A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland
IntroductionAudio description (AD) is in its infancy in the Chinese mainland, both in terms of the provision of the service and as an academic object of study. In order to learn about the availability of AD and target audiences' reception of existing AD services in the Chinese mainland, we desi...
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| description | IntroductionAudio description (AD) is in its infancy in the Chinese mainland, both in terms of the provision of the service and as an academic object of study. In order to learn about the availability of AD and target audiences' reception of existing AD services in the Chinese mainland, we designed and carried out this study.MethodsThis paper first provides a brief overview of the availability of AD in the Chinese mainland and analyses difficulties encountered in its development. Then, it conducts a face-to-face questionnaire-based study on the reception of AD through a survey of 26 visually impaired persons.Results and discussionAD service in the Chinese mainland is only limited to movies and there is a big gap between supply and demand. AD practice is facing many difficulties such as copyright constraints, low quality of AD services, lack of professionals and insufficient theoretical research. Our empirical research shows that the participants are quite satisfied with the quality of existing AD services, although they do not have a high level of comprehension of movies. Over interpretation, revealing the plot, subjective speculations are common practices in AD services in the Chinese mainland but are applauded by the participants for which helps them to understand the film. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e32f2bbcd144d74b98b11a11ce6bd8e2023-02-08T06:32:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Communication2297-900X2023-02-01810.3389/fcomm.2023.11148531114853A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainlandHui Yang0Weiju Shen1Bo Liu2Yi Wang3School of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, ChinaSchool of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, ChinaLanzhou Special Education School, Lanzhou, ChinaLanzhou Special Education School, Lanzhou, ChinaIntroductionAudio description (AD) is in its infancy in the Chinese mainland, both in terms of the provision of the service and as an academic object of study. In order to learn about the availability of AD and target audiences' reception of existing AD services in the Chinese mainland, we designed and carried out this study.MethodsThis paper first provides a brief overview of the availability of AD in the Chinese mainland and analyses difficulties encountered in its development. Then, it conducts a face-to-face questionnaire-based study on the reception of AD through a survey of 26 visually impaired persons.Results and discussionAD service in the Chinese mainland is only limited to movies and there is a big gap between supply and demand. AD practice is facing many difficulties such as copyright constraints, low quality of AD services, lack of professionals and insufficient theoretical research. Our empirical research shows that the participants are quite satisfied with the quality of existing AD services, although they do not have a high level of comprehension of movies. Over interpretation, revealing the plot, subjective speculations are common practices in AD services in the Chinese mainland but are applauded by the participants for which helps them to understand the film.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1114853/fullaudio descriptionavailabilityreceptionvisually impairedthe Chinese mainland |
| spellingShingle | Hui Yang Weiju Shen Bo Liu Yi Wang A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland Frontiers in Communication audio description availability reception visually impaired the Chinese mainland |
| title | A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland |
| title_full | A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland |
| title_fullStr | A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland |
| title_short | A pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the Chinese mainland |
| title_sort | pilot study on the availability and reception of audio description in the chinese mainland |
| topic | audio description availability reception visually impaired the Chinese mainland |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1114853/full |
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