Audio Description Institute Agenda
Day 1 - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 9:30 am: Introductions
9:30 am - 11:00 am: Opening workshop
- The Visually Impaired User
- Audio Description History and Theory
- Overview of Fundamentals of Audio Description
- Concentration/Observation
- Editing What You See
- Language
- Vocal Skills: Speech and Oral Interpretation Fundamentals
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Opening Workshop
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch on your own
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Opening Workshop
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm:
- Audio Description Exercises
- Viewing/Analysis of Audio Described Excerpts
7:00 pm: Screening of “The Green Book” with AD! (tentative)
Day 2 - Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 11:00 am: Workshop
- Viewing / Analysis of Audio Described Excerpts
- Audio Description Practicum – Individual Description Sessions with Still Images and Selected Video Scenes
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pm:
- Viewing / Analysis of Audio Described Excerpts
- Audio Description Practicum – Individual Description Sessions with Still Images and Selected Video Scenes
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm: Lunch on your own
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- Viewing / Analysis of Audio Described Excerpts
- Audio Description Practicum – Individual Description Sessions with Selected Video Scenes
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: break
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm:
- Viewing/analysis of audio described excerpts
- Audio Description Practicum - Individual description sessions with selected video scenes
Day 3 - Friday, July 12, 2019 - 9:00 am-4:00 pm
9:00 am - 10:45 am:
- Audio Description Practicum - Individual description sessions with selected video scenes
10:45 am - 11:00 am: break
11:00 am - 12:30 pm:
- The Mechanics of Audio Description
- Audio Description Writing Software
- Audio Description Producers - How to Get Work As A Describer
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm – Institute luncheon
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm:
- Audio Description Practicum - Individual description sessions with selected video scenes
- Audio Description in the U.S. and around the world
- Review / Discussion