face-changing
Altering one's visage
Face-changing refers to the rapid transformation of facial appearance, most notably in Sichuan opera where performers switch painted masks in fractions of a second through sleight of hand.
The technique, called *bian lian* in Chinese, is a closely guarded theatrical secret.
Extended to describe any dramatic shift in demeanor or expression: His face-changing mood swings made him difficult to work with.
Abrupt temperament changes
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
unpredictable · fickle · capricious · Jekyll and Hyde · chameleon · shifting · inconsistent · erratic
mood swings
Abrupt temperament changes
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- temperamentInborn behavioral nature
- mercurialProne to sudden change
volatile · unpredictable · fickle · capricious · Jekyll and Hyde · chameleon · shifting · inconsistent · erratic · unstable
Sichuan
Southwestern Chinese province
Chinese opera · illusion · sleight · costume · tradition · theatrical · dramatic · colorful · stage · maestro
deepfake
AI-manipulated video mimicry
- morphingSeamless visual transformation process
- filterPorous separation device
- ARTech blending real, virtual
Snapchat · digital · algorithm · swap · manipulation · CGI · real-time · avatar · biometric · recognition
- Hunan-Sichuankung pao chicken, mapo tofu, Sichuan peppercorn, hot pot, twice cooked pork
- SichuanChengdu, giant panda, giant pandas, panda, pandas
- Chinese OperaBeijing opera, folk opera, dan, silk robes, headdress
face-changingfixed expression
Invariable linguistic unit
poker-faced · stone-faced · expressionless · impassive · deadpan
face-changingsteadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
consistent · reliable · unchanging · steady · constant
face, changing, faces, faced, facing, faceless, deface, defacement, reface