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marisabia
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16 Jun 2013, 10:58 pm

i have superior face recognition when it comes to spotting celebrities in movies. i may just get a glimpse of them or just a little profile view, no one i know can outdo me on this, does anyone else on here have this skill?



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16 Jun 2013, 11:00 pm

No.

I am quite good at identifying celebrities from:

* Hair
* Posture
* Voice
* Mannerisms
* Context

Not always adequate for the task, unfortunately. I can identify some people quickly no matter where I see them, but others I need something to provide enough a clue to figure it out.

So in fact I'd say I'm probably subpar at this.



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16 Jun 2013, 11:09 pm

That is cool. I have very very bad face recognition so I have trouble even recognizing people I know by their face, but I am better if i can see their entire body posture. This means in a movie I rarely recognize actors, and I can have trouble recognizing characters if costumes change and/or there are 2 or more people the movie with similar height/hair color/body size.


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16 Jun 2013, 11:15 pm

i recognize them even if they are not in thier usual roles and/or appearance.



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16 Jun 2013, 11:21 pm

nebrets wrote:
That is cool. I have very very bad face recognition so I have trouble even recognizing people I know by their face, but I am better if i can see their entire body posture. This means in a movie I rarely recognize actors, and I can have trouble recognizing characters if costumes change and/or there are 2 or more people the movie with similar height/hair color/body size.

my husband is the same way, i suspect he may have AS too.



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16 Jun 2013, 11:29 pm

marisabia wrote:
i recognize them even if they are not in thier usual roles and/or appearance.


That is amazing.


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16 Jun 2013, 11:53 pm

i think in real life i'm not as good at this because of the discomfort i feel at making eye contact with most people and not really being able to examine their face and the other distractions that usually accompany meeting or interacting with people in a social setting.



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17 Jun 2013, 5:14 am

I am not very good at that unless it's a very well-known celebrity. I'm also not very good at this in real life...


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17 Jun 2013, 5:36 am

Don't have that skill with the visual, but I do with voice overs. I can spot a voice in seconds.



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17 Jun 2013, 6:09 am

I'm probably average or below average at spotting people visually, I sometimes get people mixed up in real life and films and often am not entirely sure if I've seen the person I think I have.
However I am very good at voice recognition, if I hear a voice of someone I know or a good actor I can normally place it to a name.



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17 Jun 2013, 8:58 am

i am also excellant at voice recognition as well ,another thing that i'm hard to outdo in.