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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

Warner Bros. Discovery / HBO MaxALL ARTS / WNETDeafWestLincoln CenterAmazon MGMPBSDisneyDPANTV

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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