How one young actor is using American Sign Language in animation

At only 12 years old, Shaylee Mansfield is already breaking new ground with the animated series “Madagascar: A Little Wild.” Despite her youth, it still took her a while to get here.

In an interview with Salon, she said she started acting “by accident,” but according to her mother, Mansfield was “born with a camera.” At a young age, she began making videos with her family for their YouTube channel ASL Nook, which teaches American Sign Language (ASL) and aspects of Deaf culture.

Read the rest at https://www.salon.com/2022/01/20/shaylee-mansfield-deaf-asl-sign-over-madgascar.

Additional update – see how they did it at https://fb.watch/a_pr90rPPw.