About the book
An Introduction to Audio Description is the first comprehensive, user-friendly student guide to the theory and practice of audio description, or media narration, providing readers with the skills needed for the effective translation of images into words for the blind and partially-sighted.
A wide range of examples – from film to multimedia events and touch tours in theatre, along with comments throughout from audio description users, serve to illustrate the following key themes:
- the history of audio description
- the audience
- the legal background
- how to write, prepare and deliver a script.
Covering the key genres of audio description and supplemented with exercises and discussion points throughout, this is the essential textbook for all students and translators involved in the practice of audio description. Accompanying film clips are also available at: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138848177 and on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/translationstudies/.
Editions of An Introduction to Audio Description
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317479208
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An Introduction to Audio Description is the first comprehensive, user-friendly student guide to the theory and practice of audio description, or media narration, providing readers with the skills needed for the effective translation of images into words for the blind and partially-sighted.
A wide range of examples – from film to multimedia events and touch tours in theatre, along with comments throughout from audio description users, serve to illustrate the following key themes:
- the history of audio description
- the audience
- the legal background
- how to write, prepare and deliver a script.
Covering the key genres of audio description and supplemented with exercises and discussion points throughout, this is the essential textbook for all students and translators involved in the practice of audio description. Accompanying film clips are also available at: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138848177 and on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/translationstudies/.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is An Introduction to Audio Description about?
An Introduction to Audio Description is the first comprehensive, user-friendly student guide to the theory and practice of audio description, or media narration, providing readers with the skills needed for the effective translation of images into words for the blind and partially-sighted.
A wide range of examples – from film to multimedia events and touch tours in theatre, along with comments throughout from audio description users, serve to illustrate the following key themes:
- the history of audio description
- the audience
- the legal background
- how to write, prepare and deliver a script.
Covering the key genres of audio description and supplemented with exercises and discussion points throughout, this is the essential textbook for all students and translators involved in the practice of audio description. Accompanying film clips are also available at: https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138848177 and on the Routledge Translation Studies Portal: http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/translationstudies/.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in An Introduction to Audio Description?
Language and Linguistics > Linguistics > Translation and language interpretation
Where can I read a sample of An Introduction to Audio Description?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317479208
Is An Introduction to Audio Description part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Translation Practices Explained
Who is/are the Author/s of the book An Introduction to Audio Description?
Louise Fryer
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
An Introduction to Audio Description is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317479208)