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Submitted by Beth Manuel on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:10am

Described Video on the Big Screen

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Nearly every week a newly released feature film that is described for people with visual impairments is shown at Rave Motion Pictures in Ypsilanti. This week they are showing the film The Descendants through Thursday, February 9th. Rated R. Showtimes are 11:30 AM, 2:05, 4:40, 7:20 and 9:55 PM Running time is 1 hours 55 minutes. Did you know that AADL has a very robust and ever-growing collection of Described Video Recordings in DVD format for L Card users to borrow? More and more films are being produced with this feature. Some are now available by mail to our WLBPD patrons.

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Submitted by ErinDurrett on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 1:23pm.

Very Cool BAM, I wasn't aware that Showcase did that.


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 11:21am.

We hope to spread the word. If you know anyone who could benefit from watching a described film, pass it on! Our AADL collection of Described DVDs has grown, too!


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Fri, 04/23/2010 - 10:40am.

Showcase Cinemas was sold to Rave Motion Pictures. I am investigating whether the new owners will continue to have Described Video there.


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Fri, 10/15/2010 - 2:11pm.

Although Rave Motion Pictures reports that they still show a film each week with the Described Narration feature, they don't publicize it and I have only been able to find out what's playing when I'm able to reach a manager by phone. If you are interested in seeing a film with DVS, or what they're schedule is, give them a call. (734) 973-8424


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 8:37am.

How can I tell if a movie has Described Narration or Rear Window Captioning? The letters RWC may be found next to the movie listing. This information is not consistently printed in the paper or on the theater's website though, so I often call the theater to get the scoop.


Submitted by smv on Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:04pm.

I knew that this technology existed, but I didn't know that you could check this out on DVD in the library.


Submitted by rkm on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 5:15pm.

You should go see Mr. Popper's Penguins. It is a great book, and I think the movie will be great too.


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 12:54pm.

Yes, in fact I would encourage you to poke around on any DVDs you watch from AADL to see if the settings include Described Narration. You can tag them as Described Video. For each item you tag, you get 10 points added to your Summer Game total!


Submitted by nfrassrand on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 7:51am.

Super cool


Submitted by marisal on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 11:52am.

I can't wait to see Mr. Popper's Penguins!


Submitted by tree64 on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 9:54pm.

yes me too


Submitted by adipirro on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 5:41pm.

It's news to me also.


Submitted by ompopp on Wed, 07/06/2011 - 5:24pm.

Awesome! Glad I saw this.


Submitted by veroandzach on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 11:28am.

i never even knew this existed. that's really great!


Submitted by pbapat on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 2:23pm.

cool!


Submitted by liqunx on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 11:24am.

cool


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 11:25am.

Remember to look at the settings of any DVDs you watch from AADL to see if they include Described Narration. For each item you add it to the Described Video Recording list, you get 10 points added to your Summer Game total!


Submitted by cinderellariley on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 1:17pm.

cool


Submitted by tomiwa on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 4:47pm.

I wish I could see Mr. Poppers Penguins. :-(


Submitted by Pareenaz9 on Sat, 07/09/2011 - 7:39pm.

sweet!


Submitted by drewy234432 on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 9:34am.

This is cool with the DVD library and all.


Submitted by vlong on Sun, 07/10/2011 - 12:35pm.

That's pretty awesome. I'm glad to see they're still doing it. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the new Disney movie "Tangled" on DVD and one of the audio choices was English Descriptive Video. I'm glad to see that more and more DVDs/Blu-rays are including this.


Submitted by susanlam on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 9:47am.

I think it's awesome how you're providing this for people. I know that some Disney DVDs, like Tangled, have description available.


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 10:44am.

That's what I'm talking about, friends! If you see a film from our collection that has descriptive narration and it's not on the list, add it to it!


Submitted by ColeenT on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 9:22am.

Cool


Submitted by LuckyDuck on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 2:35pm.

Rave is way to expensive.


Submitted by cinderellariley on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:02am.

Love it.


Submitted by readingking on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 6:03pm.

cool


Submitted by arjlib234 on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 8:28pm.

I'm happy that they are doing this. It will help a lot of people!


Submitted by cinderellariley on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 2:44pm.

Very cool


Submitted by acadotte on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 2:51pm.

That's a really cool feature.


Submitted by sandylib123 on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 4:05pm.

Nice


Submitted by lucky2011 on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 4:17pm.

awesome!


Submitted by Zhengyang1022 on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 11:20am.

Nice!


Submitted by annlinlover on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 2:48pm.

it's cool


Submitted by xjasx on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 3:27pm.

cool


Submitted by LuckyDuck on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 3:28pm.

COOL!


Submitted by Zhengyang1022 on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 8:39am.

cool


Submitted by annlinlover on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 11:48am.

cool


Submitted by Hsiao-Yun Hwang-Pang on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 5:54pm.

Perfect for the summer family activity


Submitted by cinderellariley on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 8:27am.

cool


Submitted by ljq on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 1:22pm.

Cool!


Submitted by derin on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 7:08pm.

Exciting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3 it!!!!!!!!!!!


Submitted by annlinlover on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:27pm.

cool


Submitted by tree64 on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 9:32am.

how do you add a video to the list?


Submitted by LuckyDuck on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 11:35am.

awesome!


Submitted by Smiles on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 12:18pm.

That is so awesome!


Submitted by Beth Manuel on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 1:12pm.

Tree 64: As the saying goes, you learn something new every day! I just did, too! You CAN NOT add to other patrons' lists! Not yet anyway! What you can do is create your own list by going to My Account. Next, click on the left margin tab that says 'My Lists'. At the bottom you can click on 'create a list'. Another option is to tag items as "Described Video". 'Tagging' and 'Listing' provide the same type of function.You can still get summer game points for tagging and perhaps even a badge. Happy tagging! Or listing!


Submitted by fka83111 on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 4:35pm.

cool.


Submitted by shreeman1999 on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 9:02pm.

Awesome


Submitted by cinderellariley on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 12:10pm.

awesome


Submitted by eabranson on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:08am.

I'll have to ask about RWC in the future. I hate missing out on important points because the speaker is unclear.


Submitted by derin on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 7:36pm.

Great


Submitted by marisal on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 12:38pm.

awesome


Submitted by ahiem11 on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:52pm.

awesome


Submitted by marisal on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 2:55pm.

awesome


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