Dégénération
Genre: Music Video (Interpreted in LSQ)
3:20 Minutes
Starring: Chloë Caissie
The "SignSync"(lipsync) is based on an excerpt
from the song titled "Dégénération" composed by
the famous Québec music group "Mes aïeux".
What's new? The song is signed in Langue des
signes québécoise (LSQ)!
Rien n'est impossible
Genre: Music Video (Deaf Music in LSQ)
3:12 Minutes
Starring: Tiphaine Girault
Accompanied by the sound of a drum, these rythmic
signs are the unique expression of Deaf artist
Tiphaine Girault's poetic creation. Drums
frequently accompany signed poems in the Deaf
community. For the Deaf community, the drum is
the best instrument for this purpose, since it
creates strong vibrations and can be easily
felt instead of heard. Here, the drum is
used to created some kind of enhancement to
the visuals. Girault used the LSQ sign
"Can't" repeatedly in order to convey her
message. She breaks, bites, smashes, and
burns the sign and transforms it into "can".
Alors on danse
Genre: Music Video (Interpreted in LSQ)
3:23 Minutes
Starring: Chloë Caissie, Jonathan Poulin-Desbiens
'Alors on danse' (So we dance) is a song by Belgium
singer Stromae, interpreted in Quebec Sign Language.
Observe how the editor's work brings dynamism to the
signers/dancers and humour.
Métamorphose
Genre: Music Video (Deaf Music in LSQ)
3:12 Minutes
Starring: Hodan Youssouf, Kim Pelletier,
Roxanne Charron
This video consists of three frames. In
the middle, Hodan Youssouf takes the viewer
through the various steps of the
transformation of a caterpillar into
a butterfly, symbolizing thus the
transformation that occurs to a deaf
person when he/she finds his/her
identity. The butterfly is a commonly
used symbol for deafness in the community.
The rhymes of the poems consists in the
restricted usage of only 3 hand configurations
to convey the entire message and the creative
use of these three configurations. However,
Hodan has removed all facial expression
and sign language grammar from her face.
On the left, Kim Pelletier is doing the
work of the facial expression for the story,
and on the right, Roxanne Labrèche interprets
the story through symbols and actions signs.
The position of these frames alternate from left
or right. To bring more emphasis on the rhythm,
the poem is accompanied by the sound of drum,
which is a frequent instrument used for this
kind of purpose in the Deaf community.
