The audio description of a Spanish phenomenon

While audio description as a technique has been round for centuries, its research in academia has just started. In some countries, such as Spain, norms and standards have been officially drafted before taking into consideration any scientific research results.This paper analyses some of the widely a...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Orero, Pilar|||0000-0003-0269-1936, Wharton, Steve
Format: article
Publication Date:2007
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:143139
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/143139
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Audio description
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Audio description style sheets
Spanish screen translation
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Summary:While audio description as a technique has been round for centuries, its research in academia has just started. In some countries, such as Spain, norms and standards have been officially drafted before taking into consideration any scientific research results.This paper analyses some of the widely available audio description style sheets in Europe and the USA through a practical case: the creation of the audio description for the infamous Spanish film Torrente 3