Expanding My "Default" Audience. (1st September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Christine
• Is Part Of: Public. Volume 33:Number 66(2022)
• Page Start: 54
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2022-09-01
• Subjects: Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Periodicals; Art, Modern -- 21st century -- Periodicals; Art -- Exhibitions -- Periodicals; Aesthetics -- Periodicals; Art -- Periodicals; 705
• DOI: 10.1386/public_00118_7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0845-4450

Abstract

My short audio documentary pauses for a glimpse into the world of described video, also referred to as visual or audio description. I interview a few multitalented people about their experiences with audio description, all of whom with versatile and generative repertoire beyond the brief introductions that follow: Natalie Trevonne and Melissa Lomax, two blind fashion lovers hosting the Fashionably Tardy podcast; Christine Malec and J.J. Hunt, a blind arts and culture consultant and a professional audio describer hosting the Talk Description To Me podcast; and, Andy Slater, a legally blind musician and installation artist. How can film and video be better crafted with access in mind? Having completed the project, I reflect on my decision to focus on audio description and my current relationship to the creative process.