What is 'Audio Described' at the cinema ?

[Easy 10]

OK, so I'm mincing along to the flicks tonight, thought I'd have a sniff at 'Unknown' down the Marina. However, on the Cineworld website it says "the performance you have chosen is Audio Described". I did a quick Google and it says something about a narrator describing what is happening on the screen, for people with sight problems. Usually thats MY job with the missus (nothing to do with sight, mind) but I don't really fancy having some kind of constant narrative talking me through the whole film.

Whats the deal ?

 

[CHAPPERS]

I have this function on my tele. Once, before I knew of the function, I must have accidentally turned it on and for about ten minutes I was incredibly confused as to who was telling exactly what was happening on Hollyoaks.

Like sign language but for eye spastics innit.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I don't know, but wouldn't it be done via one of the earpiece gizmos they have at the snooker ?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

You can get some programmes on Sky with Audio Description. It's literally someone describing out what is happening in a scene in between any characters lines. Not really something you want to be going to see in my opinion!

 

[Uncle C]

Like sign language but for eye spastics innit.

Prat.

 

[D'Angelo Saxon]

I have this function on my tele. Once, before I knew of the function, I must have accidentally turned it on and for about ten minutes I was incredibly confused as to who was telling exactly what was happening on Hollyoaks.

Ha ha... brilliant!

 

[sten_super]

I don't know, but wouldn't it be done via one of the earpiece gizmos they have at the snooker ?

It is. Practically everything at my local Cineworld is denoted on the website as 'Audio Described', but it makes absolutely no difference unless you have the earpiece.

 

[Easy 10]

Ahh, so an EARPIECE is involved for those who need it. Excellent.
Cheers peeps. I'll mosey along to that then.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I have this function on my tele. Once, before I knew of the function, I must have accidentally turned it on and for about ten minutes I was incredibly confused as to who was telling exactly what was happening on Hollyoaks.

Like sign language but for eye spastics innit.

It would be interesting to see how a sex scene is described.

 

[Mellotron]

Oh, this movie's too complicated. Hey, the floor's sticky. Who's that guy? What did that guy say when I said, "Who's that guy"

 

[Acker79]

Ahh, so an EARPIECE is involved for those who need it. Excellent.
Cheers peeps. I'll mosey along to that then.

I believe some blind people have their own, they just have to change the frequency on their ear pieces, but the cinema will have headphones people can use.

Be careful, usually they sneak in one or two showings with subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing as well, usually denoted (AD/S), I have in the past gone to showins and not realised the showing was subtitled until I get there (they usually put up notes around the box office).