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> The little girl in this vid managed to convey a very specific meaning to a passing ship using only a gesture. And it's SO specific that just reading that sen
by myself248 6y ago
> The little girl in this vid managed to convey a very specific meaning to a passing ship using only a gesture.
And it's SO specific that just reading that sentence, I knew exactly which meaning you meant, and which gesture. (Clicking the link to confirm was totally worth it though.) I've been on both ends of that gesture and it's always a hoot.
> DJs/audio techs/musicians have a set for talking in loud environments.
Whoah, really? I've improvised plenty, but I'm super curious if there's a standard set. You can always figure out "make louder", "make quieter", point at objects, mimic certain instruments. But it'd be nice to have more vocabulary beyond that.
- sandworm101 6y agohttps://blog.sonicbids.com/8-jam-session-hand-signals-musicians https://blog.sonicbids.com/8-jam-session-hand-signals-musici... http://www.preservationsound.com/2010/09/microphone-hand-signals/ http://www.preservationsound.com/2010/09/microphone-hand-sig... https://www.cybercollege.com/hand_sigs.htm https://www.cybercollege.com/hand_sigs.htm And any orchestra can follow a conductor, baton or not.
- myself248 6y agoVery cool, thank you! Also re-reading this thread, I thought of the hand signals that every driver must learn in case their electrical turn signals go out, which are the same as bicyclist signals. Specific to the point of being enshrined in law.