ABSTRACT
This chapter will illustrate In-House training in audio description. It takes as its example the training of new describers at German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) in Munich. BR has established over the years a well-tuned workflow in the production of description that is still done mainly in house. Although describers are freelancers and work mostly at home, editing of the text, recording and mixing of the description are done in BR’s sound department with BR’s own voice talents and technicians. Since to date the opportunities to be trained as a describer at public or private universities in Germany are very limited, In-House Training is the most common way to learn describing. This chapter will present the various steps in the Bayerischer Rundfunk in-house training process and its advantages compared to training in a university context.
