EXCELLENT - Candy to my eyes!! For hearing viewers/non-signers [00:3 - 00:10] Trees (upright arms/open palms “5″) passing by the deaf driver [00:11] smartphone flashing (ringing). The driver looks down, picks up the phone, “hangs up”, then puts the phone down, and continues to drive. [00:12 - 0:25] phone flashes again, she picks the phone once again, cautiously texts as she drove. Then she, visibly upset, puts the phone down once again. [00:26] the same person passes her a bad news. [00:27-32] she shifted the gears, and pressed the gas pedal, and sped up [index finger (speedometer gauge) rose up] as she rushes to an unknown location… [00:33-00:34] she leans over to check whether there are cars behind her, doesn’t see the pedestrian (an upright index finger bouncing) walking across the street but when she does, she turned the steering wheel to avoid a collision. [00:35] (Flat palm horizontally represents the car she’s in) The car swerves. [00:36 - 00:39] Two index fingers represent the car tumbling wildly. [00:40] (Flat palm / Car went airborne and flipped, landing upside down) [00:41] (Two upright flat palms represents the sides/windows of the car) [00:42] (Two fisted hands opening up represents windows breaking, pieces of broken window falling onto the driver). Driver lays motionless. [00:43-00:47] Ambulance arrives (two flashing hands), brakes hard (flat palm stopping hard). [00:47- 00:49] Ambulance door opens, EMT (upright index finger bouncing) rushes to the motionless driver. EMT holds the speaker off his shoulder (clawed hand, off shoulder), talks into it. [00:50-00:53] Helicopter arrives… (palm “5″ on a closed fist) [00:53-00:55] Two arms represent helicopter blades. [00:56-1:01] Helicopter door opens up (arm across the body with a closed fist, and a flat palm/door sliding open). EMT rushes out with a bag of medical supplies (closed fists / carrying a bag). [1:01-1:07] EMT attends to the motionless driver, checks for her carotid pulse, and performs resuscitation (two closed fists holding onto electrical cardio pads). [1:08-1:20] EMT covers the dead body with a sheet (closed fist, from the body towards the head). [1:21-1:25] Ambulance pulls up, backs up, and two back doors (upright flat palms) opens up. [1:26-1:27] Gurney was pulled out from the back and the body (two palms facing up, lifted up) was placed on a gurney. [1:28-1:30] Gurney was pushed into the back of the ambulance (two upright flat palms/doors closing up) and the doors closed. [1:31-1:35] EMT pounds the back of the ambulance to let them know. Ambulance departs. EMT then packs up his bag and walks away from the scene. Her spirit wanders in confusion as if saying, “No this can’t be. - Sign language wasn’t really used here. The sisters used “classifiers” (handshapes), body language and facial expressions to tell a story. From LIFEPRINT: Definition: Classifiers are designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body pantomime used to represent nouns and verbs. The purpose of the classifier is to provide additional information about nouns and verbs such as: location, kind of action, size, shape and manner.
This was absolutely beautiful, I have seen many plays in the deaf culture, but this short clip was absolutely phenomenal. BRAVO 🙌👐
You both are so talented in telling a story of unexpected moment in death. I love it !!
Ah thank you! :)
This doesn't have enough likes! Amazing video!!
This was powerful and truly amazing!
EXCELLENT - Candy to my eyes!!
For hearing viewers/non-signers
[00:3 - 00:10] Trees (upright arms/open palms “5″) passing by the deaf driver
[00:11] smartphone flashing (ringing). The driver looks down, picks up the phone, “hangs up”, then puts the phone down, and continues to drive.
[00:12 - 0:25] phone flashes again, she picks the phone once again, cautiously texts as she drove. Then she, visibly upset, puts the phone down once again.
[00:26] the same person passes her a bad news.
[00:27-32] she shifted the gears, and pressed the gas pedal, and sped up [index finger (speedometer gauge) rose up] as she rushes to an unknown location…
[00:33-00:34] she leans over to check whether there are cars behind her, doesn’t see the pedestrian (an upright index finger bouncing) walking across the street but when she does, she turned the steering wheel to avoid a collision.
[00:35] (Flat palm horizontally represents the car she’s in) The car swerves.
[00:36 - 00:39] Two index fingers represent the car tumbling wildly.
[00:40] (Flat palm / Car went airborne and flipped, landing upside down)
[00:41] (Two upright flat palms represents the sides/windows of the car)
[00:42] (Two fisted hands opening up represents windows breaking, pieces of broken window falling onto the driver). Driver lays motionless.
[00:43-00:47] Ambulance arrives (two flashing hands), brakes hard (flat palm stopping hard).
[00:47- 00:49] Ambulance door opens, EMT (upright index finger bouncing) rushes to the motionless driver. EMT holds the speaker off his shoulder (clawed hand, off shoulder), talks into it.
[00:50-00:53] Helicopter arrives… (palm “5″ on a closed fist)
[00:53-00:55] Two arms represent helicopter blades.
[00:56-1:01] Helicopter door opens up (arm across the body with a closed fist, and a flat palm/door sliding open). EMT rushes out with a bag of medical supplies (closed fists / carrying a bag).
[1:01-1:07] EMT attends to the motionless driver, checks for her carotid pulse, and performs resuscitation (two closed fists holding onto electrical cardio pads).
[1:08-1:20] EMT covers the dead body with a sheet (closed fist, from the body towards the head).
[1:21-1:25] Ambulance pulls up, backs up, and two back doors (upright flat palms) opens up.
[1:26-1:27] Gurney was pulled out from the back and the body (two palms facing up, lifted up) was placed on a gurney.
[1:28-1:30] Gurney was pushed into the back of the ambulance (two upright flat palms/doors closing up) and the doors closed.
[1:31-1:35] EMT pounds the back of the ambulance to let them know. Ambulance departs. EMT then packs up his bag and walks away from the scene.
Her spirit wanders in confusion as if saying, “No this can’t be.
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Sign language wasn’t really used here. The sisters used “classifiers” (handshapes), body language and facial expressions to tell a story.
From LIFEPRINT:
Definition: Classifiers are designated handshapes and/or rule-grounded body pantomime used to represent nouns and verbs. The purpose of the classifier is to provide additional information about nouns and verbs such as: location, kind of action, size, shape and manner.
uau Vcs são maravilhosas!!! Emocionante!!! Me arrepiei!!! Parabéns!!!
This is beautiful! I would love to see more stories!
That was amazing!ASL (or whichever one you're using) Storytelling looks so fun and takes so much talent to do!Bravo gals :)
O video está perfeitamente, tem sentindo emocional, mas no momento as pessoas tem que refletir o fato no video... Amei esse video
Incredible drama.!! Good job twin sisters. !!
I am so late to this, but this is so beautiful!
Wow! Excellent performances!
EQM, Experiência de Quase Morte, ou melhor Experiencia de Morte mesmo... em língua de sinais. Maravilhoso! Como seria a continuação?
Found this to be spectacular and beautiful!!!!! (and wee bit sad) Great story telling....... please make and share more!
Thank you! :)
Craig -- cannot resist looking at the fact you are a Gamache. Deaf? ASL? Where you from?
@@keithgamachejr She is from sweden, I met her before. SHE IS BEST ACTRESS ''She been peforming Peter Pan'' She were so great
Congratulations! Beautiful work! Very beautiful and exciting! I'am teacher of Brazilian sign language. I'd like to be your friend.
Hello... I saw your both story action nice very
Wow beautiful
WOW!!!
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Great you
I love ❤️ you
Love song sign language beautiful 😍
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