Twenty Thousand Hertz

A Thousand Words: Audio description for all!

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Oct 19, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Discovery of Audio Description

  • Melody Goodspeed discovered audio description thanks to her husband, which revolutionized her TV watching experience.
  • She felt included in conversations about shows through access to descriptive scenes.
INSIGHT

Challenge of Concise Description

  • A film's visuals contain millions of words per second, but audio description must condense critical information into small gaps.
  • Description writers face extreme limits to convey story elements amid dialogue and sounds.
ADVICE

Demand Consistent Description Quality

  • Seek consistency in audio descriptions; high-budget productions may lack it while low-budget ones can excel.
  • Avoid settling for poor audio description quality; demand better standards across platforms.
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