With over 200 interviews with audio description professionals of all kinds, The ADNA Presents podcast shares professional approaches to AD, and the voices, writers, quality control specialists, engineers, producers, and facilities who craft this unique art form for TV and Film.
Comic-Con Panel 2024
This panel was the official announcement for the presale of my book, found here at https://www.adperformancebook.com/store/p/a-voice-actors-guide-to-audio-description-performance-paperback-signed-erxff – for the attached video, I’ve been doing this 3 minute bit for a few years now, it still seems to resonate and give a sense of the multiple aspects of the audience experience of audio description (AD) in film and tv. (In front of a Comic-Con backdrop, Roy wears a badge around his neck next to Chad Allen. Joshua Loya off camera.)
Not So Bad Podcast
BBB Cross Post with The ADNA Presents
Stephanae McCoy, founder of Bold Blind Beauty, cross posted this ADNA Presents podcast episode on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q685lJY1gI To follow along with The ADNA Presents, here’s the link
Human AD and synth voice AD comparison
In games, cut scenes bring emotion.
Cut scenes in games are still scenes. Here’s an example of the same scene from a TV show, with the same AD writing; first version is human performance, and the second with a synth voice.
I share the specifics of this difference in my book on audio description performance. pre-order now roysamuelson.com/book
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Access World Interview 2024
https://afb.org/news-publications/media/aw-podcast/episode-7
Welcome to another episode of AccessWorld, a podcast on digital inclusion and accessibility. The AccessWorld podcast is a production of the American Foundation for the Blind.
In this episode, Aaron and Tony celebrate the power that audio description can have toward making media more inclusive for audiences who are blind or have low vision. They welcome Roy Samuelson, a leading audio description performer, producer, and advocate who continues to be a champion for inclusive media and entertainment. Roy shares his own professional journey, how a close friend sent him on a mission to bring quality in audio description to the masses, and how the team he assembled for AFB’s documentary film “Possibilities” took the craft to a whole new level.
Want to learn more about those who work behind-the-scenes to make media more inclusive through audio description? Check out the Audio Description Network Alliance, where you can also find out more about your own favorite voices describing content for television and film.
To learn more about AFB’s documentary film Possibilities, visit www.afb.org/possibilities.
About the Hosts
Tony Stephens is the Director of Communications for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), and Aaron Preece is editor-in-chief of AccessWorld, a quarterly online publication produced by AFB encompassing all things digital inclusion and accessibility. To learn more about AccessWorld, and to gain access to over 20 years of back-issues free of charge, visit www.afb.org/aw.
Founded in 1921, the American Foundation for the Blind creates opportunity and expands possibilities through thought leadership, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. Learn more about AFB at www.afb.org and consider making a tax-deductible gift to support our work creating a future of endless possibilities for people who are blind or have low vision.
AccessWorld Podcast, Episode 7 Transcript
Transcripts are now available through the Apple Podcasts app.