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Advice with audio description - particularly with the movie "letters from iwo jima" (self.Blind)
submitted by morbidSuplex
Hi all! Can someone help me with audio description?
I have a favorite movie called "letters from iwo jima". It is audio described. Here is the link from audiovault if you want to listen:
http://www.audiovault.net/download/5443
I believe the audio description is beautifully done (considering that 90% of the language is japanese). But I have a big problem that for some unknown reason I noticed just today (after 2 years of listening). The narators are just too loud. Like for example, if the characters are speaking, a narator translates it to english, but the problem is the original japanese voice is drowned out. My questions are:
1. What do you think of the balance between the describer and the movie? Is it good in your ears?
2. Is there a way to lower the describer's voice?
Maybe it's just my earphones. I certainly have not noticed this before. But I ask you all just to confirm if I am right.
Thanks all!
I have a favorite movie called "letters from iwo jima". It is audio described. Here is the link from audiovault if you want to listen:
http://www.audiovault.net/download/5443
I believe the audio description is beautifully done (considering that 90% of the language is japanese). But I have a big problem that for some unknown reason I noticed just today (after 2 years of listening). The narators are just too loud. Like for example, if the characters are speaking, a narator translates it to english, but the problem is the original japanese voice is drowned out. My questions are:
1. What do you think of the balance between the describer and the movie? Is it good in your ears?
2. Is there a way to lower the describer's voice?
Maybe it's just my earphones. I certainly have not noticed this before. But I ask you all just to confirm if I am right.
Thanks all!
gelema5 1 points 3y ago
As a Japanese learner, if you want to experience the original version and it’s a favorite movie you’ve seen a couple times before, perhaps you can just give it a go in Japanese. You can understand quite a bit of a foreign movie just from tone of voice and knowing the plot ahead of time.
morbidSuplex [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Well I am not a japanese learner. Although I very much want to. Since one of my favorite things to watch is new japan pro wrestling
Prefect316 1 points 3y ago
Glad to find another fan of the undisputed King of Sports on here.
gelema5 1 points 3y ago
Nice! Idk your level of sight but if you’re not interested in reading that would actually be a huge time saver - the writing system is said to be the worst slog of learning the entire language.
I haven’t watched any Japanese wrestling, but music is totally my stuff. If you’re not into J-pop but want to give Japanese music a try, I have a ton of artists I could share from rock, alt, rap, oldies, etc.
I haven’t watched any Japanese wrestling, but music is totally my stuff. If you’re not into J-pop but want to give Japanese music a try, I have a ton of artists I could share from rock, alt, rap, oldies, etc.
AchooCashew 1 points 3y ago
I’d love some recs! Used to be big into Gackt and Miyavi, among others, but haven’t kept up with the Jmusic scene whatsoever.
Pickleweede 2 points 3y ago
Omg I love gackt and miyavi!
gelema5 1 points 3y ago
I like Miyavi’s sound! And it always fascinates me when Japanese artists (like Gackt) have such a 90s-00s sound despite putting out music recently haha. I like it, thanks!
Here’s some current favorite albums of mine:
- Happily Confused by Ghost in the Tapes
- Near Your Ear by ANYO
- D.A.N. by D.A.N. (Selftitled album)
- All of the stuff put out by gesunokiwamiotome, because I can’t get enough of it.
Here’s some current favorite albums of mine:
- Happily Confused by Ghost in the Tapes
- Near Your Ear by ANYO
- D.A.N. by D.A.N. (Selftitled album)
- All of the stuff put out by gesunokiwamiotome, because I can’t get enough of it.
bscross32 1 points 3y ago
Once it's been mixed down to a single file, you cannot make those kinds of edits.
morbidSuplex [OP] 1 points 3y ago
But what do you think about the audio balance of this particular file?
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