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Posted on 8 August 2018
Using new sound design techniques Dr Mariana Lopez, from the School of Arts and Creative Technologies, and Dr Gavin Kearney, from the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, are working to make film more accessible for visually impaired audiences.
Dr Mariana Lopez.
If you don’t like current accessibility methods you don’t have any other options. We believe that accessibility should be about embracing diversity and acknowledging that not everyone who has a visual impairment has the same needs, experiences or preferences.
They hope their work could change the way filmmakers think about accessibility - creating a whole new film experience. Put your headphones on and become immersed in sound...
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Dr Mariana Lopez
Research Title: Chair of the Audio Engineering Society UK
Dr Lopez has a background in music, sound design and acoustics. She has studied the creation of a new format of sonic art entitled 'audio film', an alternative to Audio Description for visually impaired audiences, and her PhD focused on the importance of virtual acoustics in furthering our understanding of medieval drama.
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