WEBVTT 00:00:03.394 --> 00:00:10.848 - The teenage boy that you will see cannot hear what is being said. He has been deaf from birth, yet he 00:00:10.848 --> 00:00:18.374 - is a member of a society that has a rich volume of folklore. The desire and necessity to express one's 00:00:18.374 --> 00:00:25.755 - feelings is accomplished in a variety of ways. The use of pantomime is extensively used to give body 00:00:25.755 --> 00:00:32.478 - and color to a system of sign language. This tape will demonstrate the use of sign language 00:00:32.994 --> 00:00:42.596 - with facial expressions and body movements. These will be seen as conscious pattern motifs in places 00:00:42.596 --> 00:00:52.388 - and improvised in others. Overall, this tape will show a language not able to be fully translated into 00:00:52.388 --> 00:01:02.750 - a spoken language, yet communicating very explicit thoughts. Donald Robinson plays a man sorting out tickets 00:01:03.490 --> 00:01:10.188 - In the famous ticket scene, during this skit, we'll see various pattern motifs as mentioned 00:01:10.188 --> 00:01:17.614 - in the introduction. Earl Bennett plays the man going to the show. He looks around, notices where the 00:01:17.614 --> 00:01:25.039 - movie's being played, decides he'd like to buy a ticket. One ticket, please, says Earl. Don hands him 00:01:25.039 --> 00:01:30.718 - a ticket. Earl reaches into his pocket for his wallet and hands him a dollar. 00:01:32.802 --> 00:01:39.711 - Earl looks around, noticing the lights, and walks on to the ticket taker. Quickly, Earl returns, a very 00:01:39.711 --> 00:01:46.486 - pained expression on his face as he looks at the floor. Hesitates, looks back at the ticket taker and 00:01:46.486 --> 00:01:53.129 - walks once again back to Don. He bends over, indicating he would also like another ticket. Whenever 00:01:53.129 --> 00:01:56.318 - Earl would like a ticket, he always bends over. 00:02:01.474 --> 00:02:10.730 - returned to the ticket taker. Don continues to sort out his tickets, looks in the drawer for his money. 00:02:10.730 --> 00:02:20.074 - Dumb, Earl says, very pained expression on his face. Bending over, he says, I would like another ticket. 00:02:20.074 --> 00:02:27.550 - Earl looks back, indicating that the ticket taker is the cause of all his problems. 00:02:30.370 --> 00:02:44.078 - hands Don a dollar, takes the ticket. This time he hesitates, hitches up his pants and charges in like 00:02:44.078 --> 00:02:58.718 - a bull to the ticket taker. Don sort of sorts out his tickets. The hesitation in charging in like a bull is a 00:02:59.234 --> 00:03:07.834 - A pattern responsive Earl. Earl hesitates, looks back, says dumb again, shrugs his shoulders indicating 00:03:07.834 --> 00:03:16.268 - the end of the look back scene at the ticket taker. Asks for another ticket. Don this time also looks 00:03:16.268 --> 00:03:24.702 - back. Earl looks back, awesome. Pays for another ticket. Earl's about ready to perform another one of 00:03:24.702 --> 00:03:25.694 - his motifs. 00:03:26.466 --> 00:03:40.590 - Hesitates, hitches up his pants, charges in once more. Don continues to sort out his tickets. This time 00:03:40.590 --> 00:03:51.454 - on the look-back, Earl brandishes his fist and rubs it in the palm of his hand. 00:03:52.770 --> 00:04:00.464 - says, one more ticket, please, the fist emphasizing his anger. This time Don looks at him and says, 00:04:00.464 --> 00:04:08.467 - what's the matter? He makes me so angry, that ticket man. He's tearing up my tickets. Oh, no, says Don. 00:04:08.467 --> 00:04:16.238 - Earl, continuing to show his fist, shows amazement. Earl Bennett stars again in the scene. What's he 00:04:16.238 --> 00:04:17.854 - looking at up there? 00:04:26.690 --> 00:04:39.027 - and seriously comes. What's Earl looking at? What is it up there? Don's looking up there. Achoo! Oh, 00:04:39.027 --> 00:04:51.853 - Earl. Donald Robinson is a referee in the great fight between Earl Bennett. The great Earl Bennett shows 00:04:51.853 --> 00:04:55.518 - his prowess. All right, Earl. 00:04:56.386 --> 00:05:08.643 - Good going. In the other corner, Dan Circe. Tough Dan Circe. This proves to be the fight of the century, 00:05:08.643 --> 00:05:20.315 - folks. Don has to keep the two apart. Brings them together now. Is it OK? There is none of this. No 00:05:20.315 --> 00:05:23.934 - hair pulling. No hair pulling. 00:05:25.058 --> 00:05:34.132 - None of this. No gouging in the eyes. None of that. There's none of this. No pulling out the tongue. 00:05:34.132 --> 00:05:43.026 - No pulling at the nose. None of that. And no pulling down of the pants. Come back here. All right, 00:05:43.026 --> 00:05:47.518 - you two. Shake hands. Yeah, we'll get each other. 00:05:55.938 --> 00:06:06.665 - Dan and Earl can't keep away from each other. This ought to be a very tough match today. All right, 00:06:06.665 --> 00:06:17.822 - back off. All right, are you ready? Get ready, Earl. Earl sits down. Dan sits down. A game of checkers. 00:06:54.882 --> 00:07:10.044 - Don meets his friend Dan Searcy. Don and Dan are going to go out on a drive now. They play part of a 00:07:10.044 --> 00:07:22.654 - skit where they're their hearing couple and a deaf couple will be in the back seat. 00:07:28.354 --> 00:07:39.210 - Dan's rolling himself a joint of marijuana. Lights it up. Don gets ready for the big drive. Shifts gears. 00:07:39.210 --> 00:07:41.566 - Driving down the road. 00:07:56.866 --> 00:08:12.388 - Don now is playing that he can hear the radio. Pounding his thigh to the music. This is too loud for 00:08:12.388 --> 00:08:26.526 - Dan. Turn that down. Don stomps on the brakes. I can't hear. That's too loud. Turn it down. 00:08:35.778 --> 00:08:43.733 - The guy is so frustrated. He dances here. Try some of this. She'll calm down. Ah, that's not too bad. 00:08:43.733 --> 00:08:51.844 - Alright. Marty Nating plays a marionette. This is strictly pantomime. No sign language involved at all. 00:08:51.844 --> 00:08:55.198 - Brian Riz camming it up in the background. 00:09:15.490 --> 00:09:24.176 - Marty Nading has a drunk driver, one of his favorite themes. Marty presents an interesting contrast 00:09:24.176 --> 00:09:32.949 - with Brian Risk, previously shown, who was just hamming it up, being himself, imitating his favorite 00:09:32.949 --> 00:09:41.721 - hero, the Fonz. Now, Marty's driving along in his very drunken state. He maintains that he can drive 00:09:41.721 --> 00:09:44.414 - as he wheezes across the road, 00:09:45.954 --> 00:09:57.684 - Rocking back and forth. He says, I can drive, it's okay. Marty is not paying a bit of attention to what 00:09:57.684 --> 00:10:09.639 - he's doing. Whang! Laid back dead. Goodbye, Marty. Randy Holmes, doing his own composition, Silver Bells, 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:15.166 - says, snow is coming on the ground. White grass, 00:10:18.498 --> 00:10:46.910 - covered with frost. I see a shining silver on the door. It shines 00:10:48.162 --> 00:11:16.670 - right on my eyes you heard silver bells you heard silver bells girls 00:11:18.370 --> 00:11:44.158 - like the sound of bells. Girls love the color of bells. Girls know a secret from me. 00:11:49.890 --> 00:12:19.774 - girls kisses on my lips when bells struck. You heard silver bells as they struck. You 00:12:21.538 --> 00:12:51.518 - heard silver bells when the moon comes out. Stars full 00:12:52.098 --> 00:13:20.158 - with sky. Clouds moves to the west. Snow, fall, slowing to the ground. 00:13:28.962 --> 00:13:54.430 - You heard silver bells. You heard silver bells. 00:14:01.218 --> 00:14:18.519 - Bell struck. Another one of his compositions, entitled, I'm Coming Home on Christmas Day, is when snow 00:14:18.519 --> 00:14:27.422 - fell to the ground, I'm turning to white like ashes. 00:14:32.226 --> 00:15:01.022 - Stars surrounding me. All leaves are gone. Trees become white. I'm coming home in winter time. 00:15:10.882 --> 00:15:40.350 - coming home on Christmas, the day after Christmas Eve. Christ was born the day 00:15:42.754 --> 00:16:11.582 - Did I come? Listen and hear the sound of Christmas song. I looked up there, coming 00:16:12.258 --> 00:16:40.926 - down on my head. Then cold wind makes my eyes tears. Here the bells struck 00:16:42.978 --> 00:17:06.590 - three times. I'm coming on Christmas Day. I will be home on Christmas Day. The moon so bright 00:17:14.210 --> 00:17:44.158 - shine on my face. Ice covers up the lake. Skates on the lake with ice. I am coming home 00:17:45.570 --> 00:18:06.140 - on Christmas day. I am coming home on Christmas day. Marty Nadine, in a scene where he takes his girl 00:18:06.140 --> 00:18:14.206 - to the movies, talking to his girl now, 00:18:15.586 --> 00:18:34.225 - this year. I've got enough money. We'll go drive. Marty's sitting in the car. Driving down the road 00:18:34.225 --> 00:18:43.358 - now. We'll stop here. Marty gets out of the car. 00:18:49.026 --> 00:19:02.547 - for some tickets wow that's a lot of money okay there's four dollars Marty sits down in a seat talking 00:19:02.547 --> 00:19:15.936 - to his girlfriend now we'll see the movie great Marty uses a lot of pantomime with the signs here cuz 00:19:15.936 --> 00:19:18.430 - you look beautiful 00:19:18.562 --> 00:19:35.774 - I'd like to kiss you. Talking to the man next to him. It's gonna be a good movie, he says to him. Marty's 00:19:35.774 --> 00:19:46.654 - checking his money. His girlfriend wants some popcorn, some cokes. 00:19:47.458 --> 00:20:06.854 - So I like some popcorn. Two cokes. How much is it? What? Five dollars? Okay. Thank you. Marty sits back 00:20:06.854 --> 00:20:15.806 - down again. There's your popcorn. Wow, he says. 00:20:28.002 --> 00:20:52.414 - This is a scene in the classroom. Carl Pramink plays a student in the classroom here putting his books down. 00:21:02.946 --> 00:21:17.829 - to one of his favorite magazines to read. Much better than doing schoolwork. Carl relaxes. Here comes 00:21:17.829 --> 00:21:29.502 - a teacher, Randy Holmes. What are you doing? You should be studying. All right. 00:21:35.906 --> 00:21:47.646 - See, he's dumb. I'm gonna give you a quiz now, an oral quiz. Sure, it'll be easy. I can pass a quiz. 00:22:10.018 --> 00:22:28.559 - Can I pass the test? Sure. Watch me. Karl Pramek is preparing to pass his test. He's ready. 00:22:28.559 --> 00:22:39.038 - Watch me now. Alright? Karl Pramek passed his test. 00:22:40.002 --> 00:23:06.014 - Way to go, Carl. And act with the three stooges. The final scene. No interpretation needed. 00:23:14.690 --> 00:23:22.853 - The preceding skits were done to show that the language that the deaf people use is not the English 00:23:22.853 --> 00:23:31.098 - language. The interpretations that I gave were hardly at all capable of expressing the real thoughts 00:23:31.098 --> 00:23:39.425 - that the boys were expressing themselves. The intention of this tape would be that somebody could use 00:23:39.425 --> 00:23:43.262 - this as a tool in hopes to teach people how to 00:23:43.394 --> 00:23:50.527 - to use and to understand nonverbal communication much better than we do. It can be used as an aid for 00:23:50.527 --> 00:23:57.869 - understanding a lot of the hidden signals that one another communicate to each other. And in particular, 00:23:57.869 --> 00:24:05.142 - it would hopefully be a tool that could be used in understanding and communicating with the deaf people 00:24:05.142 --> 00:24:08.638 - who number 7 million people in the country today.