VIDEO: TMZ - Exclusive Interviews with John Maucere of Super Bowl XLVII National Anthem.
Super Bowl 2013 Sign Language Guy - I Got Hand Insurance.
LOS ANGELES - John Maucere tells TMZ, his hands are just like Dolly Parton's boobs ... Jennifer Lopez's butt ... or Tom Jones' chest hair, so valuable they need their own freakin' insurance policy but there's a lot more to sign language than just hands.
John raised his hands, joking, "I have insurance." He added, "Hands are important, but you should know American Sign Language isn't specific just for hands.
VIDEO: TMZ - Exclusive Interviews with John Maucere of Super Bowl XLVII National Anthem.
Super Bowl 2013 Sign Language Guy - I Got Hand Insurance.
LOS ANGELES - John Maucere tells TMZ, his hands are just like Dolly Parton's boobs ... Jennifer Lopez's butt ... or Tom Jones' chest hair, so valuable they need their own freakin' insurance policy but there's a lot more to sign language than just hands.
John raised his hands, joking, "I have insurance." He added, "Hands are important, but you should know American Sign Language isn't specific just for hands.
Video with subtitles - American Sign Language Interpretation of Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away translated by Rosa Lee Timm. - ***Disclaimer: This video is for entertainment purpose only. This song was requested by a friend of mine. Such a fun and challenging song to do! Enjoy!
Music video by Carrie Underwood performing Blown Away. (P) 2012 19 Recordings Limited, under exclusive license to Sony Music Nashville, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. The Original Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJgoHgpsb9I&hd=1
Video with English Subtitles - Ethan's Song - Mother Sings to Her Deaf Child.
Ethan's Song was written for me by Helen Goldwyn. Along with Christina Fry we make up the trio Ladies GoDiva. After Ethan came to watch an LGD performance one night, Helen was inspired to write this beautiful song. As a fellow singer she was able to understand and capture the raw emotion and curiosity I feel when I think about Ethan's love of music. For many years after his diagnosis I was unable to sing, I was devastated. Music had been a driving force in my life and my limited knowledge of deafness led me to believe that he would never be able to experience it. Ten years on I find myself standing in the Olympic Stadium watching my son performing the national anthem for THE QUEEN and billions of people across the globe, and rocking out like it is the funkiest piece imaginable. He has music in his bones. He doesn't need to hear it because he feels it and he loves it. In fact he is accessing it in ways that hearing people can never understand. As he began to love music with the help of his amazing choir, Kaos, so my self-imposed veto on singing was lifted. The journey Ethan has taken me on has taught me so much. Above all I now know for a fact that a disability does not have to be limiting, it just means you experience life in different ways.
Stephen Bentley-Klein is a man of extraordinary talent and experience who has co-produced and arranged Ethan's Song and all of my church music. His passion and professionalism are inspiring. To him I shall forever be grateful. He has a profoundly deaf daughter, Charlotte: a wonderful friend to both Ethan and me.
My thanks to the excellent Mark Smith for his input and collaboration on the style of signing used within Ethan's Song. Although I had been signing and singing for some time he really brought to life for me the musicality and dance-like expression that BSL can have. Mark is himself deaf and is Founder and Artistic Director of the group Deaf Men Dancing. As a choreographer he is currently busy working on the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympics.
American Sign Language Interpretation of Marilyn Manson's "This Is The New S#*t". by Bjorn Storm.
***Disclaimer: "The video that follow is not appropriate for children. This interpretation includes signs considered profane or vulgar. This is a song by Marilyn Manson, who is known for making music related to sensitive issues. References to politics, religion, and sex commonly appear in his lyrics.
Manson's music expresses his own opinion and perspectives... However, one need not share such perspectives in order to appreciate his music. I encourage us to continually challenge the meaning of "music for all". I believe access to music shouldn't be limited to "nice" or "safe" topics, but rather, full inclusion of the diversity that occurs within our music.
I ask that you keep an open mind while you watch. He hope you enjoy, and draw your own conclusions. Thank you". Bjorn took a chance on this - the video speaks for itself. Enjoy!
Hype Hype Put Your Hands Up (Deaf Hip Hop Artist) The Newest Summer Jam! Ghostmaster and The Deaf Movement making history in Deaf Community and the World to see that Deaf people can do anything to believe they can make the difference.
Ghostmaster is on a serious mission and putting the positive message to the world to see how life can change for once it opens your eyes! We enjoying music and have passion for what we love to do! Check out this awesome summer blast! Ya heard!
"Together" Music in ASL. Men and Women, Deaf and Hearing of all Nations and Religions. Speak in one Language, Together. Created by: Sar-el Oren Ohana & Asaf Livni.
I am a hearing ASL teacher, this is my personal opinion of the recent "No Church in the Wild" video posted by 3 hearing ASL students. I apologize for the background noise, I made this video in my classroom. Here is a transcript for the non-ASL community:
Hello, I'm Katie (my sign name). I teach ASL.
I wanted to comment about a video I recently watched , "No Church In The Wild (Sign Language)". That video is NOT sign language. Honestly, I would use that video to show my students what NOT to do when signing music.
Now, I don't want to insult the three boys in the video. I think it's really cool you enjoy and want to sign music. I think it's awesome that you are so motivated, and I encourage you to continue improving your skills. Socialize with the Deaf community, get involved, learn, and gain experience from signing masters. I think it's awesome!
BUT... your current video is lousy. You have "dead faces"... no facial expressions or body moments, no grammatical structure... it's like you just randomly grabbed words out of thin air. Your video isn't clear, either.
Honestly, that video would be very embarrassing for an ASL teacher. And embarrassing for hearing people. I'm hearing. I would never take advantage of the Deaf community, of their language and culture, like you did. I'm sorry, but you took advantage of them, and that's not appropriate.
I encourage you to continue to improve yourselves, and I promise you, 10 years from now, you'll look back at your "No Church for the Wild (Sign Language)" video and be embarrassed of yourselves, too.
Video: 'No Church in the Wild' ASL video: Under fire for major mistake.
After a video publication, the articles on the internet was met with a strong reaction from the ASL-speaking community. Many members of the community have objected to the video on the grounds that it features incomprehensible signs.
Numerous Deaf people of the community finds quite interesting the hot debate about the mistake and nonsense of the music in American Sign Language videos in these days.
Mark Nakhla's ASL video is the worst since as similar in the hearies world refered "Rebecca Black's "Friday" Music Video" the worst music video of the century... anyway, back to the ASL issue, a music ASL video that Deaf people as native ASL users barely unable to understand the dudes sign language amateurs are now under fire a horrbile ASL, which is completely different than signs in a signed language, we only see thier gestures.
Signing these dudes claimed that they used ASL to interpret the song of a video which expert ASL teaching consultant saying that it confused alot of Deaf people who watched this. Mark Nakhla's video.
No Church In The Wild - JAY-Z & Kanye West (Captions/Sign Language)
***Disclaimer: We are hearing college students that have taken 2 years of ASL. This video combines sign and dancing in order to creatively express the song in a new manner.***
Last a few weeks ago, Sir Paul McCartney just released a music ASL video for "My Valentine" - Featuring Natalie Portman and Johnny Depp in which a video was under fire for major mistake for flubbing a few wrong gestures. Signing tampon instead of appear and enemy instead of valentine. A rep for the British Deaf Association says It would have been nice if genuine Deaf people had been used. However, this video clip is only for American Sign Language, not for British Sign Language.
After a video publication, the articles was met with a strong reaction from the ASL-speaking community. Many members of the community have objected to the video on the grounds that it features incomprehensible signs.
Many numerous of the Deaf people finds and feels offensive by the hearing people claimed that they used ASL to interpret the song of the videos for the hearing impairment, somewhat, this is a saddening testimony to how ignored and oppressed the Deaf Community.
However, Deaf bloggers/vloggers finds quite interesting the hot debate about the mistake and nonsense of the music American Sign Language videos these days as you can check out the published of the articles and videos on Mark Nakhla's music ASL video: No Church in the Wild ASL Video -huffingtonpost.com
Video: Natalie Portman & Johnny Depp: Under fire for major mistake in captioned.
"Signing Off" Natalie Portman & Johnny Depp: Under Fire For Major Mistake. In two separate music videos, they each signed for McCartneys new song My Valentine. The two sign language amateurs are now under fire for flubbing a few wrong gestures.
Video: Paul McCartney's new video 'My Valentine' song in American Sign Language.
LOS ANGELES - Natalie Portman does more than appear in Sir Paul McCartney's new video for 'My Valentine' - she shows off her Sign Language skills. The former Beatle premiered the black and white promo - one of three he has directed to accompany his new ballad - at a top secret event in Los Angeles on Friday night.
In the simple, Portman mimes the lyrics to the song, while signing them. Another promo features Johnny Depp and a third features both Hollywood stars. Sources WENN.
