Silent Visual Media, LLC

09/17/2024

Hanging out on set with the SVM terps!

(Wonder what you call a group of interpreters... 🤔)

[ID: A group of people sit on the floor or in chairs on a green screen film set]

09/12/2024

Playing 52 pick-up with Dack behind the scenes of the SVM merch photoshoot!

[ID: Dack posing for his picture while shooting a deck of cards out of each hand. With blue lights illuminating him.]

09/04/2024

🎬 Behind the scenes at our latest commercial shoot! 🎥 The magic happens not just in front of the camera but also behind it. From setting up the perfect shot to those candid moments of teamwork, we’re thrilled to share a glimpse of our creative process.

[ID: Two images of SVM cast and crew working behind-the-scenes on a film set. The background of the image is teal and text reads "behind-the-scenes"]

08/27/2024

Are you registered to vote in the upcoming general election? It is coming up soon! Here is a wonderful PA guide to make sure you are registered to vote - signed in ASL by an amazing Deaf Interpreter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr9tMtjy-XY
www.vote.pa.gov

[Image Description: a white woman with short brown hair wearing blue shirt and red earrings explaining how to register to vote in PA. The background is plain...

08/19/2024

Today we spotted something cool on Google Doodles 👀 We love to see Deaf poetry in action! This is also drawn by DEAF artist named Youmee Lee - check the link out for more cool information. https://doodles.google/doodle/celebrating-dorothy-miles/

The inspiration is from one of her famous poem called "Language for the Eye"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPbVc0nLB54

Learn more about the creation of Celebrating Dorothy Miles Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.

08/14/2024

ASL is NOT a written language, but there IS a way to approximate what it looks like in written form. This is called GLOSS.

Here's SignTasTic! judge Nick Mastromatteo to explain more!

[Video: Nick sits in an office wearing a black tshirt and signing to the camera. Captions appear as he signs. At two points in the video, behind the scenes footage of monitors on a film set show ASL Gloss text on screen along with different camera angles of SignTasTic!]

TRANSCRIPT:
Title: What is ASL GLOSS?
Nick: Hello! Someone recently asked me two questions. First, What is ASL Gloss? Second, what was your experience like being a judge on the SignTasTic! show, changing English to ASL Gloss? I have the chance to explain. The first question, about ASL Gloss, is a tool that helps translate English structure into ASL structure. ASL and English have different structures and ASL Gloss helps a person clearly see ASL structure, including word order and facial expressions. However, ASL Gloss doesn't mean that ASL signing will become a written language - no. It's a tool to help anyone involved in an ASL class or learning ASL structure and signing. Plus, ASL Linguistics research as well. As for my experience as a judge on SignTasTic!, working to change English to ASL Gloss, it was a fascinating experience. I wasn't alone - I worked with another person named MJ Shahen, and we made a great team. The hearing people working on the show gave us a script written in English. When they were done, MJ and I sat down and worked on changing the English structure to ASL structure. This was important for the ASL performers, like Dan Cook. When he's watching the words come up on a TV screen, if they were in English, it would take him longer to understand. But with ASL structure, it's clearer and saves time.
Title: Here's what GLOSS looks like on the teleprompter:
Nick: That's the purpose of ASL Gloss, and I hope you all enjoyed the explanation.

08/07/2024

Deaf Education has undergone significant changes that have greatly influenced the education system for years. Swipe to the right to learn about factors that brought about this transformation and to discover the resilience of Deaf education through years!⁠

[ID: Image 1: Dark blue and black background with book picture on top. The white text reads: "Did Deaf Education have Golden Age and Dark Age?"
Image 2: white text reads "The answer is... Yes! The Golden Age of Deaf Education is considered to be from 1840 to 1912. 40% of Teachers of the Deaf were Deaf! During this time, Abraham Lincoln signed a charter establishing (what would eventually be known as) Galluduet University with a cartoon of teacher signing "Tree" with blackboard showing tree.
Image 3: White texts reads" What about Dark Age of Deaf Education? Alexender Graham Bell was invested in Oral Education. He opened up Clarke School for Deaf which only emphasized Oralism for children in 1872. What is Oralism? It is a method of teaching Deaf children without any sign language - only strictly spoken language. In 1876, he became a wealthy and recognized individual because he invented the telephone." Image of Alexender Graham Bell teaching Oralism with a child, and group student picture of Clarke School for Deaf.
Image 4: White text reads: "In Milan, Italy, there was a international conference for Deaf educators. They discussed what to do and how to improve Deaf Education. Many people who preferred the Oralism method for the Deaf education were present at the conference. A small portion of ASL Educators were not able to fight back. This art titled "Milan, Italy 1880" by Deaf artist Mary Thornley was inspired by this event. It depicts oralists armed with guns, trying to remove ASL from America."
Image 5: The Milan Conference impact is still felt today. America fought back by establishing National Association of the Deaf Their goals at this time was to preserve American Sign Language and to demand protections for the Deaf community. Galluduet University refused to give up American Sign Language on campus. The discussion about ASL vs Oralism is still alive today]