[gps-talkusers] Re: Touch the Top of the World

  • From: John Gasman <jjgassman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:05:41 -0700

Hi,
this film has been audio described and can be downloaded from a web site.
The information is as follows:
John

A&E Network's Touch the Top of the World to be Accessible to Viewers who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Film Based on Erik Weihenmayer, First Blind Climber to Summit Mt. Everest

Boston, MA A&E Network and the Media Access Group at WGBH announce availability of a descriptive narration track on the A&E Web site for TOUCH THE TOP
OF THE WORLD, which premiers on A&E Network on SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 at 8-10PM ET and PT / 9-11PM CT.

Audio description of the visual elements of TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD will be available via A&E Network?s Web site,
http://www.aetv.com/touchthetop/.
At the site, visitors can access an audio stream that includes moment-by-moment descriptions of the action in the movie, including gestures, costumes, settings,
who is speaking and text that appears on screen. The described track will be available for three months from the date of the film?s debut on A&E, June
18, 2006.

A behind the scenes look at how description was created for this film will be posted and available next week at
http://club.aetv.com/
(sign in necessary)

Touch the Top of the World - The Film
Peter Facinelli (Six Feet Under, Fastlane, The Scorpion King) portrays Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind man ever to climb Mount Everest in the suspenseful,
action-packed adventure film. Bruce Campbell (The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., Homicide, X-Files) co-stars as Erik?s father.

In 2001, Erik Weihenmayer began his ascent up the tallest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. This was a journey that began very early in life when he
was diagnosed with a genetic disorder that ultimately led to total blindness by the time Erik was 13. With the support of an amazing family, Erik never
allowed his handicap to hold him back. In the wake of the sudden death of his mother, Erik and his family began taking treks into remote mountain areas
to keep their lives intact. Soon Erik was taking on greater challenges, including rock climbing, while finishing college and starting his teaching career.
While teaching, Erik met and fell in love with a colleague, Ellie. They married and moved to Denver. After conquering numerous major peaks, Erik decided
to confront his biggest challenge yet -- Mount Everest, the world?s highest peak. Along the journey, Erik and his team faced unbearably treacherous conditions
and witnessed the frozen remains of those who had failed in similar attempts years earlier. Finally, Erik and his colleagues made it to the top of Mount
Everest, quite literally the top of the world.

Video Description
Video descriptions make television programs, feature films, home videos, and other visual media accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired
by providing descriptive narration of key visual elements in programs that a viewer might otherwise miss. When described, these elements? including actions,
costumes, gestures and scene changes ?can fully engage a blind or visually impaired viewer with the story. A carefully written script is prepared by a
trained describer, read by a professional narrator, and mixed in a professional audio production suite for broadcast-quality results. A full Descriptive
Video Service/DVS® mix consists of the main program audio combined with these narrated descriptions.

WGBH, Boston?s public broadcaster and a pioneer in the field of assistive and accessible technology developed description for television, home videos and
feature films. A&E and The Media Access Group have worked together for years to make a variety of A&E programs accessible via closed captioning to viewers
who are deaf or hard of hearing. Touch the Top of the World presented the first opportunity to work together to make an A&E film accessible via video
descriptions to blind and visually impaired A&E viewers.

Film Credits
TOUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD is based on Erik Weihenmayer?s memoir of the same name. The screenplay is by Peter Silverman, multiple Emmy-nominee who credits
include Something The Lord Made, We Were The Mulvaneys, and Hill Street Blues. The executive producers are Howard Braunstein, Michael Jaffe and Mark Sennet.
The director is Peter Winther, who directed The Librarian, the top-rated cable movie of 2004 and worked on a number of major Hollywood blockbusters,
from Independence Day to Godzilla to The Patriot. The film will be distributed by Sony Pictures Television.

About A&E Network
Now reaching more than 90 million homes, A&E Network brings viewers a diverse mix of high quality entertainment; ranging from critically acclaimed original
movies to the very best dramatic series, the most successful justice shows on cable to the Emmy Award-winning BIOGRAPHY® series. Not to mention, the A&E
Network's powerhouse Real-Life Series franchise. In 2005, A&E Network holds the distinct record for the most Primetime Emmy nominations (10) for a basic
cable network. The A&E Network web site is located at
www.aetv.com
and the Biography® website is located at
www.Biography.com.
The A&E Club is located at
www.aetv.com/club.
For more information and photography please visit us on the web at
www.aetvpress.com.

At 10:50 PM 6/19/2006, you wrote: 
I know this is way off topic, but I am going to do it anyway.

I found this program very interesting and thought the list maybe interested.
There was not a large amount of advertising this program in my area.

Climber Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit
of Mount Everest.

Cast: Peter Facinelli.
Distribution: A&E Television Networks



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Future Airings:
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 18 10:00pm
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 19 12:00am
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 19 02:00am
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 23 10:00pm
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 24 02:00am
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 24 04:00pm
Touch the Top of the World (2006), AETVP Jun 25 12:00pm


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