Audio Description Links - August 2024
We know search engines kind of suck these days, so here's another in a series of human curated list of audio description related links, largely from August 2024.
Podcasts
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Audio Describing Bridgerton with Liz Gutman from Read On - The Audiobook show from RNIB
Robert Kirkwood takes a deep dive into the world of Audio Description with Liz Gutman, head Audio Description writer at IDC and finds out if writing 'that scene' make Liz feel like a romance novelist!
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Fuckery Inception with Thomas Reid (Access Fuckery)
Liz Gutman interviews podcaster, audio describer and accessibility advocate Thomas Reid.
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Flipping the Script on Audio Description: America’s Inclusive Circus (Reid My Mind Radio).
The story of “America’s first comprehensively inclusive circus” Omnium. Its beginnings, a brief history of circus and of course audio description as told through the experiences of Founder, Lisa Lewis; Co Audio Describer, Liz Bolick; and Outreach Coordinator, Brian Velasquez.
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Flipping the Script on Audio Description: The Youngest To Do It (Reid My Mind Radio).
At 12 years old, Eleanor Stollery nnarrated the audio description for a live performance of “The Witches” at the National Theater in the UK.
In this episode, we hear from the now 13 year old, her Dad, AD veteran Roz Charmer and head of Access for the National Theater David Bellwood. We discuss Eleanor’s entry into AD, exactly how she landed the opportunity and what it took to make it happen.
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Introducing the Hopewell Garden Audio Story (Described Toronto Podcast)
The Hopewell Garden Audio Story is created by Christine Malec, Rebecca Singh and Katherine Sanders. They are a trio of artists who came together for the purpose of creating audio experiences of the natural world from a Blind-led perspective.
- The Wizard of Oz to take stage at San Pedro Playhouse with special benefits for blind (Youtube)
Olympics
The 2024 Olympic Games happened this month, so here's a separate section for some links about audio describing the games.
- How one company helps visually impaired Olympics fans enjoy the games. (WBUR).
- Meet the people who describe the Olympics for visually impaired fans (NPR)
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Talk Description to Me Episode 63: The Olympics (from )
The Olympics are in full swing, and daily audio description coverage has never been better. Christine and JJ discuss the visuals that don't necessarily make it into the prime time recap, including Olympic memes, protest signs, and slow motion gymnastics.
Articles
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Stranger Things: The First Shadow with Audio Description
Article on the experience of attending a theatre performance with audio description and a touch tour, for a production on a revolving stage.
- Mastering the Craft: A Day in the Life of an Audio Description Quality Control Specialist by Serina Gilbert
Academic Papers
- Subjectivity and Creativity Versus Audio Description Guidelines Colmenero, MarĂa Olalla Luque.
Social Media
- On Mac the Movie Guy blog, John Stark discusses Dave Wallace's audio description on Solar Opposites, which lead to an interesting discussion about the concept of "performance" on the Facebook Audio Description Group.
Interesting Historical Links
- The Freakonomics of Audio Description.
- I Wrote a Script About Michael Jackson. It's so rare to see an example audio description script in the wild.