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Valerie Sutton Date: Fri Nov 24, 2000 10:32 pm Subject: Re: animated gif |
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On November 17, Denny Lancaster wrote: "Stefan......... A SignWriting annimation which says D'Wild West.....this would be distributed to about 50 people who in turn would place it on their web sites....that would be excellent press or public relations.... Denny Lancaster, " Then Stefan Woehrmann wrote: "Hello Denny and listmembers Thank you so much for your kind feed-back . I felt honoured - so much attention - Hmmm Please tell me once more "that annimates the group? I could get that good press. " What does this mean ? Two more explanations please - If there is more comment about anything I get a better chance to get the idea - itīs not easy to have conversation in another language/culture! -------------------------- November 24, 2000 Hello SignWriting List Members, and Stefan and Denny! For List members from the USA, I hope you are enjoying your holiday....It is Thanksgiving Holiday week in the USA... I have been in bed with the flu for five days, but I am starting to get up and around again, and I enjoyed opening my email box to see all the nice messages - thank you! Stefan's wonderful animation has had a profound and positive effect on many people...We are grateful to you, Stefan, for the blessings you are giving us, including your new hompage "GebaerdenSchrift.de", which I know will be very important for those who use SignWriting in Germany ;-) I can see by the above message, Denny, that you requested animation. Did you want American Sign Language? As you know, signed languages are not international, and SignWriting is used differently all over the world. For example, Stefan animated German Sign Language, which is different than the way we sign here in the US. What is so exciting about Stefan's animation is that it really looks like someone in Germany is standing in front of us and signing in German Sign Language!! - Whether we understand the signs or not - it looks like real signing - and that is the real accomplishment of this beautifully animated piece. I liked the choice of the shoulder line in the animation. That gave a feeling of the human body - and I am sure there were hundreds of positions written to make the animation work so smoothly. Stefan, I can see you asked for explanations about our American culture....Please forgive us for assuming that because you speak, read and write English beautifully, that you would automatically know our culture too...That is unfair of us ;-) Denny said: "that would be excellent press or public relations". What does that mean? I will try to explain, although I am sure my explanation will be imperfect.... In the US culture, we live in a more commercial society than other societies. Unfortunately, in our world, we have become used to seeing |
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