Twenty Thousand Hertz Sound Cinema: Experiencing film through audio description
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Sep 15, 2021 AI Snips
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First Movie with Ben
- Matthew Shiffrin and Ben Frend met through a mutual friend and discovered Ben's talent for describing movies.
- This began when Matthew was in grade school, and Ben, twice his age, provided superior descriptions during a viewing of 'The Avengers'.
Movie Theater Experience
- They inform surrounding audience members about the descriptions, who are generally accepting.
- Matthew leans in to hear Ben's detailed, real-time descriptions, enhancing the movie experience.
Commercials as Visual Guides
- As a child, Matthew watched TV shows primarily for commercials, as they described the visual world.
- The shows themselves made little sense without visual context, highlighting the importance of description.