Audio Description Links - April 2025
Podcasts! Articles! Videos! ... but mostly Podcasts! The round up of interesting audio description things for April. Apologies if I've missed anything, a little under the weather lately. Enjoy.
Podcasts
- Close Up With JC O’Connell, Live Audio Describer For The Performing Arts (The Dark Room)
Alex and Lee chat with JC O’Connell, who performs live audio description for many performing arts events in the Los Angeles/Orange County area. In our conversation, JC discusses her process and preparing for the unexpected.
- Close Up With Dr. Joel Snyder, Pioneer Of Audio Description
Alex and Lee chat with Dr. Joel Snyder, known as the pioneer of audio description. He is also the president of Audio Description Associates LLC and founder/senior consultant of the Audio Description Project. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience, which he shares in this insightful conversation.
- Serina Gilbert, QC The Last Of Us, Season 2 (The ADNA Presents)
Serena Gilbert, a quality control expert in audio description (AD) explains her passion for AD and how it equalizes the viewing experience for visually impaired individuals, allowing them to engage in water cooler conversations and enjoy shows alongside sighted friends and family. Roy and Serena discuss the importance of quality control in AD, emphasizing the need for communication, understanding of context, and the involvement of blind professionals in the process. Serena shares her journey into the field, the collaborative nature of her work, and the recognition she received for quality control on high-profile titles such as 'The Last of Us.' The discussion highlights the critical role of quality control in ensuring that AD tracks are accurate, culturally appropriate, and enhance the overall viewing experience.
- Alyscia, Independent Filmmaker (The ADNA Presents)
Alyscia is an independent filmmaker that believes inclusivity includes disabled audiences, and she's included closed AD in her screenings. She shares her process in this short and insightful interview.
- A Conversation with The Dark Room Podcast (The ADNA Presents)
In this exciting episode of ADNA Presents, host Roy Samuelson welcomes Lee Pugsley and Alex Howard from the Dark Room Podcast. Lee Pugsley, a visually impaired actor, producer, writer, and director, shares his passion for storytelling and accessibility in media. Alex Howard, an accessibility consultant and co-host of the Dark Room podcast, joins the conversation to discuss the importance of AD. They delve into their love for AD, the reasons behind starting their podcast, and the gaps in understanding and quality within audio description. They also touch upon their positive and negative experiences with feedback from the industry, and envision a future where audio description is universally present. Tune in for an enlightening discussion that also covers their personal wishlist for the future of audio description and how you can advocate for better accessibility in media.
Articles
- Audio only "Let's Plays" With Audio Description. (Robert Kingett)
If you're blind or prefer audio content, like me, or just find that YouTube is becoming more and more cumbersome to use, audio Let's Plays are out there, and, over the past month, I've become enamored with finding audio only Let's Plays to listen, and try.
Videos
- How Do You Narrate a Sex Scene? (SBS)
Ever wondered how audio description works for intimate scenes? Voice-over artist and audio description narrator
Lily Meek shares her experience narrating a sex scene for the SBS series Erotic Stories. - Tell Me Why Game Trailer with Audio Description
With Vigilante audio description written by Robert Kingett, first, you will see regular, in line, audio description. Then, you will see expanded audio description. This particular version was for the Xbox.