J.J. Abrams wanted to revivify the visual spirit of 1977’sStar Warswith his trilogy - starter , The Force Awakens . His back - to - basics approach bleed into character plan and particular force shots . The movie would be a confluence of nostalgia and province - of - the - art technology , an adventure for all ages – and every pair of eyes .
Most of us take watching for allot . If the biggest blockbuster of all fourth dimension arrives to our local multiplex , you go . If a new Netflix series drop , you gormandise . When the series finale of an award - gain television show pose , you and the human beings air in to experience it together . Now , imagine you could n’t see the screen .
According toa 2014 reportfrom the National Center for Health Statistics , an estimated 22.5 million adult Americans say they " have difficulty " beholding or are ineffectual to see at all . Blindness is an insurmountable hurdle for the eternal sleep of the population to imagine , fiddle with every aspect of daily beingness , but overlook are the disablement ’s cultural blast . As Kim Charlson , president of the American Council of the Blind , put it ina recent interview , " motion picture are such an important part of our culture and society , people talk about them every day , it ’s a social outing . People who are blind want the same experience . "
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The good intelligence : audio technology , and a little authoritative nudging , are dismantling the obstacle . In October 2010 , Congress passed the Federal Communications Commission ’s Twenty - First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act ( CVAA ) , an update to survive police that required major TV electronic connection to provide picture verbal description for a minimum act of hour of computer programming . Currently , ABC , CBS , FOX , NBC , and any non - broadcast connection with 50,000 or more contributor must tailor at least 50 hours of each annual quarter ’s computer programming with video verbal description tracks ( and a proposal made by the FCC in March 2016 hopes to up the requirement to 87.5 hours ) . short letter - blurring streaming platform have take after cause ; insistence by the American Council of the Blind led Netflix to add audio verbal description track to shows . The first?Daredevil , the action series about Marvel ’s blind poor boy .
Now the motion-picture show are getting their due , both with in - theater audio frame-up appropriate blind viewers to try descriptions through earpiece , and cyclosis releases with progress - in descriptive tracks . One major release that bellowed through the unsighted community : The Force Awakens , which you may now download off iTunes with audio description .
These tracks are more nuanced than simple stage centering , capture an actor ’s subtlety or a lingering camera angle . They ’re also hyper - compact , popping up between dialog and wrapping up before essential sound effects . TheStar Warsmovies are more difficult to paint with parole , even if you ’re fluent in Wookiee . The alien population and soaring spacecrafts do n’t exist on Earth – how do you convey that selective information ? To give you an idea of how the blind " learn " the highest - gross flick in movie history , here ’s how the narration describes a few selection moments :
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" The words ' Star Wars ' come out in tabu space , outlined in a stacked font . The title rapidly shrinks away into the dark vacancy . A slanted message crawls after it . "
" [ Kylo Ren ] suddenly erupt a lightsaber with smaller vertical blades at the hilt . "
" Ducking inside a transport , he removes his helmet . His tranquil , non-white - skinned side glistens with stew . "
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" issue in the desert , the scavenger pulls away its goggles and disguise to give away a pretty , feminine face . "
" obtain up from the metal sheet , she grabs a forget me drug and tows it , packed with gear , to a hovering , freak - looking speed demon that resemble a USB ovolo campaign with a slated front grill . "
" A goblin - alike wight examines [ Rey ’s ] pieces . "
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" [ Finn ] spots a hippo - like brute drinking from a trough . "
" [ Han Solo ’s ] hair now grey , the ruggedly handsome human beings aim the wookie in one commission while he inspect the ship in another . "
" One rathtar rolls towards Han on its elephantine globular body , its tentacles lashing out . Han and Chewie run . BB-8 races after them . Han punches a Kanjiklubber , then thrust him into the rathtar ’s mouth , which is lined all the way around with sharp teeth . "
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" A rathtar ’s mouth closes around the cockpit … rifling through items , Finn gives the spherical lightsaber breeding remote a nonplussed look . "
" Elsewhere , TIE Fighters fly toward a frozen white major planet with its equator carve away to a mechanical core . "
" Han leads the way into a tap house full of odd aliens . A short hairy being with pointy spike scramble toward a gaming board , where gamblers wager on metal bouncy ball . At the bar , a four - foot - tall alien stacks cups on a tray then on the spur of the moment turns . "
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" The light dim . Floor panel ignite up to reveal a long , winding hallway with cloaked metal walls . As Rey runs down it , it collapse behind her . A mechanical good script reaches out to R2 - D2 . A warrior is impaled by a lightsaber . As he falls to the ground in front of Rey , she jumps to her feet and finds herself staring down Kylo Ren , who stands flanked by six knights in a rain storm . He advances on her . As a little girl on Jakku , she watches a ship fly off . Rey find herself in the snowy wood . "
" The night sky lights up over a city . A flash wipes out everything . As the tear beams strike all planets , they break through into showers of world and magma . "
" Han moves distractedly towards a transport . Resistance soldier winnow out . Han remain settle on on the transport , until he locks eyes with Leia . Smiling at him , she shakes her oral sex incorrigibly . Han returns a rakish smirk as she pace up to him . "
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" Kylo Ren turn a corner into [ Rey ] obligate cadre , and finds her run . He ignites his lightsaber . From the corridor , two Stormtroopers see Spark fly out from the cell . One stops the other , and they turn back , heading away . "
" The father and son now stand face to face . Han stands firm . Kylo Ren stare at him darkly … Blinking back crying , the fallen Jedi rock unsteadily as he study his father ’s expression . His chin quiver as he struggles to remain in control of his emotions … Han dynasty inches closer to him . Kylo Ren lowers his dolourous gaze , letting his helmet bead to the catwalk . He look his father in the center , then reaches to his hip and holds out his lightsaber hilt . Han looks him over with a furrow brow . With a calm reflexion , Kylo Ren offers up the weapon in both his gloved hands . A smiling flashes on Han ’s face … as the catwalk dim to the ruby-red freshness of machinery lights , Kylo Ren expect up at his begetter again , his gaze grow sinister . Han gives a concerned light as they both clutch the cavalry sword tightly . Kylo Ren ignites the sword , which stab through his Father of the Church ’s trunk . Han stare despairingly at his son as he stuff it deeper . He wrenches the lightsaber free in a exhibitioner of Dame Muriel Spark . tremble weakly , Han fondly strokes his Logos ’s emotionless face . The ravish smuggler and hero of the Rebellion spool backward and plump off the catwalk into the cloudy abyss . Kylo Ren stands by in silhouette with his red glowing sword . Keeping his emotions in stay , the fallen Jedi get up his dewy centre . "
" [ Rey ] close her tear - filled eyes and concentrates hard . A serene facial expression overcomes her . Kylo Ren tremble and grimaces with fury as they remain locked in their standstill . Rey ’s eyes pop open with a newfound direction . "
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" [ Rey ] draw end the summit and stops . Her jaw hanging agape . 20 feet ahead of her a robe and hooded bod stands with his back to her . he turn slowly to her . Rey move in for a closemouthed look . With a human left over manus and a mechanical right-hand hand , the figure pulls back his toughie . Now sporting a beard , his fuzz tinged with grey , Luke Skywalker gazes at his immature visitor . She takes his lightsaber from her watch . As he gazes upon it , he pull back a deep breath , then tighten up his jaw in a hesitating scowl . Rey ’s pleading expression becomes resolute as she celebrate the lightsaber adjudge out in front of her . Luke flush his tormented eyes on her , and his sass slow settle open . An aerial view circulate them on the mountain top as they remain at a stalemate . "
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