How to Get Started in Audio Description for Film & TV
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- 05 Sep 2022
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Voice actors have the power to transport audiences to other worlds. A particularly meaningful type of voice acting—audio description or description narration—is vital to making television, movies, theater, YouTube content, and museums an accessible experience for all. The audio transcriber’s work might include film releases, buzzworthy Netflix hits, and the latest Broadway sensations.
What is audio description?
How does the audio description process work?
How to get a job in audio description
What is an audio describer’s average salary?
How do listeners play audio descriptions?
What makes good audio description?
What is audio description?
Audio description uses verbal language to paint a vivid picture of visual images in a movie, TV show, stage performance, or digital media.
Like closed captions help viewers with hearing loss follow a performance, audio description helps those with visual impairment. “Audio description is a service provided for the visually impaired that describes the action between the dialogue,” explains voice actor and audio description narrator Sri Gordon, whose recent projects include Netflix’s “Squid Game” and “Hustle.”
“Imagine you’re sitting next to your friend who cannot see,” Gordon explains. “You’re watching this show, and you’re describing it for them.” Just as you would provide insight and details into the show for your friend, the audio describer does so for their audience.
Audio description includes additional commentary and narration that covers crucial visual details like setting, lighting effects, props, costumes, physical actions, sight gags, facial expressions, and body language. It fills in plot information but does not interfere with the dialogue or soundtrack. Audio description writers provide a meticulously timed script so it doesn’t impact the filmmaker’s work. This script is then recorded by the audio describer and synchronized to match the movie or TV show. Read More...
