AUDIO DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATION

1、AUDIO DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATIONA-Z DIRECTORY OF QUALIFIED AUDIO DESCRIBERS 2007Please contact describers direct if they have given contact details, or email ADSE.uk with any queries.All describers listed here are also paid-up members of the Audio Description Association and subscribe to its b

2、est practice ethos. Currently listed:Chris BerryBill ClancyLouise FryerPatricia HayesAnne HornsbyMaryse JefferyDi LangfordSharon LemerMary PlackettAdrienne PyeRidanne SheridanDESCRIBER:Chris BerryADDRESS: 25 The Brook, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire HX7 5EDTEL:01422 881809MOBILE:0794 107

3、 8604FAX:01422 881809EMAIL:chrisdberryyahoo.co.ukQUALIFICATIONS:Certificate in Audio Description SkillsEXPERIENCE/TRAINING:ADA/OCN training course NVQ level 3 in Audio Description SkillsPrepared and delivered live descriptions for productions at Bolton Octagon Theatre, Manchester Library Theatre and

4、 Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre. Prepared and delivered live description for seven films at the 2005 National Disability Film Festival.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: Freelance Employed by audio description organisation e.g. Vocaleyes and Minds Eye on freelance basisCURRENT EMPLOYMENT:Advertisi

5、ng copywriter and audio describerAREA COVERED: North West and Yorkshire (North East for weekend performances)MAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (e.g. Theatre, Opera, Dance)Media (e.g. TV, Film, Video/DVD)Visual arts (e.g. Museums, Galleries, Heritage sites)Live events (e.g. Sports, Festivals)Environ

6、ment (e.g. Audio guides for public buildings)DESCRIBER:Bill ClancyADDRESS:58a High Street Milford-on-Sea Hampshire SO41 0QDTEL:01590 672802MOBILE:07849 234540EMAIL:wjmclancyQUALIFICATIONS:Certificate in Audio Description Skills (AUDEST)Accreditation of Prior Learning in audio description (OCN)EXPERI

7、ENCE/TRAINING:Trained initially by ADA trainers Maryse Jeffery and Jane Richardson in 1995, and recently (2006) successfully took OCN accreditation course.Prepared and delivered live descriptions for theatres including Oldham Coliseum, Manchester Library Theatre, Manchester Royal Exchange, Cambridge

8、 Arts, Theatre Royal Winchester, Forest Forge Theatre Company on tour and Basingstoke Haymarket. Regularly conducted touch tours, and at Haymarket was part of the team who won a Guide Dogs for the Blind welcoming theatre award.Prepared and delivered live description for film, including foreign langu

9、age film and animation at the 2004 and 2005 National Disability Film Festival. Produced access guide for blind and partially sighted patrons at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton.Currently a member of the Audience Development South East team, aiming to increase awareness and use of audio description

10、 among arts attenders in the region.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: FreelanceCURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Freelance arts marketing consultantAREA COVERED: Usually London and South of England, but will travel.MAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (Theatre, Opera)Media (Film, Video/DVD)Live events (Festivals, S

11、on et Lumiere)Environment (e.g. Audio guides for public buildings)DESCRIBER:Louise FryerADDRESS:Utopia, Stutton, Ipswich IP9 2SWTEL:01473 328038MOBILE:07870 677714EMAIL:louiseutopians.co.ukQUALIFICATIONS:Certificate in Audio Description SkillsOCN Assessors AwardEXPERIENCE/TRAINING:In 1993 I was trai

12、ned by Diana Hull at National Theatre. I have been a National Theatre describer ever since and have trained new describers for the National. In 1994 I helped set up the BBCs pilot TV description service as part of the Audetel project and have subsequently described TV, film and video for BBC and com

13、mercial channels and for the RNIB home video service. I have described Opera for Talking Notes.I work for Vocaleyes describing touring and West End theatre productions plays, musicals, ballets and open-air festivals as well as exhibitions, websites and heritage sites and training new describers. I h

14、ave also written and voiced audio guides for museums and galleries in the UK and abroad. I am an ADA trainer and have worked in theatres across the UK. I have also trained describers for a new TV description service in Australia.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: Freelance Employed by audio organisat

15、ion e.g. Vocaleyes CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:As well as my freelance description work for ADA, the National Theatre and Vocaleyes, I am a regular presenter for BBC Radio 3. I also write and voice audio guides for museums and galleries for sighted and visually impaired visitors for Antenna Audio.AREA COVERE

16、D: Mostly London but elsewhere if necessaryMAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (e.g. Theatre, Opera, Dance)Media (e.g. TV, Film, Video/DVD)Visual Arts (e.g. Museums, Galleries, Heritage sites)Live events (e.g. Sports, Festivals)Environment (e.g. Audio guides for public buildings)DESCRIBER: Patricia H

17、ayesADDRESS: 16 Longford Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool FY2 0BNTEL: 01253 356003MOBILE: 07980 301167QUALIFICATIONS:Certificate in Audio Description skillsEXPERIENCE/TRAINING: Trained with Anne Hornsby and Maryse Jeffery in 2005 EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER/ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:FreelanceProvide audio

18、description service at Grand, Blackpool as a volunteer/Friend of the GrandCollege lecturer at Blackpool and the Fylde College in the Learning Support Unit.AREA COVERED: North WestOTHER INFORMATION:Describer for performing arts eventsDESCRIBER: Anne V M HornsbyADDRESS: 139 Bromwich Street The Haulgh

19、Bolton BL2 1LJTEL: 01204 522481MOBILE: 07889 232438EMAIL: Anne.Hornsbybtinernet QUALIFICATIONS:Accredited EXPERIENCE/TRAINING: Theatre/ Musicals/ TV/ Film/ Visual Arts/ Conferences/ live events.I am an accredited AD trainer and have trained describers in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Salisbury and

20、for the RSC.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER/ CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:I am one of the countrys leading audio describers, running Minds Eye Profesional Description Service which operates nationally providing description for theatres, film and the visual arts.I have been a describer since introducing the A

21、udio Description service at Bolton Octagon Theatre in the late 1980s. I run my own audio description compan ,Minds Eye, and am a free-lance describer working all over the country and sometimes even further afield. I also work for Vocaleyes favourite shows being Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera a

22、nd Miss Saigon.I am the lead describer of the Disability Film Festival held at the National Film Theatre and have described other films for the NFT including the gay and lesbian festival. I also work in the Visual Arts, have produced audio-guides and recorded audio brochures. AREA COVERED: AnywhereO

23、THER INFORMATION:I have been an Executive member of the Audio Description Association since its beginnings and have represented the UK at the Audio Description International Conference in America.I am knowledgeable about Access issues and recently wrote sections of and edited the Arts Council Englan

24、d national guide Action for Access.DESCRIBER:Maryse JefferyADDRESS:Amousa House, Pound Lane, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2BTTEL:01208 264063MOBILE: 0777 1754200 (only used when travelling)EMAIL:davidjefferyQUALIFICATIONS:OCN Assessors AwardEXPERIENCE/TRAINING:Trained by Joanna Lukes at Plymouth Theatre Ro

25、yal. Previously Describer at PTR and Northcott Theatre, Exeter. Have described outdoor theatre performances.AUDEST Certificate for two training courses and completed ACE Dance description course. Have been an ADA trainer/assessor since 2001 and run 5 courses to date.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER:

26、FreelanceCURRENT EMPLOYMENT:Hall for CornwallTheatre AlibiADA TrainingOne-off showsAREA COVERED: South West of England describingWhole country trainingMAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (eg. Theatre, Opera, Dance)Media (eg. TV, Film, Video/DVD)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Member of the ADA ExecutiveDESCRI

27、BER:Di LangfordADDRESS:16a Hamilton Road, Brighton BN1 5DLTEL:01273 541134MOBILE:07887 716591EMAIL:dilangfordaol QUALIFICATIONS:EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:I have been a describer since 1995I was trained by Veronika Hyks.for the RNIB Home Video Service.TheatreA wide selection of plays in the West End and on

28、 tourOperaEnglish Touring Opera and Opera NorthFilm All the Harry Potter films for Warner Brothers description available in cinema.Over 30 films on video for the RNIB Home Video serviceGalleriesPaintings at Tate Britain and Glynn Vivian Gallery, SwanseaPerformance Art at Tate ModernMuseumsMuseum of

29、London - Touch Tours of 1920s exhibitionTheatre Museum costume sessionsVictoria and Albert Museum Fashion in Motion including Swarovski Crystals, Oswald Boateng and Hardy Amies. Asian Festival of Light, Chinese New Year Celebrationsaccessible projects in Stained Glass and Jameel Galleries British Mu

30、seum Mummy exhibitionGreenwich Maritime Museum descriptive and touch tour of Queens HouseEMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: Freelance Employed by audio description organisation eg Vocaleyes CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:Freelance : Queens House, Greenwich In preparation - Royal Academy, sculpture - summer exhib

31、itionFor Vocaleyes: Marriage of Figaro, Opera North Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward TheatreAREA COVERED: NationwideMAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (eg. Theatre, Opera, Dance)Media (eg. TV, Film, Video/DVD)Visual Arts (eg. Museums, Galleries, Heritage sites)NAME: Sharon LemerADDRESS: 3 Michleham

32、 Down, Woodside Park, London N12 7JJTEL: 020 8445 5516 MOBILE: 07870 637 252EMAIL: sharonlemerhotmail QUALIFICATIONS: AUDEST certificateEXPERIENCE/TRAINING: Trained in 1995 by Diana Hull for the RSC using the AUDEST model course. Based in Stratford, worked at the RST main house, The Swan, and The Ot

33、her Place. Also worked for the RSC at the Barbican, London and on tour at The Theatre Royal, Newcastle. Attended an Opera workshop at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: FreelanceCURRENT EMPLOYMENT One-off showsAREA COVERED: Whole country MAIN TYPES OF WORK: Performing Arts/

34、Media/EnvironmentADDITIONAL INFORMATION: MA in Shakespearean Studies 2005 (Kings College, London/Shakespeares Globe Theatre)DESCRIBER: Mary PlackettADDRESS:62 Sopwell Lane, St Albans, Herts AL1 1RWTEL:01727 850391MOBILE:07734 603231EMAIL:mplackettromans62.fsnet.co.ukQUALIFICATIONS:OCN Assessors Awar

35、dEXPERIENCE/ TRAINING:Began describing in the West End in 1991 and was a guinea pig for the RNIB-sponsored AUDEST training course; have since worked continuously for the Royal Shakespeare Company and various venues in the Greater London area, involving a wide range of classical and modern drama, ope

36、ra and musicals. Helped design the current OCN-accredited ADA training course in audio description skills and qualified as a trainer/ assessor in 2001/02.EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER:FreelanceCURRENT EMPLOYMENT:Describing for the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle, London and on tour, also fo

37、r the Soho Theatre and other London venues; plus training for the Audio Description Association and acting as ADAs training coordinator.AREA COVERED: London and South EastMAIN TYPES OF WORK:Performing arts (eg. Theatre, Opera, Dance)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Member of the ADA ExecutiveDESCRIBER: Adrien

38、ne PyeADDRESS: 58a High Street Milford-on-Sea Hampshire SO41 0QDTEL: 01590 645775MOBILE: 07732 112470EMAIL: .ukQUALIFICATIONS:AUDEST trained 1994Accreditation of Prior learning (OCN) 2007EXPERIENCE/TRAINING: Disability awareness courses Work experience in theatre (all genres), f

39、ilm (NFT Disability Film Festival), contemporary dance and festivals/outdoor eventsMember of Manchester Audio Description Services 1994 - 1999EMPLOYMENT STATUS AS A DESCRIBER: FreelanceCURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Regional Programme Director, Audience Development South East, working on programme to increase

40、and broaden audio description access in the South East (see developingaudiences /access for detailsAREA COVERED: South East, South West, LondonMAIN TYPES OF WORK: Theatre, dance, festival eventsADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Member of the ADA Executive NAME: Ridanne SheridanADDRESS: 59 Berkeley Road North,

41、Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6NYTEL:024760678611MOBILE: 07743 895104FAX:02476 678611EMAIL: ridanne.sheridanQUALIFICATIONS:Certificate in Audio Description SkillsC&G Assessors AwardsEXPERIENCE/TRAINING: Trained Birmingham school of Speech & Drama DDA awareness training with Disability West Midlands 2005 6 Years Theatre in Education 18 years radio present