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kestrellKes: This Boston Globe article
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/10/18/a_reel_deal_for_blind_deaf/#
talks about why there will soon be a lot more movie theatres showing accessible films with descriptive narration for blind and deaf moviegoers. My own experience with these films is mixed, as when the earphones work, it's great, but two out of three times the earphones don't work. I think there might be specific spots where you are supposed to sit to receive the transmission, but the theatre staff is consistently clueless about being able to give any suggestions.
Also, I sitll like to tell the story of my very first experience with descriptive video. I went to see Spiderman and it began with the narrative description: "A woman in a toga holds a torch high..." and I was thinking, "Toga? I don't recall there being togas in..." which is about when I heard "the Columbia Pictures logo." Alexx still starts all film descriptions by describing the studio logos.
http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/10/18/a_reel_deal_for_blind_deaf/#
talks about why there will soon be a lot more movie theatres showing accessible films with descriptive narration for blind and deaf moviegoers. My own experience with these films is mixed, as when the earphones work, it's great, but two out of three times the earphones don't work. I think there might be specific spots where you are supposed to sit to receive the transmission, but the theatre staff is consistently clueless about being able to give any suggestions.
Also, I sitll like to tell the story of my very first experience with descriptive video. I went to see Spiderman and it began with the narrative description: "A woman in a toga holds a torch high..." and I was thinking, "Toga? I don't recall there being togas in..." which is about when I heard "the Columbia Pictures logo." Alexx still starts all film descriptions by describing the studio logos.
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Date: 2010-10-18 11:03 pm (UTC)