In this episode of the iCantCU Podcast, I talk with leading Hollywood voice-over artist Roy Samuelson about Audio Description. You can hear Roy’s narration on films like Get Out and 1917, as well as popular TV shows like Hunters, Criminal Minds, and NCIS. In 2019, he was nominated for a SOVAS Award in the Narration category.
Leading Voice Over Artist Roy Samuelson
I enjoyed speaking with Roy about Audio Description. Besides being a voice over artist, Roy is an advocate for blind and visually impaired audiences. He understands that we want to be able to talk about current movies or TV shows and need to have audio description to do it. What is Audio Description? As Roy puts it, “You can kind of think about it like a sports announcer on the radio giving the play-by-play…” Follow Roy on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Have you heard Roy? Here is a list of Roy’s projects.
Links Mentioned In The Podcast
The Audio Description Project
The Audio Description Discussion
Audio Description Narrators Of America
Turn On Audio Description
With the many different television providers out there, each one is going to have their own unique way of setting up Audio Description on their system. Unfortunately, you’re going to have to contact your provider for instructions. I’m truly sorry and hope you have an easier time then I did with Verizon Fios. Need help turning on Audio Description on Verizon Fios? You’re in luck, I can help you there. I’ve already gone through the suffering. Back in episode 046, I gave the step-by-step process. Here is a link to the show notes page on how to turn on audio description on Verizon Fios. If you have time, give a listen to that episode to see what I went through. If you have another provider, I’d be interested in hearing from you about your experience with turning on Audio Description. Why can’t it be as simple as just pressing a button on the remote?