05Contempt
One corner of the mouth
The speech that never ends
24Stylized 3D animated feature close-up of a huge emerald dragon resting its chin on a mountain of gold coins in a treasure cave, expressive cartoon animation, locked camera. 0–2s: the dragon listens with heavy-lidded eyes while a tiny armored knight, out of focus in the foreground, gestures through a long speech. 2–5s: its eyelids droop lower, it blinks slowly, and its cheek squishes against its claw. 5–8s: it lets out a long sigh that ruffles the coins and rolls its eyes upward. Throughout: warm gold light bouncing up from the treasure, glittering dust, soft cave shadows, fixed camera.
Expressions transfer to creatures if you describe them in human terms: eyelids, cheeks, a sigh, an eye roll.