Motion graphics documentary video of Deaf artists of the 21st century
Abstract
Deaf art reflects a unique culture where Deaf people express their life
experiences, which are different from those of hearing people. Deaf art also
shows the joy and community among Deaf people with their shared language
and experiences, expressed through art that includes painting, sculpturing,
acting, and writing. In other words, Deaf culture is a celebration where we as
Deaf people can bond and share our similar experiences with life struggle in this
majority world of hearing people. We often seek out other Deaf artists to connect
with and get the sense of “home.”
That “sense of home” includes not just gathering in person, but also
interacting through communications technologies, such as email, websites,
blogs, videos, and chat rooms. However, even though there are many examples
of videos of Deaf people expressing their deaf experiences in ASL, these were
strictly two-dimensional, very flat because they had limited or no motion graphics.
Motion graphics allows for more lifelike, three-dimensional representation
of visual images, an appropriate medium to use in representing two Deaf artists
who use a three-dimensional means of communication: American Sign
Language (ASL). Creating this 30-minutes three-dimensional motion graphics
video documentary about two Deaf artists, Jengy Geller and Carl Lil Bear, and
their backgrounds and inspirations has brought the language of ASL to where the
audience could appreciate the three-dimensional visual images along with
special effects that includes a flythrough into virtual worlds of rich contrast colors
that portray knowledge.
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