]

I fit so perfectly with the Vacant Sphere 💀

[@briibreadncheese]

I swear with every video- Rebbeca and her videos are slowly becoming a classic cartoon and I’m all in on it

[@AlexRosey]

Well maybe thats the theme of her channel plus witchcraft and stuff

[@bluebellblossom]

What's up brii B)

[@GoldAmple]

@peter shut up

[@LianneAngela]

@@briibreadncheese BRII YOUR STALKING ME LMAOO

[@loldamya1791]

me too

[@ipettynote]

And she has returned!

[@mercuryxsky5602]

She has.

[@Yusufffffff351]

Heyyy

[@NYCDunkz]

Yoo

[@gaberiffe8834]

Yess

[@Im_a_big_clown]

Yes

[@ethanortiz8930]

In 4:15 when she talks about how the vacant head-sphere and the intellectual head-sphere are related to each other, it some what reminds me of lapis and Peridot from Steven universe even thought some parts are there

[@danielvalent8881]

I'm mostly a Vacant with a few parts from Intellectual and Heart, but now you've got me wanting to make a whole Venn Diagram to put a little more to this theory

[@theheavyflamer6383]

"They're like Sans, they start off with their strongest attack." She never fails to make me laugh harder than I should. Keep up the good work Becca.

[@MandoMaya]

ha thats the reference i understood

[@TangerineLadyX3]

@@MandoMaya Spamton ✨

[@FirefoxZ8]

@@TangerineLadyX3 The [[BIG SHOT]]

[@TangerineLadyX3]

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[@gvnlessktchn]

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[@SoniasWay]

I laughed at “the STRUT-O-SPHERE” more than I should have. She never fails to make me smile Love from a fellow creator

[@joypawz7654]

same XD

[@RemyRP]

Me and my mom, who was barely listening at the time, busted out laughing at it XD

[@talkingben1742]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aImqi4ChlrefrNk Finally it’s here

[@qwertyman506]

When she said 'strut', I was like 'haha strut-o-sphere'. When she said 'the STRUT-O-SPHERE', I was like 'SHE SAID THE LINE!!!'

[@Dougiewoof]

It was right there yet it came out of nowhere at the same time and hit me like a brick. .. the execution of that line was flawless.

[@rryuxx]

my thingys: walk: Intellectual Sphere eye contact: Intellectual Sphere/Heart Sphere (it’s a in between) sitting: Heart Sphere hand gestures: Intellectual/Heart

[@charliesgamingplace2371]

My traits mainly fit into vacant, but I have the “overcomplicates everything in a formal way” trait, as well as the walk of will sphere when I am in a rush, and will often take up the entire seating arrangement.

[@ramanzombie1914]

A lot of the "vacant head sphere" things have a lot in common with being some kind of neurodivergent

[@ellaqyk]

NAH LITERALLY I WAS THINKING THAT TOO 😂😂😂

[@erinmml]

i was thinking about that too!! i’m autistic and that’s the one i resonated the most with me

[@cookienuts9338]

@@ellaqyk SAME I think I may have it to

[@Iris.O]

When I was watching her talk about the vacant head sphere, I was basically thinking: Ah yess, the literal embodiment of ADHD/ADD(and anything else)

[@cookienuts9338]

@@Iris.O SAME

[@lucasmatthiessen1570]

So, from what I’m being taught. Vacant head spheres have ADHD. Intellectual head spheres are teachers pets. Heart spheres are our aunts when they come for a visit. And will spheres are basically ninth graders. I would love to see a show with all these head spears together.

[@Thonke-BORB-Artations]

I was looking for a comment to mention the yellow one having ADHD

[@aidanwilliams1046]

im sorry to be that guy but you spelt it spear like the weapon instead of sphere

[@lucasmatthiessen1570]

@@aidanwilliams1046don’t worry, problem solved.

[@michaelwintermantel9127]

Lol Autism in my case for Empty Head

[@JPdoesstuffAgain]

oh, then that means im a vacant head sphere

[@Gatekeeper_Edits]

I once saw 2 people do a staring contest for so long their eyes were almost completely red and tears streaming down both of their faces

[@VanyaRivers-ld3sr]

I’m a mix between all of them, just like you Rebecca! Thank you so much for entertaining us and doing it so well! ❤

[@lackingcreativevalue]

“Vacant head spheres can hold eye contact, they just don’t wanna. It’s like their brain is multitasking.” Ah yes. My ADHD diagnosis is finally good for something.

[@cmdraftbrn]

well someones gotta keep the hamster wheel turning or it might crash. adn i have add

[@lackingcreativevalue]

@@cmdraftbrn The average brain is like a Honda Civic. Easy to steer, can speed up and slow down at will, and overall pleasant. My brain is a formula one car with the breaks of tricycle, and the only way it stops is if it slams into a wall.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhooddi3915]

To keep the car analogy going, my autistic brain fells like driving on specialized sand tires. If you're driving through open dunes it's great, but highway driving will wear them out fast.

[@billystokes3917]

@@lackingcreativevalue My brain is a Honda Civic, but the steering has gone off the rails and no longer functions.

[@autisticdancer]

My ADHD self got called out with the vacant sphere description.

[@fishcraft7323]

My acting teacher had something similar to this. The difference was she had us take a test that would determine what we were. I got exactly 25% in each of the 4 categories.

[@wilh3lmmusic]

You are in the yes sphere

[@Abladicus]

@@wilh3lmmusic and i wont sphere

[@littleidiot8066]

so you are the chosen sphere

[@SunRise-GachaYoutuber]

You are 100 % no, I will not pick. I will be equally all, sphere

[@katiekind1757]

The legendary SUS sphere ‘seriously unique spherist’ (sphere-ist)😊

[@tired-theater-dog]

in a theater camp i went to they taught us about something similar (heart sphere, head sphere, and gut sphere) and the only thing i was thinking about is this. also they told us to interact with a chair for each of the three spheres and that was fun

[@Skylar-with_me]

0:49 “will sphere!.” *proceeds to slap someone “KEEP MY WIFE NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!”

[@Yourhatedquestion]

The spheres was also taught when I took movement classes in university, but they were called temperaments. Not so much with the thought "everyone is the emphasis of one", but "keep these four charismatics constant when playing a character and the audience won't be confused, even if you're playing multiple characters without costume change".

[@immutablebrew]

Kinda like how stage makeup is really exaggerated and over-the-top-looking up-close so that it reads well for the audience. I dig it.

[@rpgaff2]

Reminds me of the four humors. Cracked did an After Hours video on it years ago, looking it up its also referred to as "temperaments", probably why your comment reminded me of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqXWnp-rhbBqi8k

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodDM]

Sounds like your theater teacher was combining general movement theory with Myers-Briggs for nonverbal behavior and probably thought she was the leading theater genius for the thought when it's really just an extension of physical acting.

[@KiwiiAnimates]

I fit perfectly in the heart sphere

[@Butters_animations1]

THE TEACHER ALWAYS COMES BACK

[@TimeBucks]

Wow, I needed this

[@rahulkumarmanjhi9512]

Nice

[@nitikanitu7342]

Good

[@chathumikaveesha9720]

Woow 👍👍

[@tomokokuroki5216]

me too

[@tomokokuroki5216]

verdade

[@ucg-gaming]

You can feel the density of the anger when she says “this sphere is the only sphere that sits in a chair like a normal person” while describing the heart sphere

[@cjdoesstuff7567]

I think this theory is really good for getting into character or just finding the character. It’s good to give a character one so their body acting is more on point

[@darencoats7835]

I love the voices you use, the way your able to change your voice is phenomenal, why if I was in your position with a voice like your's I'd either hop on AGT as an impressionist or I'd get a career in acting. Keep being AWESOME 👍

[@graysonmiller5615]

Honestly this may not be good for categorizing real people but it sure would be handy for teaching a teenager what body language to use when portraying a character

[@PaigeTheCartoonCaptain]

I'm probably gonna use it in my writing

[@Bushwhack-lmao_xD]

its GREAT for animation PERFECT ACTUALLY :) this one character i like drawing is definitely an intellactual character :)

[@Messwiththehonkyougetthebonk]

I'm studying this for animation, and boy there's so much potential!!!!!!

[@MXTX_Ming]

" it hasn't gone anywhere probably never will the apocalypse could happen and all will be left is a bunch of cockroaches and a 10-person acting troop performing cats to said cockroaches" my absolute favorite part

[@GameLover59328]

Hehe 427. 427-7=420. I call this the 420 comment

[@GameLover59328]

@@CaptainFritz28 It used to pal hehe. Well it had the first two numbers of 420 and I wanted to make a Joke so. Yeah

[@LettuceArmE]

I swear whenever someone is all 3, your theatre teacher will make a new one called “hybrid sphere”

[@Average_Gremlin]

Rebecca: intellectual head Spears often stare Me: that sounds like Jaden animation

[@skorpian1029]

I could definitely see this working if you wanted to decide how a character your playing would physically act or take up space. Obviously doesn’t work for real people but would work well when deciding how to act as a certain character

[@Crazor2000]

agree, same for the myers brigg personality test, it's flawed, but it can make for a good basis for a fictional character.

[@rickrolled3666]

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[@TheRibottoStudios]

I see this more for animation vs theater. Nonverbal storytelling is HUGE in film and tv and animation and live action. Being able to speak with your body language is important. We do it all the time even if subconsciously. And animation is able to manipulate that in ways live action just isn't able to if that makes sense lol. Feels weird to say since IN LIFE we do a lot of subconscious talking through body language, but animation just amps that up a bit. Yet keeps it subtle too. You could watch a scene in Arcane or Lion King on mute and still get the gist of what's going on emotionally through a characters body language.

[@Aurora_Animates]

Mhm

[@robertclifton7667]

I’ve never heard this exact theory, but one of my directors had a similar one based entirely in what body part you lead with when you walk. The categories were: Head (intelligent Spock type), Chest (bravado Gryffindor type), Stomach (chill pothead type), and Crotch (swaggering high school bully type). It doesn’t make much sense for real people, but it’s a decent exercise to build up your character. Our director was very nice, btw. He wasn’t like Medusa at all

[@tritamtran4603]

ok

[@Yonaka_and_hikari_channel]

I fit perfectly with the vacant head sphere 😂

[@nickthelockesmith]

I completely fit perfectly into the „vacant Sphere“

[@MrChiefKakashi]

Actually, splitting personalities into four groups is has a long history. There's the classical temperaments, Keirsey's temperaments, Socionics quadras, etc. Even MBTI could be considered four groups of four. It's a pretty common pattern in personality typing.

[@coffeecatichino5332]

Notably, psychologists never seem to like systems like that.

[@paulstanley86]

Ninja turtles is my favorite way to explain this phenomenon

[@imtoolazyanimates9663]

After seeing this every trait for me is will sphere lol

[@cannon_kat]

A little late but I just wanted to say that vacant head spheres sound exactly like most people I've met with ADHD (myself included) they can be smart but there will always be this kind of "Idk why I'm doing it but it feels like I have to," and a zone off when talking.

[@angelicRem]

see i said autistic people (because yeah im probably autistic and almost all my friends are autistic and we r ALL like that) because ummmm yeah . maybe it’s just neurodivergent ppl we r holding hands in the vacant sphere ^_^

[@wintig245]

Me w/ adhd considering myself a vacant head sphere: How- How did you know?

[@Sillysavvy]

Boy that is so accurate I have ADHD and I will have no clue why I'm doing what I'm doing. I'll just do it anyway cuz I feel like it needs to be done then just sitting around

[@bombas42069]

I fit with vacant (besides the bounce walk) and i have ADHD soooo i agree with this.

[@thelemondropgirl2140]

Yeah I was gonna say 😂 that just sounds like me

[@NotTheBestAnimator123]

I’m definitely a vacant head sphere. I walk like I’m always 15 minutes late and I never sit normally it’s always the edge

[@Calli_candy_and_cai]

I wasn't expecting the undertake thing

[@rosequartzstary1033]

As an Autistic Italian, the Vacant Headsphere hit WAY too hard for me🤣

[@aidenlegobatmanproofgames7947]

Italian? Like Mario?(stereotype from us Americans)

[@rosequartzstary1033]

@@aidenlegobatmanproofgames7947 Mamma mia! Let's a go!

[@Okalynn]

I know! ( I’m not Italian, just autistic )

[@cybermadness2503]

Interesting! Even though Medusa's logic was bogus about this characterisation, I personally feel like it could be useful on either writing or character-creating. Cause I most certainly am going to use it!

[@rickrolled3666]

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[@jacklinde7568]

Eh, as someone who has done some writing and has created a lot of characters for Dungeons & Dragons (tm) (Yes, it's the ampersand and not the word "and"), I prefer create their Core Wound, Want, and Need, and then flesh them out based on that. Makes for much more interesting characters because flawed people are more fun to watch than those who have their shit together. The KZbin channel Film Courage has several excellent videos on the topic. The idea is that everyone has some sort of Core Wound or flaw that keeps them from being whole and happy. It can be something external (like the loss of a loved one) or internal (like having a phobia or being insecure). The details don't matter as much at this stage, as all of that can be fleshed out after the Wound/Want/Need is established. And they could have been previously a full and happy person. The next thing is the Want. This is what the person with the Core Wound thinks will heal that wound and make them healthy and whole again. Also, it's THE EXACT OPPOSITE of what will fix the character. Examples of Wants would be taking vengeance upon the person who murdered a love one or spending all of one's wealth to build a crazy house to appeal to the spirits of those who died at the hands of the device which made your family wealthy. (It's a thing, check out the Winchester Mansion.) The final thing is the Need. This is what really will really help to heal that Core Wound. For instance, if a person's core wound is they were recently dumped or divorced, their Want might be to try to get that person back and have everything go back to the way is was before. The Need will be along the lines of realizing that the relationship was toxic and never going to work out. Wants blind characters to their Needs. In this example, because the character is chasing their old love interest (and making everyone, including themselves, miserable in the process), they're blinded from seeing the person they really should be with. And until they realize their true Need of realizing how bad that relationship was, they'll never see the person they're supposed to be with. (By the way, this is the EXACT PLOT of a lot of RomCom movies, including 500 Days of Summer.) Once you've identified a character's Coue Wound/Want/Need, then you can start fleshing them out. Start with asking questions like "how did the character acquire the Core Wound", "how does the trauma of the Core Wound manifests itself", and "How did this change the character from before they had the Core Wound?" This will answer so many questions about the character in question, like "Do they have a nervous tick? (Fidgety Hands)" or "Does their posture reflect an aggressive or defensive stance (Posture and Walk)?" This is much better than those four, old Myers-Briggs Type Indicator rip-offs.

[@templarw20]

Writing more than character. It's a good way to communicate character through word choice.

[@SerenityM16]

I agree, I think I it’s actually a good starting off point and then you start to work around those confines, especially if you more attribute things to mood, this character feels more heart sphere right now, and yet she’s an intellectual sphere when she’s at work

[@KShadow]

I think she confused creative writing for theatre.

[@The_Balaram]

This is the first video of yours that I watch, and I already like the fact that we both play the same games lmao

[@Blowxb_2163]

I am a perfect intellectual sphere, which kind of frightened me when you started describing my personality.

[@crazyd0glady295]

If you think about it, though, it kind of makes sense to explain character acting highschoolers in this way. Because highschoolers and people in their teams, they like to break things into categories they can understand. So when you’re breaking up, how to behave for certain characters, putting those characters into a category of the following the things in those categories, actually make a lot of sense. But I would not use this for professional acting were acting beyond high school because as Rebecca pointed out everybody is a little bit of everything.

[@Dara-is6fz]

Yeah that’s pretty smart! It might be helpful for high schoolers to use one of the spheres as a foundation, then add more character-specific mannerisms on top, or change a few things as needed, or something like that

[@Mcfi27]

*Teens

[@kaylaa2204]

This is exactly what I was thinking Like, if you're teaching people who have no prior education or experience, then yes, this is a very good way of introducing the concept body language as a part of characterization. It's not perfect, but it gives the idea of how body language can tell you what a person is like before they even say a word.

[@pengwyn2191]

Kanajjammanahuauwnnwsnhsua got it

[@electricpepperoni4789]

So its the Hogwarts house method if it made any sort of sense? Suiting them into a category lets them really get into character.

[@thefandommaster5038]

Although we never used spheres to generalize traites, in my acting courses we always discussed how you can build characters starting with strong body language. How different walks can suggest different archetypes and how just changing what body part you lead with can change a character. The ability to quickly create strong characteristic body language was an especially important skill when I was in improv.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

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[@gpettus9508]

@@loturzelrestaurant Listen, dude: Go ask on a subreddit or something. What you’ve just said has nothing to do with the subject at hand and it’s quite rude to interrupt like this.

[@gpettus9508]

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[@gpettus9508]

That’s pretty cool, I like that.

[@stardreamer625]

My teacher had a similar thing she taught us but I don't think it was called a sphere? It was something to do with what part of your body you lead from and how it described your personality, although the chest was for confidence and the stomach was the more happy/lovable teddy bear type person and the hips were for the more flirtatious bunch

[@SerialDesignation_Yuxi]

0:45 I like how she acts like they are all magical people that save this world when you watch from here until”they make up a school of magic and constantly flex on each other”

[@slythergryff1024]

I really really love your videos. Mean, my brother watched them all the time whenever we get home from school.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@acethetics3878]

I was actually taught something similar in my acting class. My teacher taught us how to walk with one of three body parts leading: head, heart, and hips.

[@PhanytomShadow]

I remember that I was taught that as well in theater in high school.

[@thatonefishguy3536]

Animations like these look simple but actually REALLY HARD so give a round of applause for let me explain studio's

[@Oldchannel68]

Yess 👍👍👍👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@mikeymaximoff9389]

Doing great, Becca! 👏👏👏

[@megthefrostdragon]

👏👏👏 This counts as a round,right?

[@imcricketthedragon4real409]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@sophiabui5170]

👍👏👏👏👏 👏 A round of 👏 👏 applause 👏 👏 ❤️ 👏 👏 👏 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Abbilygirll]

i have the heart sphere walk with the vacant head sphere bounce and eye contact, heart sphere sit (sometimes will sphere, sometimes vacant or intellectual), and im sorta just mostly the heart

[@fairyspoon320]

On the first one you just described me PERFECTLY

[@presentitory4881]

I have a feeling that these spheres are also heavily influenced on the Italian Commedia Del'Arte, which mixes personality types with body language. The heart sphere, for instance, is very similar to the role of Columbina, the rational, empathetic character who leads with her chest.

[@anvithequarsonist]

Huh, that makes sense!

[@MatthewCSnow]

Oh certainly, though I highly doubt that they would take this extreme of only four personalities can have these body language

[@fabianjones2950]

This is exactly what i was thinking, i did alot on it school and it seems as though the 'head spheres' is just a simplified version of commedia del'arte

[@starrysong5312]

I actually like these spheres. Of course they don’t encapsulate everyone, that’s why they’re generalizations, but they’re good bases to start working on a characters body language in accordance with their personality.

[@paullikestacos1464]

61 likes and 0 replies, lemme fix that

[@katelyza218]

@@paullikestacos1464 66 likes and 1 replies, lemme fix that

[@CaptainRacoon.]

@yaps201 likes and three replies lemme fix that

[@desired_war]

Yes definitely

[@minhvan1216]

ok

[@justinandbobbie]

THANK YOU for th fidget necklace tip!!!!!! I didn't know, and this will be life-changing for me. In small, subtle ways, but life-changing nonetheless. Not an exaggeration. I want you to know that I will always credit you and this video for this. Truly and sincerely, thank you.

[@astwproductions8063]

I was laughing my head off during 4:09

[@masterclash9959]

The vacant sphere almost completely matches me - I walk with a “purpose” (my former teacher described it as 50% a power walk and 50% “I’m gonna kill someone” walk), I (sorta?) maintain eye contact but my mind likes to think about other thing at the same time, and I occasionally use hand gestures (I like to move a lot). The only thing lacking is sitting on the edge of my chair, because chairs are meant to be sat in normally.

[@Mobile-ef8yz]

Are you really a theatre kid if you don't sit in your chair abnormally? I will sit on the ledge of the counters and on the small floor spaces.

[@BEhSTaES_R_sLaY]

Wait this is exactly like me-

[@reydragonclaw1128]

I totally match the vacant sphere lmao, but sometimes I'll adopt other traits, like the heart sphere's "empathetic" eyes or the intellectual sphere's intimidating, bored stare

[@Frog_lover06]

I Match this 75%

[@rosereb2058]

honestly same

[@animewiccan4072]

As a writer this actually intrigues me, because this is an interesting way to describe someone without any interactions! This could allow for some really iteresting descriptions of a particular environment or just specific people! Granted you can't catagorize people like this (similarly to the hogwarts houses), but body language is a critical descriptive idea for not just real life people, but also characters. As a street actor you actually learn to observe this about someone to know if they want to play along with a skit or if they're in a hurry to get somewhere! I can totally see the validity of this school of thought. I'll be it not for ever situation, but it's still an interesting thing to keep in mind with creating a character!!! Thank you once again for so much creative inspiration!!!

[@jellystephengilzean4566]

Dam bruh... that's almost of words

[@animewiccan4072]

@@jellystephengilzean4566 😆😆😆

[@veroxid]

Just a quick btw: It's "albeit," not "I'll be it."

[@animewiccan4072]

@@veroxid lol my bad, thanks😆😆😅

[@veroxid]

@@animewiccan4072 It's fine, lol. I wasn't sure if this was one of those "bone apple tea" moments or just an auto-correct/auto-fill typo.

[@shinsou_simp81]

"Click the link to take our quiz!" *goes to pre-* "Don't, there's no link." 😂😂😂

[@Sunflowertheleafwing]

I either look around during a conversation or stare and never blink the entire conversation

[@hollow4737]

The fact that I sit like every sphere depending on what seat it is… it typically ends up depending on the comfortability of the furniture… also the hand motions I felt like Rebecca described exactly what I do with my hand motions when she discussed the heart sphere

[@maggidraw899]

Yes yes same

[@rickrolled3666]

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[@slyar]

I laughed at "THE STRUT-O-SPHERE" more than I'd like to admit

[@ChocolateMilkAndCookies4U]

"They just don't wanna". I am laughing so hard.

[@gothicsloth4552]

I love this theory. I've had so much fun determining the spheres of my friends and family lol. I'm half Intellectual (Walking and Eye Contact) and half Heart (Sitting and Gestures)

[@lary6420]

I can see using these spheres as quick ways to identify characters in a theater setting. Posture is a key role in making a believable character. I honestly thunk your teacher simply didn't explain it in that way even though it sounds like that's what she was going for.

[@boomgirlbucko]

No it’s real. I learned it in my class too. My teacher asked some of us to walk around the room like how we normally walk. He chose an extrovert and another extrovert that was more insecure, the extro walked normally and the insecure walk with hands in pockets and her head down. We didn’t call it “the 4 spheres” we didn’t even have a name for it, we were just talking about different character archetypes that I don’t remember the name of, but it’s been around since the beginning of theater. I know one of them was called the lovers.

[@kayleyhoberer]

There’s a chance you went to the same school if you don’t remember who your teacher was. It’s a very very very slim chance but… maybe?

[@freyadoesitall]

oh, its like humans are complex, or something. Its like, a villian named Reginald McEvilMan

[@boomgirlbucko]

@@kayleyhoberer I’m still going to that school, and I doubt you had the same teacher, he was new last year. But he was taught by the old drama teacher before him. Her name was Mrs. Hunsaker, and his name is Mr. Trotter

[@kayleyhoberer]

@@boomgirlbucko I see, whoops!

[@randallcraft4071]

It just sounds like they are trying to teach a simplified version of the 4 humours.

[@dauntless_5628]

I categorized the 4 types body language on what fits me the most The walk: Depends on mood Eye contact: Vacant Sitting: Heart on a chair Will on a couch or bed Hand gestures: Intellectual

[@Ballin_and_I_cant_get_up]

Oh my god, the way you drew your teacher looks exactly like my english teacher, who's an absolute sweetheart.

[@ryuandmi]

My teacher had something pretty similar. She divided people into elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air). It wasn't as emphasized, but she would occasionally go: "Now, what element would Belle from Beauty and the Beast be?"

[@distilledpizza]

Well now im curious, what element was belle from beauty and the beast

[@arianawhite1770]

Sounds like she watched a lot of Avatar.

[@Perdix64]

The four elements lived in harmony until the Fire Nation attacked

[@keithmarshall1824]

@@Perdix64only the avatar, master of all four elements could stop them😂

[@aidanaylward9237]

@@keithmarshall1824 But when the world needed him most, he ~v a n i s h e d~

[@ChonaWoodworth]

I take up a entire couch and also sit on the very edge

[@VibrantshortsTV689]

Literally I'm a mix of the Vacant Head sphere and the Will Sphere.

[@miss_archivist3690]

I'm a librarian, and after watching this and considering my coworkers and myself, I'd say we're all a blend of vacant, heart and will - loud, cheerful, friendly, gesticulate to a ridiculous degree. None of us are subtle enough to fit into the intellectual sphere, funnily enough! XD

[@Yasmin-cf4qm]

😅🥰 Relatable!!!!

[@JuriLuvsU]

I could imagine that those 4 spheres would be a good jumping-off point for trying to teach physicality of character in a middle or high school theatre class. Trying to get a young actor to do more than just stand there and say lines can be like pulling teeth, so giving some specific physical traits to certain characters can help. But as the young actor grows, they do need better tools for embodying a character -- physical choices that are a reflection of a strong character analysis and knowing what is their objective in a scene. Your videos are always such a delight!! Thank you for sharing your experiences and fun, theatre-nerdy personality.

[@goodwife6284]

When i make eye contact then it's intellectual sphere, but everybody always has the 3:55 reaction so i just break eye contact immediately because it's too awkward.

[@Nezuko---Kamado]

imagine that your name is Blake and you wanted to check out the video and you didnt sub then hear the outro getting nightmares and anxietyyyyyyyyy

[@Just_Some_Gal]

Every time Becca comes back with another animation my day just gets better. Anyone else agree?

[@unknownaccount9641]

Agreed, my vids are nothing compared to hers anyway!

[@cab1nsp1d3r]

Yep!!

[@kbhill5214]

Definitely

[@kaitlyn_gacha9401]

100% agreed everyday I’ll check for a new vid and it’s finally here 😍

[@astoriad5594]

Exactly

[@CrazyAvaOwO]

When Becca explained Vacant head spaces I shouted out loud: “That’s my brain! That’s my brain in a nutshell!” I can’t hold eye contact for too long and my brain strays but I’m still listening

[@YanntastischGER]

Same here. Well for me it's because of my ADHD.

[@blacksnakey2537]

@@YanntastischGER Same

[@dudeeee2015]

Pretty sure thats an autism trait.

[@rickrolled3666]

Yo 🔥kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJWtapWpg5x9d9k, .

[@YanntastischGER]

@@dudeeee2015 I can agree to that too. Many autism people like me spend alot of time in their head, because they have a way bigger remembering ability, and also tend to just find the world boring to say it in a dumb way they focus on one thing they find the most interesting. While autism does not bring a lack of attention alone, that's an ADHD thing. I've got both.

[@SniperJoJo-fo9su]

Roman plays where peak no questions asked

[@beargreen1]

Man Medusa really put memories into you

[@cramerfloro5936]

Thank you for reminding us that these personality type categories can’t perfectly encapsulate people, because I was just slightly PANICKING about the fact that I could see myself in all four spheres and couldn’t find one that I completely fit in.

[@featherofajay4667]

Don't panic over stuff like that. It's okay not to "fit in" - at the end of the day, no one truly does, especially when talking about personalities.

[@starsandsuch7778]

SAME. The enneagram 1 in me said “we must perfectly organize ourselves” lol

[@AveTheWise]

Same I’m a mix of all of the spheres lol

[@calypsosystem3726]

@mado Magdalena why hasn’t youtube fixed this bot problem already

[@frogs2822]

Help i was panicking too 😭

[@lonely_potatoe7918]

6:17 THE STRATOSPHERE!!!!

[@BlueBerry_Percentage]

I knew the joke was coming but I didn't know it was going to be that sudden

[@l30n88]

Strutosphere

[@4Rgames]

Wrong timestamp

[@lonely_potatoe7918]

@@4Rgames huh it's changed.....eh I'll change it back

[@L0V3LYGT]

3:16 BUTTERFLY

[@jazzyketchup2355]

Eye contact: vacant head sphere, hand gestures: intellectual head sphere, sitting:will sphere

[@theglem4]

My initial reaction was to think this was going to basically be a great "How to make or play a one-dimensional character," but I think they are wide enough that you can have a more complex character that really falls into one category pretty completely. That being said, focusing on one but pulling some traits from the others seems like a good way to make a character feel more complex.

[@margibso]

Honestly, I can see why someone would create a system like this. If you are trying to teach a bunch of high-schoolers how to theater act, having a handful of basic archetypes for them to mimic seems like helpful tool. It gets them thinking about the details behind any actions they take as the character.

[@rickrolled3666]

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[@blakehartman9210]

I only fit into the Vacant Head Sphere and the Intellectual Head Sphere. And I have subscribed, I've been watching your channel for a while now and I thought I was subed

[@MeganStoketon]

i love videos, that i cant last a day with out watching your vids

[@aylmerij9760]

This is actually a really interesting theory and honestly it makes a lot of sense. It may not work very well for actual people, but still good for characters and acting. I fit mostly in the intellectual and will spheres and don't really have any traits in the other two spheres.

[@guymanhumanperson]

same

[@starrysong5312]

Actually, stuff like this can work for analyzing people. Like how you can match certain personalities to say, the likelihood of someone having anxiety, or being an older or younger sibling, how their home life is, and so on. Body language is a huge part of that, and yes, these are based on generalized personality traits, but the thing is, they’re usually pretty accurate. They’re like the outline of a person, and while there are always details you can only see when you get to know them better, these traits 9/10 times stay the same.

[@Xavierpng]

"Will Sphere" had me cackling and screaming laughing lmao never change Becca, your videos are amazing and we love them

[@Olly4k]

yeah!

[@yell0w-man]

Why are you everywhere

[@kitty4evrr]

im making a will smith sphere

[@toatallynotaprotogen8046]

will sphere is purple william afton is purple william afton sphere

[@luginess0]

@@kitty4evrr Yeah! Woo! Ha, ha!

[@Beam3178]

The way she pulls out different character voices out of nowhere reminds me of Robin Williams. Genuinely very entertaining

[@Rocquellesvids]

The heart and cowboy one both fit me perfectly

[@TheRibottoStudios]

The way I was taught about this in film school is they called it "nonverbal storytelling" aka...using body language to speak for you. This is actually probably why I love animation so much. And to use Arcane as an example since it's LITERALLY perfect...There's a LOT of emphasis on nonverbal storytelling in Arcane. Aka using the body language to speak for the character. For every monologue, there's a moment where the character's body is doing all the talking. Where the animation is doing the speaking. Even in THE monologue that made Arcane HUMAN Silco's body language is speaking so many things that you almost pay more attention to that than his words on a rewatch. Ekko vs Jinx has a LOT of nonverbal communication going on. Even before the actual fight. Without a SINGLE WORD the animators are letting the animation do all the talking. Ekko doing that head turn+sigh, Jinx mimicking almost that same motion but with a disbelieving laugh, it says a lot. There's ONE line before that fight "Ohhhh LOOK who it is. The BOY SAVIOR." and even then, once again, Jinx's body language is saying a LOT. The way she shakes her head, her head is tilted down, she's full on glaring at him, her posture suggests she's both angry and just tired at this point of being abandoned, meanwhile Ekko's posture suggests both resolve and regret. There's a LOT of focus on extreme closeups of the face, where you see MINUTE things like skin movement when lines crease, when you see expressions change not in the FACE but the EYES....the animators of Arcane understand that depth is so important when it comes to animation. Nonverbal storytelling is I think why animation will always have a leg up on live action. Sure an actor in the MCU or Star Wars can try and emulate sadness, shock, anger fear, and some actors do it better than others-Ewan McGregor's face when he was told Anakin was alive was incredible. But animate that and you have a dozen ways to manipulate how he'd look. You can really get good depth perception, not just focus on the pose and forget depth, you can have an extreme close up of his eyes watch as they constrict and dilate in stress, maybe have the lines of his forehead crease in confusion, maybe have that blank look on his face post realization like in Arcane where Jinx was just in SHOCK at seeing the pink haired firelight. Animation lends itself to the imagination. And I think there is some merit to nonverbal storytelling aka using the face, eyes, body and gestures to speak for you, vs dialogue.

[@notleefy9837]

If you like that, you love season one of Primal

[@justradicles4337]

That’s pretty interesting! I really like all the things you can do with animation. You can also exaggerate and squash and stretch characters to convey emotions and actions better too. It takes a lot of work, but if done right, it pays off.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@justradicles4337 duuuude I LOVE ME SOME SQUASH AND STRETCH! I'm glad Sonic is bringing that back with the new Sonic Prime cartoon. It was done really well in the opening cinematic to Sonic Unleashed.

[@transparentjpg]

This. This puts into words one of the many reasons I adore animation. Also Arcane has such a great art style, omg.

[@garykuovideos]

That vintage footage bit at 1:35 is a riot. I was waiting for the projector to jam.

[@keshad6350]

Love you and your videos ❤❤❤

[@SleepyMakiHearts]

So I’m the vacant or will head sphere? accurate