http://www.signingbooks.org/ 2012-02-06T23:14:35+01:00 http://www.signingbooks.org/ http://www.signingbooks.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-12-08T11:03:19+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=start&rev=1260266599&do=diff by: Liesbeth Pyfers in co-operation with * Bencie Woll * Rita Bruning * Thomas Handke * Constanze Schmaling Original text: 1999 * Summary * The Signing Books Project Guidelines * Introduction Pre-production * 1. Your Target Group * 2. Your Objectives * 3. Your Resources * 4. Your Format * 5. Your Contents * 6. The Signers * 7. The Script, Scenario * 8. The Text * 9. The Visuals * 10. Lights, Props text/html 2009-12-07T23:08:24+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=summary&rev=1260223704&do=diff “Signing Books for the Deaf” was the name of a EU project, funded under the TAP-DE (4209) programme, which ran from 1-1-98 to 31-12-99. Signing Books are videos (on tape, CD-ROMs or DVD) in sign language, for deaf sign language users. Blind people use 'talking books', Deaf people use 'signing books'. text/html 2009-12-07T23:02:40+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=visuals&rev=1260223360&do=diff Summary Video and television are visual media. Viewers expect to see more than a 'talking head', or in the case of signing books, 'a signing body'. In signing books, visuals (still pictures or film) can be used: - to support the message and content of a video, - to add visual interest and variety and to support the mood and pace of a production, and - for navigation purposes. The first function is very important for viewers who are not fluent signers, for viewers who are not very f… text/html 2009-12-07T23:02:11+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=text&rev=1260223331&do=diff There is no generally accepted written form for sign languages. 'Glosses' can be used to write down an outline of a signed text, but this is by no means a one-to-one representation of what the signer will sign. 'Writing' in sign language is a highly personal process, and the output is difficult to transfer. The best results are achieved when the 'writer' and the 'signer' are the same person or a team of two who work together closely during the writing as well as during the filming stages. Tra… text/html 2009-12-07T22:56:27+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=script&rev=1260222987&do=diff Summary A mainstream production (a book, video or instructional programme) that was developed for a hearing audience, will have a 'hearing' perspective. For Deaf viewers to really understand and/or identify with your production, a 'Deaf' perspective may be more appropriate. Most Deaf adults are not fluent readers or writers. For Deaf people to be able to participate effectively in a production team a scenario and/or script will have to be supported by, or replaced with, a storyboard and/or vis… text/html 2009-12-07T22:55:31+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=signers&rev=1260222931&do=diff Summary The signer is the 'face' of your video. In most productions, the signer is much more than the presenter. Signers will also be involved in writing or translating the texts, and sometimes in scriptwriting. Not every Deaf person is a good signer, not every good signer can sign fluently in front of a camera, and not every person who can do this is appropriate for every subject and/or for every target group. In most countries, there are very few people with experience in this field - al… text/html 2009-12-07T22:54:05+01:00 Liesbeth Pyfers http://www.signingbooks.org/doku.php?id=contents&rev=1260222845&do=diff Summary Deaf people live in two worlds: they are members of the Deaf community, and of the larger hearing community. The majority of deaf children are born in hearing families that will have had little or no experience with Deaf people, or sign language. Video can give deaf children and their relatives access to both. In Bilingual Deaf Education, sign language is used as the language of instruction for school subjects. The national language is taught as a second language, usually on the basis…