An Introduction to Audio Description: A practical guide Contributor(s): Fryer, Louise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138848174 ISBN-13: 9781138848177 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting |
Dewey: 418.020 |
LCCN: 2015046903 |
Series: Translation Practices Explained |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.80 lbs) 194 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
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/. |