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Context Clues - How to Prioritize Visual Elements in Audio Description

taught by: April Sullivan
co-presented by: Celia Hughes


Session Summary

Audio Description can include a lot of information, or a little. How do you decide how much to provide for your videos?


Description

Find Context Clues - How to Prioritize Visual Elements in Audio Description on the Knowbility Learning Center

Learn from an Audio Describer the process used to decide how much audio description to include when describing a video. We will start with a few basic principles of the art of audio description, its function, and how we decide what to say. Watching and listening to a video while analyzing the visual elements as well as the narration takes practice. The intended audience and context of the video are very important elements that play a role in the decision making process. Join in as we move through the process together.


Practical Skills

  • How to observe and understand visual material
  • How to assess visual material for audio description purposes
  • How to use context to choose the amount of of audio description to include