a corpus-based approach to the language of audio description

the channel through which audio description is received, that is, ears (audio)
than on the action carried out to produce it (description) 17 .
In the following sections we will see what can be audio described, how
audio description is made and how it is technically provided.
1.2 What can be audio described?
Films (cinema, DVD, TV) are the first candidates for AD. Theatre
performances can also be audio described, as well as sport and religious
performances. As far as theatre shows are concerned, a pre-organized touch
tour often allows the blind or the visually impaired audience to familiarize
with the actors, while touching their clothes, portraying their appearance and
describing the characters beforehand along with their personalities and
attitudes on the stage. However, touch tours, though very much appreciated,
are not always possible because of time and space constraints. Theatre and
opera shows are usually audio described live (Cabeza and Matamala 2008;
Matamala 2005; Weaver 2010). When it comes to cinema and DVD
productions, a touch tour-like track should give all these details in advance
on a separate additional track to play before the movie itself. However, as far
as we know, this opportunity has not been explored yet.
The scope of application of audio description is not limited to films and
17 Evidence of the use of the word „audio vision‟ can be also found at
http://www.freewebz.com/audiovisionavtom/ (last accessed 19/02/2011) where it refers - however -
not specifically to audio description but to radio reading services for the blind.
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