Charades

[ImLostAgain]

How do you show that your asking for a name, not a title, in charades?

[spathiphyllum]

To describe a person, you stand up with your hands on your hips.

To describe a film title, you would indicate a film camera

[spathiphyllum]

I just found this online which may go a bit deeper into what you want

http://www.outsetmedia.com/charadessignals

[hc4361]

Stand with hands on hips to indicate a person

[mallyh]

we always pat our heads x

[Lie-in King]

Same as mallyh - pat your head then point to a man or woman. I've never seen the "hands on hips" version.

[sunny-dave]

One hand on hip for a friend of Dorothy?

[ImLostAgain]

Oh dear. That hasn't cleared it up. We were discussing this last night and the two differing opinions were, standing with hands on hips and patting your head with an open palm!

[Mamyalynne]

Always done a pat on head, never heard of the other way.

[Prudie]

Only ever done pat your head for a name of someone

[ImLostAgain]

Ok, I'm going with pat the head. It's also what I said last night. :)