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Join us live for an in-depth discussion on the process and importance of creating audio description tracks to provide equity to audiences members who are blind or have low vision. Discover how the right tools, technology and audio description partners can provide creators with more engaging and immersive experiences that include audience members of all backgrounds and abilities.
Our panel of audio description experts, Adrian Fox and Jane Devoy, will lift the hood on the audio description process. They'll share key considerations on selecting the proper AD style, format and provider. They'll share how they work with creators to capture, preserve and communicate their artistic visions via audio description while keeping in mind the needs and preferences of audience members who are blind or have low vision.
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This webinar will tackle:
- The differences between standard and extended audio description, and which style is right for each project
- How audio describers decide what to describe and how detailed to be
- Factors influencing the casting process for AD voice actors (accents, dialects, gender, etc.)
- How audio description providers like Verbit preserve creators' visions without asking audience members to settle for subpar experiences
Meet our speakers
Adrian Fox
Director of Operations | VITAC, a Verbit company
Adrian Fox is the Director of Operations at VITAC, a Verbit company, and leads in the areas of media transcription, localization and audio description.
Before being named Director of Operations in 2023, Adrian spent 18 years building experience at UK-based Take 1, where he grew his career from Courier to Technical Support Manager to Head of Operations. Adrian was a key component in Take 1’s acquisition and rebranding to VITAC and oversaw all areas from technical and operational aspects to ensure a smooth transition while maintaining Take 1’s notoriously high standards.
Now focused on developing the company’s highest quality products and services, Adrian is invested in building incredible teams and delivering operational excellence across the board.
Jane Devoy
Audio Describer | VITAC, a Verbit company
Jane Devoy is an Audio Describer at VITAC, a Verbit company, where she writes scripts for film, TV and commercials, as well as corporate and educational projects. She specializes in writing for both human and synthetic voicing and is trusted to quality-check the work of her colleagues.
Before joining VITAC as an Audio Describer in July 2023, Jane was a freelance Audio Describer for 5 years, writing scripts for clients including Amazon, Netflix, BFI, Discovery, Disney and many others.
She also made an award-winning short film which experimented with integrated audio description and offered audio introductions.
Jane has a doctorate in screenwriting and over 20 years of experience working with scripts as a screenwriter, script reader and script consultant - all of which nourish her Audio Description work.