[Artbeyondsightmuseums] 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



ACB logo                             AD                              ADP 
logo

                            ACB logo                           Audio 
Description logo         Audio Description

                                                                                                                   Project logo



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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