Bridget Interviews Roy part 2: A Voice Actor’s Guide To Audio Description Performance Book
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What if the voice guiding blind audiences through your favorite show was never credited? Or never even acknowledged?
In part two of her conversation with Roy Samuelson, Bridget asks more insightful questions about the unseen artistry of Audio Description (AD). From the SAG Awards adding AD to both screeners and the live broadcast, to Netflix requiring crediting AD for performers as well as writers, this episode reveals how a behind-the-scenes craft is becoming a movement.
Roy shares the origin of the ADNA, the push to get AD talent recognized by the Television Academy, and why AD is more than narration: it's performance, precision, and presence.
They explore the rise of blind professionals in media, the power of proper tools and coaching, and the industry's slow but thrilling shift toward honoring every voice in the room.
This is the story of inclusion done right. And it's just getting started. Roy's book is available at roysamuelson.com/book
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