Publication Title
Re-fashioning fashion. An exploratory study of a live audio described fashion show
Publication Type
Journal article
Journal
Universal Access in the Information Society
Year of publication
2009
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
123-238
Language(s)
English
Modalities
Source
BITRA
Abstract
We present a process and its analysis for live audio description of a fashion show that contained only music and no dialogue. Our findings suggest that using a content expert with a process that combines conventional audio description techniques with colour commentary techniques to allow emotion and excitement as well as description of the important visual elements is enjoyable and entertaining for blind, low-vision and sighted audiences. In addition, we found that about 60 percent of the content of the live show could be described in a timely manner. Finally, we found that the describer added about three times as many descriptions from a prepared script as were omitted.