[Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] Fwd: 2014 ACB's Audio Description Project "Audio Description Institute"-REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
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REGISTER TODAY!
Dear friends,
Thank you for your interest in the American Council of the Blind's Audio
Description Project and its Audio Description Institute. Registration
is now open on-line and I encourage you to sign-up as soon as possible at:
https://adpregister.acb.org/
The number of participants we can accept is limited-so please register
on-line and avoid being left out.
And this year, you have the opportunity to attend our third Audio
Description Project Conference immediately prior to the Institute; visit
the registration site for information on discounted fees when you
register for both events.
I look forward to working with you at the Institute, July 16-18, 2014 at
the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.
All best,
Joel
JOEL SNYDER
Director, Audio Description Project
American Council of the Blind
jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083
www.acb.org/adp
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The American Council of the Blind's Audio Description Project Announces Its
Sixth Annual
AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE - July 16-18, 2014
In Conjunction with ACB's 2014
Annual Conference and Convention
Riviera Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada
Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are
blind or have low vision. Using words that are succinct, vivid, and
imaginative, media describers convey the visual image from television
and film that is not fully accessible to a significant segment of the
population (more than 21 million Americans experience significant vision
loss).
The implementation of the 21st Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act has spawned a virtual cottage industry for the
development of description for broadcast television.
BE A PART OF IT!
Who Should Attend
- Anyone interested in:
- working as freelance description writers for broadcast television
- working as a describer in a local performing arts program
- working as a describer for visual art exhibitions
- Experienced audio describers desiring an updated refresher course.
NOTE: freelance writers for broadcast television projects can often be
based anywhere in the world--computer equipment capable of accommodating
high-speed downloads is a must.
Topics Include--
1) audio description history and theory
2) the "Four Fundamentals of Audio Description" ©
3) active seeing/visual literacy-developing skills in concentration and
observation
4) the art of "editing" what you see
5) vivid language: "The Visual Made Verbal"^(TM)
6) "Speak the speech, I pray you"--using the spoken word to make meaning
Program
- Three full days of intensive, interactive training;
- A Friday luncheon will be provided;
- Each registrant will receive a copy of Dr. Joel Snyder's recently
published (by ACB) The Visual Made Verbal: A Comprehensive Training
Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description
- Registration for the ACB 2014 Conference and Convention is included.
The interactive sessions (limited use of lecture, questions/discussion
throughout, generous use of media, and individual and group writing
exercises) are designed to provide immediate feedback and "give and
take," allowing for adaptation according to a sense of participants'
grasp of the material. In addition, experienced users of description
are a part of the Institute's faculty, providing an important
perspective throughout the sessions.
This Institute will begin at 8:30 am on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 and
conclude
at 4:00 pm on Friday, July 18, 2014
(detailed agenda below).
Participation is strictly limited. The Institute will issue
ACB-sponsored certificates to all successful participants confirming
completion of this professional description training program.
Institute Director/Staff
Joel Snyder, Ph.D.-- One of the first audio describers, Dr. Snyder began
describing theater events and media in 1981; he is the President of
Audio Description Associates with clients around the world (see
www.audiodescribe.com for more information) and Director of ACB's Audio
Description Project. As Director of Described Media for the National
Captioning Institute, he led a staff that produced description for
nationally broadcast films and network series including "Sesame Street"
broadcasts and DVDs. Snyder has trained describers in 30 states and the
District of Columbia and he has brought description to over 35 countries.
Tuition - $450.00 ($430 plus $20 ACB Convention administrative fee) -
credit card payment accepted by secure on-line registration
Lodging
You can make reservations for your stay at the Riviera Hotel and Casino
via phone or online. Room rates are $87 plus tax per night (single or
double). Make reservations by phone by calling
(800) 634-6753, make sure to mention you are with the ACB convention.
You can also make reservations online at:
https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=17104&Chain=6946&arrive=7/9/2014&depart=7/10/2014&adult=1&child=0&group=SACB7IB
To Register
Visit: https://adpregister.acb.org
Contact Joel Snyder at jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083
with any questions -- see you in Las Vegas!
JOEL SNYDER
Director, Audio Description Project
American Council of the Blind
jsnyder at acb.org -- 202 467-5083
www.acb.org/adp
^(TM) ACB logo ADP logo
President, Audio Description Associates, LLC
"The Visual Made Verbal" ^(TM)
AD logo^(TM) ADA logo--an eye within an ear
6502 Westmoreland Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912
jsnyder at audiodescribe.com -- 301 920-0218
Cell: 301 452-1898 -- Fax: 208 445-0079
For more information about audio description, please visit:
www.audiodescribe.com
AGENDA
2014 ACB Audio Description Project - AUDIO DESCRIPTION INSTITUTE
Riviera Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
July 16-18, 2014
DAY I - Wednesday, July 16 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
* 8:30 am-9:15 am: Introductions
* 9:15 am-11:00 am: Opening Workshop
- The Visually Impaired User
- Audio Description History and Theory
- Overview of Fundamentals of Audio Description
* 11:00 am - 11:15 am: break
* 11:15 am-12:30 am:
- Concentration / Observation
- Editing What You See
* 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - Lunch- on your own
* 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm:
- Language
- Speech / Breath Control / Oral Interpretation
* 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm: break
* 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm:
- Audio Description exercises
- Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts
DAY II - Thursday, July 17 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
* 8:30 am-11:00 am:
- Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts
- Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with
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
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 - 6:30 pm:
- Viewing / analysis of audio described excerpts
- Audio Description practicum--Individual description sessions with
selected video scenes
* 7:30 pm: SPECIAL EVENT
Screening of the described version of
12 Years A Slave
2013 Academy Award Winner - Best Picture
DAY III - Friday, July 12 8:30 am-4:00 pm
* 8:30 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
* 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
Graduation!
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