TALKING HANDS support material
Gloved "Talking Hands"
Naked "Talking Hands"
American Sign Language (ASL) alphabet — "finger spelling".
POSSIBLE GESTURES:
Most letters of the ASL alphabet (allowing creation of texting acronyms, e.g. L.O.L.).
Waving
Pointing (stationary or “wagging” in admonishment)
Open fingers waving (“iffy” sign)
Devil horns
Victory
Thumbs up (one or two thumbs)
Crossed fingers
Gun
Telephone
"Money" (rubbing thumb and two fingers)
Fist
“Queen wave”
“Rock, paper, scissors” game
Beckoning (with one, two, or four fingers)
Stop
Counting numbers up to 10 or 20
Clap
Snap!
Button push
Typing fingers
Scary fingers
Air quotes
Bowing (at the end of performance)
Shivering
Exquisite! Perfection! (Four fingers and thumb together)
“Wind it up” (pointing finger in circle)
Star Trek four finger “V”
Middle finger (maybe not if aimed at kids!)
“Trump” fingers
Slow down/calm down
Catching something out of the air (snowflake, fly)
EMAILS (Collaborators):
Origination by Robert Lovejoy: robertlovejoy@hotmail.com
Fabrication by Asylum Models and Effects, Mark Curtis, (Director): mcurtis@asylumsfx.com
Choreography by Rebecca Evans: pellensemble@gmail.com
Composer and sound design by Ryan Davies: ryan@ryan-davies.com
Lighting design by David Ball: davidcball@sky.com
Marketing and publicity by Creative Warehouse, Charlotte Sankey (Director): charlotte@creative-warehouse.co.uk.
WEBSITES (Collaborators):
http://www.pellensemble.com/
http://www.creative-warehouse.co.uk
WEBSITES (Information):
http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php
http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/scotchlite-reflective-material-us/
http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-hand-on-the-shakespearean-stage-9781474234283/