The End Justifies the Means of Audio Description
Audio description to films is about understanding emotions and body language expressed by actors; in other words, it is about translating film language into the language of audio description. As a result, AD logically and consistently builds up tension and describes confl icts between film characters, who are followed by viewers through different twists and turns until the end of the film. Such audio description makes it possible for viewers to perceive a film as a coherent whole. It also engages them into the film, making its reception rewarding. Last but not least, it provides viewers with the same emotions they would experience if they were watching the film as their sighted counterparts.

Audio description to films is about understanding emotions and body language expressed by actors; in other words, it is about translating film language into the language of audio description. As a result, AD logically and consistently builds up tension and describes confl icts between film characters, who are followed by viewers through different twists and turns until the end of the film. Such audio description makes it possible for viewers to perceive a film as a coherent whole. It also engages them into the film, making its reception rewarding. Last but not least, it provides viewers with the same emotions they would experience if they were watching the film as their sighted counterparts.