U25 intro & key elements part 3b

1. EXAMPLE ONE
• ln describing the lovers'
idyllic romantic state, Missy
uses rhythmic movements
from side to side. Note
how her mouth moves to
coincide with her signing
rhythm.

2. EXAMPLE TWO
• In this scene, Missy describes the chaos and
destruction taking place on earth after the
separation of the lovers. She signs quickly
and urgently in this segment to reflect the
harshness, turbulence, and the animals' fear
and concerns associated with the
destruction. Note the facial expression
where her mouth is puffed outward and her
eyes are squinted. This reflects the intensity
of the actions.

3. KEY ELEMENTS: SPECIAL FEATURES
• Metamorphosis
• Many fairytales have an element of magic where things appear,
disappear, or are transformed. One way to describe this magic is
to simply say that something disappeared or appeared from
nowhere using a sign that looks like a whirlwind. This sign can
also be used to say that something was transformed suddenly
into something else. There is another, more elaborate way of
describing a transformation, which is to describe the process of
change as it takes place.

4. KEY ELEMENTS: SPECIAL FEATURES
• The following video excerpts are five examples that show
disappearance, appearance, transformation, and detailed
metamorphosis.

5. EXAMPLE ONE
• In "The 12 Dancing
Princesses," the soldier
vanishes after putting on
the magical cloak to follow
the princesses
underground. Anthony
uses the "whirlwind" sign
for this.

6. EXAMPLE TWO
• In "Cinderella," John describes
the famous scene where the fairy
godmother appears to help
Cinderella get ready for the ball.
John uses the "whirlwind" sign to
signify appearance rather than
disappearance.

7. EXAMPLE THREE
• In "The Frog Prince," when
the prince describes the
curse that made him into a
frog, the signer uses the
"whirlwind" sign to signify
a change in size (to a small
frog).

8. EXAMPLE FOUR
• In "Snow White," John describes the
queen, who after drinking a potion,
becomes a hideous looking witch. John
shows the metamorphosis: hair sprouting
and becoming wild, body increasing in
size, the posture becoming bent, and the
nose growing large. Note John's facial
expressions, particularly his mouth, as he
describes the transformation taking place.

9. EXAMPLE FIVE
• In this example from "The Magic Mirror of
Rabbi Adam," Ben describes the transformation
of the magician's staff as it becomes an apple
tree. Ben starts with the tree trunk growing
bigger, the branches sprouting, the leaves
coming out, and then the apples appearing.
Ben's mouth matches these changes to express
"popping." He reverses the process in a quicker
manner when describing the change back into
the staff.