Mannerisms

Subject: Mannerisms Sat May 12, 2012 3:56 pm

Mannerisms are small gestures and movements that makes our characters unique. They are usually subconscious actions that can be used to give characters more depth and appeal. Rounding out a character involves more than just relating their conscious actions. What do they do when they're nervous, happy, scared, bored or angry?

Here are a list of mannerisms that you can think of, and I bet you do some too!

tapping a foot
chewing the inside of the cheek
biting fingernails
greeting everyone with a hug or handshake
a quick smile in greeting or nervousness
a toss of the head
lowering the eyes flirtatiously or timidly
running fingers through hair
snapping fingers or cracking knuckles
blowing breath out through the mouth in exasperation

-Tina Morgan