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How descriptive audio works

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July 28, 2015 Adaptation, Film Industry, Follow Up, How-To, QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed, WGA, Writing Process

John and Craig take a deep look at how descriptive audio for the blind works, with clips from Daredevil and an interview with a woman who does it for a living. It’s a fascinating form of writing, with many of the same challenges screenwriters face.

Also this week: Capitals, capitalization, the WGA financial numbers, and answers to a bunch of listener questions.

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  • Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 7-31-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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