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Mind's Eye Audio Productions
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| For many of the 8 million to 12 million
Americans who are blind or have only partial sight, enjoying a television show or video is
only partially fulfilling. But, with audio description services for television, film, and
video the missing element of non-verbal action scenes helps make a popular form of
entertainment accessible to an audience who cannot seen the drama on the screen. Much like closed captioning for the hearing-impaired (regulated by the Federal Communication Commission), audio description services allow the sight-impaired person the ability to enjoy the movie, film, or television show by having the non-verbal action scenes described. According to the F.C.C., less than 1% of all commercial television programming or cable systems contain description. The added narration is inserted between pauses in the dialogue to describe scenes that an audience needs in order to follow the story, such as the shadow of a woman standing behind a door with a knife in her hand, or a dream sequence that is imperative to the plot. Audio description services are typically provided through the use of the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) channel that can be switched on/off with a button located on the TV or VCR. Most TV and VCR’s built within the last 5 years have a SAP button. See the New York Times Article from 7/22/2000 concerning this issue. The descriptive narration is produced and, preferrably, mixed in during the final production stage, but can be inserted after production. Contact Mind's Eye for production costs. For producers and broadcast organizations, contact Mind’s Eye Audio Productions on how to incorporate this service, describe@mindseyeaudio.com |
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