{"id":15042,"date":"2022-07-06T12:42:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T16:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/audio-description-as-a-form-of-audiovisual-translation-with-dr-joel-snyder\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:40:10","slug":"audio-description-as-a-form-of-audiovisual-translation-with-dr-joel-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/audio-description-as-a-form-of-audiovisual-translation-with-dr-joel-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"Audio Description as a Form of Audiovisual Translation with Dr. Joel Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Audio Description<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Audio Description as a Form of Audiovisual Translation with Dr. Joel Snyder<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2022-07-06T12:42:48+00:00\">July 6, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AD-header.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AD-header.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AD-header-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AD-header-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AD-header-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/beatx878gf.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_beatx878gf seo=false\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 218px; position: relative;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every month, we welcome a new guest to 3Play Media&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Allied Podcast<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In June 2022, we met with Joel Snyder, Ph.D., known internationally as one of the world&#8217;s first audio describers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Snyder is a pioneer in the field of audio description, a translation of visual images to vivid language for the primary benefit of people who are blind or have low vision. Since 1981, he has introduced audio description techniques in over 40 states and 64 countries and has made thousands of live events, media projects, and museums accessible.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2014, the American Council of the Blind published Dr. Snyder&#8217;s book, The Visual Made Verbal \u2013 A Comprehensive Training Manual and Guide to the History and Applications of Audio Description. His Ph.D. is from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona with a focus on audiovisual translation\/audio description. Dr. Snyder is the President of <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audiodescribe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio Description Associates, LLC<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and serves as the Founder\/Senior Consultant of the Audio Description Project of the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acb.org\/adp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Council of the Blind<\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his episode <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/audio-description-with-dr-joel-snyder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>&#8220;The What, How, and Why of Audio Description,&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dr. Snyder shared what audio description is, how it works, and why it matters for accessibility. Dr. Snyder focused on audio description as a form of audiovisual translation, which we&#8217;ll discuss below in more detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/audio-description-with-dr-joel-snyder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27421 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Joel Snyder on the what, how, and why of audio description. Exclusively on Allied Podcast. Listen now on Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts. #AlliedPod\" width=\"1360\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-600x199.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-768x255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-585x194.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-888x295.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-451x150.jpg 451w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-226x75.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Joel-snyder-blog-image-174x58.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does Audio Description Work?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his episode, Dr. Snyder discussed how audio description can be delivered to audiences. Describers can perform audio description live (scripted), pre-recorded, or extemporaneously, meaning the describer doesn&#8217;t have a written-out description from which to read. For example, Dr. Snyder described President Barack Obama&#8217;s inaugurations extemporaneously. He shared with Elisa his experience of preparing for the extemporaneous description:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Doing extemporaneous description does not mean doing it without preparation. Preparation is key,&#8221; Dr. Snyder said. &#8220;I worked closely with the White House. I wasn&#8217;t able to attend a rehearsal, if you will, or preview the inauguration. But I knew the order of events. I knew the names and the pronunciations of people that would be featured, and that gave me a good solid background.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Dr. Snyder discussed using synthesized speech or human describers for audio description, a controversial topic. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/pros-cons-synthesized-speech-audio-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Each has pros and cons<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, including cost, audience preference, media format, and ability to capture nuance and subtlety.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b3003c;border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#E6006F;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px\">What is Audio Description?<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px\">According to Dr. Snyder, who has a Ph.D. in audio description\/audiovisual translation, audio description is &#8220;the visual made verbal.&#8221; It is a translation of visual images to words for the primary benefit of folks who are blind or have low vision. Audio description can be used in any media that employs visual elements, such as online video, dance, theatre, visual arts, film, and sports.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio Description as a Form of Audiovisual Translation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A central theme in Dr. Snyder&#8217;s episode was the concept of audio description as a form of audiovisual translation and the difference between how audio description is studied and viewed in the United States versus in other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Audio description\u2026 has become studied as an academic discipline as a form of audiovisual translation. It is a translation of visual images to words,&#8221; Dr. Snyder said. &#8220;So it&#8217;s been embraced by that academic community, the community of scholars and practitioners throughout the world who do subtitling, they do dubbing. And now, audio description is all a part of that field as well.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While audio description is not about translating one language to another, it is a kind of localization similar to subtitling and dubbing. Media created in one language can be appreciated worldwide through localization, just like how people who are blind can enjoy media through audio description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Snyder even shared that the American Translators Association recently created a new division for audiovisual translation. He has spoken at their conferences and will give a keynote presentation in the fall of 2022 on audiovisual translation as audio description.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to the Allied episode below or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/alliedpodcast\/audio-description-with-dr-joel-snyder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read the transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to learn more about audio description, audiovisual translation, and Dr. Snyder&#8217;s career as a professional describer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/beatx878gf.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_beatx878gf seo=false\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 218px; position: relative;\"><\/div>\n\n\n                                                \n                                                <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n                                                \n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c28011a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-top:0\">Filed under<\/p>\n\t\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"is-style-pills wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/audio-description\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Audio Description<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/blog\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Blog<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/video-accessibility\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">video accessibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dda23514 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\">3Play Media<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Share this page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-95ca00fe wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><li style=\"color: #767676; 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