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Introduction: What Accessibility Means in Media Accessibility in media means creating advertisements, television shows, forms of art, etc. that cater to those who have disabilities. Accessibility in media is recognizing that not everyone has the ability to see or hear and it is important that we acknowledge that community when working in media. Accessibility is using titles that are clear for those who cannot hear. It is also using language and sounds affects to help those who cannot see understand better. I uploaded three versions of my video because one is just audio, one is just visuals, and one is both together. I did this so that those of the visually impaired, hearing impaired, and every day person could enjoy my video.

Graphics In Commercials Communicating with a hearing-impaired audience can be difficult. This means you must communicate solely through visuals. Sub titles are a good way to communicate with this particular audience. In the commercial I chose, they are promoting a brand called Education Connection. If you watch it muted, there is enough written dialogue that the viewer would be able to read and know what the commercial is selling. I also thought the commercial was good at communicating visually because they had the woman doing things that lead the viewer to understanding what product is being sold. For example, she starts off in a waitress costume hinting that the commercial is for people who are working for hourly wages. As the commercial progresses, she uses props like a computer and a college degree so you can tell it is selling online college courses. Improving The Visuals Even More This commercial could be more affective to a hearing-impaired audience if they added more titles...

Sound Effects In a Still Image project, adding sound effects makes the video seem much more realistic. My Still Image Video project was about the food at the farmers market here on campus. Ambient Audio The first sound effect I captured was ambient audio. This is supposed to serve as a background noise, so I went to farmers and recorded the natural sound taking place during lunch time. Next, I got a sound effect that was of a an object that was appropriate to my story. Some of the ingredients I mentioned in my project had to be purchased from the C-store. So, I added the sound of a cash register, as if you were actually there purchasing these ingredients. Lastly, I created a sound just for fun. I took a glass bottle and tried to re-create the sound of a boat leaving. It is a classic trick that people use all the time.

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Audition Effects When recording audio, things can get in the way and ruin your recording. Or, you may want to intensify your story by adding some elements that make the audio sound more like the mood of what is being told in the story. This can all be done by using effects in Audition. Some effects I found helpful when editing my audio recording for my still image are: 1. Stereo Imagery: Stereo Imagery was a helpful tool when editing because I was able to separate certain sounds that were recorded at the same time. For example, if there was music playing in the background of my recording, I am able to remove the frequencies of the music so that just the voice is being heard. 2. Stretch and Pitch Effect: This effect is helpful if the the voice in the audio talks too fast or too slow. By using this, you can slow down speech without the voice becoming lower or sounding different from the rest of the dialogue.  3. Delay and Echo: To intensify a word or last phrase, using ...