00:01 [TITLE] Emblems

00:07 REPORTER: Entertainment news here. We're standing outside of the premiere of the new film Blue Daisies, and we're here to see what kind of buzz it's creating. Excuse me, ma'am . . . .

00:13 [WOMAN#1 walks by without stopping.]

00:15 [REPORTER turns to WOMAN #2] REPORTER: Okay, excuse me, miss. Would you like to tell America what you thought of the movie tonight?

00:18 [WOMAN #2 gives "okay" sign with her thumb and forefinger together and her other three fingers raised.]

00":19 [REPORTER turns to WOMAN #3] REPORTER: Okay, excuse me, ma'am. Can you show America what you thought of the movie tonight?

00:22 [WOMAN #3 makes "so-so" gesture by moving upraised palm back and forth at wrist.]

00:26 [REPORTER turns to BOYFRIEND and GIRLFRIEND] REPORTER: Okay, excuse me, you two, you just saw the film Blue Daisies. Would you like to show America how you felt about the movie?

00:30 [GIRLFRIEND gives thumbs up while BOYFRIEND gives thumbs down. They look at each other and frown.]

00:35 REPORTER: All right, so we've got a ["okay" gesture with thumb and forefinger together and other three fingers raised]. We've got a ["so-so" gesture by moving upraised palm back and forth at wrist.]. And we've got a [thumbs up] and a [thumbs down], and we've got some tension over there. So I guess the overall consensus is more of a [shrug of the shoulders]. Back to you, Travis!

00:48 [TEXT ONSCREEN] Emblems: A gesture that symbolizes a specific verbal meaning within a given culture.