Rosa Lee Timm on a film set, observing playback at a monitor station with crew
ASL Creative Consulting

Authenticity in ASL
is more than accuracy.

Creative consulting, Q&C review, authenticity reads, and DASL support for film, television, and performance seeking emotionally and visually coherent ASL storytelling.

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ASL is more than technically correct signs. It is embodied, visual, rhythmic, emotional, and culturally situated. The work is not only about whether the language is accurate — it is about whether the story lands.

Areas of Work

Four interconnected practices.

i.

Q&C / Quality Review

Review of timing, visual readability, emotional clarity, and performance coherence for signed and dubbed work.

ii.

Authenticity Reads

Cultural and artistic review of scripts, scenes, and Deaf characters — before production begins.

iii.

DASL & Creative Direction

Director of Artistic Sign Language work for film, television, and theatre. Translation, coaching, and embodied delivery, on set and through post.

iv.

Performance & Translation Consulting

Strategic and artistic support for teams who want ASL to feel integrated, intentional, and alive — not added on.

Selected Collaborations

Amazon MGMWarner Bros.PBSDisneyDeaf WestGuggenheim Museum

Additional work under NDA. References available upon request.

Inside the Process

On set, in studio, between takes.

Most of the work happens in quiet moments — watching, listening, adjusting, asking again.

Rosa Lee Timm with the production team on Sinners, holding a clapper board on a green-screen stage
Rosa Lee Timm in conversation with a collaborator during a creative review session

If you are building ASL-centered storytelling and looking for a thoughtful creative partner, I would love to hear more about your project.

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