This module has been assigned 6 ECTS/ECVETS.
Module 1 is a general introduction to audio description (AD) and contains 10 units: audiovisual texts, defining AD, research, related services, process, audience, guidelines, central AD issues, voicing and legislation. It covers the basic skills and knowledge that audio describers and AD researchers must acquire to understand what AD is, how it is produced and how it functions, how it is researched, what challenges it poses, and what its purpose is
