‘What Should I Say?’ Tentative Criteria to Prioritize Information in the Audio Description of Film Characters

Authors

Nazaret Fresno, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
Judit Castellà
Olga Soler-Vilageliu

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

6-22-2016

Abstract

In an attempt to study memory operation in audio description, Fresno, Castellà and Soler-Vilageliu present a reception study designed to explore which physical features of audio described characters are more frequently recalled and recognized by blind and visually impaired audiences. The results of this study indicate that age is the trait which shows a better recall and recognition by receivers, and that more physical features of characters are recalled and recognized when their descriptions are segmented. The findings of this research could provide tentative criteria for presenting and prioritizing information in professional audio description scripts.

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Recommended Citation

Fresno, N., Castellà, J., Soler-Vilageliu, O. (2016). ‘What Should I Say?’ Tentative Criteria to Prioritize Information in the Audio Description of Film Characters. In: Matamala, A., Orero, P. (eds) Researching Audio Description. Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56917-2_8

Publication Title

Researching Audio Description

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56917-2_8