LISTEN UP! Providing Accessible Interpretation with Audio

Regine Kennedy | [email protected] Chris Evans | [email protected] Bill Patterson | [email protected] WHAT WILL THEY HEAR? AUDIO DESCRIPTION?

WHAT RESOURCES DO WE NEED?

HOW DO WE CREATE AUDIO? HISTORIESORAL

WHAT WILL THEY SAY? AUDIO PRODUCTION AUDIO AUDIO NARRATION? WHO IS THE VOICE? THE IS WHO Audio DESCRIPTION

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Audio NARRATION AUDIO DESCRIPTION enables those who are blind or have low vision to access visual resources. CASE STUDY BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

đƫ wayside text đƫ site characteristics đƫ surrounding environment đƫ next stop REPEATED OVERVIEW VOCAL VARIETY AUDIO NARRATION complements other interpretive elements. CASE ROHWER STUDY JAPANESE AMERICAN RELOCATION CENTER

đƫ context đƫ complementary interpretation đƫ direction CONNECTION The VOICE of the Site DO YOU NEED A... đƫ personal connection đƫ recognizable personality đƫ changeable experience VOICE ACTORS đƫ vocal quality đƫ familiar đƫ variety of voices đƫ budget - time & cost NON- ACTORS

Veronica Belmont (flickr) đƫ vocal quality đƫ maintain site focus đƫ variety of voices đƫ budget - time & cost ORAL HISTORIES

AJ Chavar (ed.gov) đƫ personal connection đƫ strong link to site đƫ variety of voices đƫ budget - time & cost CASE HISTORIC GREYHOUND STUDY BUS DEPOT

đƫ strong site connection đƫ personal stories đƫ evolving experience PERSONAL Creating AUDIO EXPERIENCES THREE STEP PROCESS đƫ pre-production đƫ production đƫ post-production PRE- PRODUCTION

Audio Track 1

x Corresponds with Kiosk Panel 2: Taken Away x Purpose Statement: To convey the background of the executive orders and expand on the removal process. x Content is based on the George Takei video on YouTube, “George Takei on Japanese đƫ research concentration camps.” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUrpIFp7EMA) and his interview on NPR's Here and Now (http://www.allegiancemusical.com/blog-entry/my- interview-nprs-here-and-now)

Narrator: George Takei

 Welcome to the former Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center.

 I’m George Takei. You may know me as Mr. Sulu from Star Trek. You may not know that I  spent a part of my childhood here at Rohwer behind barbed wire. đƫ scripts  I remember that terrible day when American soldiers came to our California home to order us  out. I was five years old at the time. I remember that they carried bayoneted rifles. I remember  the tension. I remember my mother crying. I didn’t really understand what was going on, but I  will never forget.

 We were rounded up and put into concentration camps surrounded by barbed wire and armed  guards in towers.

 There were no charges, there were no trials, and there was no due process. đƫ narrator  My father told me that we were going on a long vacation to a place called Arkansas. That  sounded exotic to me. We were put on a train with other Japanese Americans and it was a  grueling, long, long trip.

 We arrived in Rohwer after three days and two nights on the train—sitting day and night on hard,  wooden seats. It was late summer and the sunlight glinted off each barb on the wire—flashing  like sharp, deadly gems strung out along the new fence. We passed tall guard towers with armed  soldiers staring down at us. Beyond the fence we could see internees who had arrived earlier,  lined up and waving forlornly. Beyond them were rows upon rows of black tar-paper-covered đƫ oral histories  barracks all lined up with military precision.  What you see here today is not what we saw when we arrived. The barracks have been  demolished or moved, the internees moved away after the war, the guard towers have been taken

Rohwer Japanese American Relocation Center Audio Transcripts 1 PRODUCTION

đƫ studio đƫ on-site POST- PRODUCTION đƫ editing đƫ effects

Ronan_C (flickr) CASE ROHWER STUDY JAPANESE AMERICAN RELOCATION CENTER

đƫ remove filler speech đƫ improve flow đƫ create final files FINAL FILES HEARING the stories TO THE VISITORS’ EARS đƫ built-in audio đƫ hand-helds đƫ remote access BUILT-IN AUDIO đƫ integrated into exhibits đƫ installed on-site CASE ROHWER STUDY JAPANESE AMERICAN RELOCATION CENTER

đƫ solar-powered đƫ integrated into kiosk đƫ audio posts SITE SPECIFIC HAND-HELD DEVICES đƫ site provided đƫ visitor’s own REMOTE ACCESS đƫ podcasts đƫ cd YOU CAN DO THIS! THANK YOU!

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Regine Kennedy | [email protected] Chris Evans | [email protected] Bill Patterson | [email protected]