“Guidance but not the ultimate commandment”: Pros and Cons of Using Pivot Templates in the Audio Description Production Workflow

The need for audio-described audiovisual content is mainly growing due to statutory accessibility required in many countries. Regrettably, despite the popular and legal demand for audio description, broadcasters and producers perceive audio description (AD) as an expensive service with little prof...

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Published in:	JoSTrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation
Main Author:	Anna Jankowska
Format:	Article
Language:	German
Published:	ZHAW 2024-07-01
Subjects:	audio description pivot translation templates production models accessibility
Online Access:	https://www.jostrans.org/article/view/5987

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