ABSTRACT
Much research on audio description (AD) has been developed in the field of Translation Studies (FRYER, 2016FRYER, L. (ed.). (2016). An Introduction to Audio Description a Practical Guide. London: Routledge.; ORERO & MATAMALA, 2016ORERO, P.; CASACUBERTA, D.; MASZEROWSKA, A. (2016). Audio describing silence: Lost for words. In: JANKOWSKA, A.; SZARKOWSKA, A. (eds.). New Points of View in Audiovisual Translation, p. 219-236. DOI: 10.3726/978-3-0353-0761-0
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). However, there are few bibliographic references regarding AD of the horror genre (MICHALEWICZ, 2015MICHALEWICZ, I. (2015). ‘Is it a monster? Audio describing horror films’. Paper presented at Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description (ARSAD) 2015. Barcelona (March).). With the aim of promoting a discussion about the translation of particular characteristics of the horror genre, eight audio describers were interviewed about their experiences with horror AD. Thematic analysis was adopted as methodology, and nine themes were selected based on bibliography on horror in cinema (CHERRY, 2009CHERRY, B. (2009). Horror. London: Routledge. Trab. Ling. Aplic., Campinas, n(62.2): 274-288, mai./ago. 2023 285) and on the answers of the interviewees in order to guide our reflection on the topic: 1) Genre; 2) Effect; 3) Language; 4) Cinematographic Language; 5) Content; 6) Soundtrack; 7) Silence; 8) Voice; and 9) Prosody. According to the interviewees, the horror genre influences the work of the audio describer in many respects.
Keywords:
audio description; horror; cinema; interviews