Context of the Scene
This scene is from the Netflix show, Bridgerton. The context of the scene is that the bride, Edwina, and the groom, Anthony are getting married. However, Anthony is in love with Edwina’s sister, Kate, the maid of honor. Edwina does not know about their affair until the end of this scene. I chose this scene because of how much unspoken communication there was. I believe this is the perfect scene to add audio descriptions.
What is the theme of the work? What is it you aim to express?
The theme of this work was to create an expressive audio description that made viewers understand what they were watching outside of the dialogue. My goal was to express the unspoken communication among the characters.
How is that theme particularly expressed through the modality of the week?
The theme is expressed in a comprehensive way. The dialogue itself does not explain what is actually happening here, which is why the audio descriptions are necessary for viewers to understand the scene fully.
Which elements of the work are beautifully/wonderfully/perfectly expressed through the modality?
I believe the emotions and the eye contact play a huge role in the unspoken communication of this scene. I wanted to emphasize that type of communication in my audio descriptions.
Which elements are lost or inexpressible through the modality of the week?
The flow of the audio descriptions are hard to match with the pace of the scene. I wanted to maintain as much of the original sound as possible, because it plays a vital role in conveying emotion in this scene. Sometimes the beautiful background music was not able to be heard due to my voiceover. I am also not sure if I kept the mystery of this scene or if I told too much.
Who does this project exclude? Who would not be able to interact with this work? Who is this modality not accessible for?
This modality is not accessible for people with hearing disabilities. This is due to the fact that there are no captions added and that the important descriptions of the unspoken communication is told only through audio. This audience would not be able to interact with this scene with the way it currently is.
Now that you’ve identified who is excluded, what is one way you could remix this piece to include another population? (You don’t have to make this part, but think about it and write about it)
In order to be more inclusive of people with hearing disabilities, I would definitely include captions. I would match them up with the dialogue in order for the viewers with a hearing disability to be able to fully discern this scene.
[Update: I added another modality to this assignment – Midterm]