Professional audio describers often face a dilemma what to include in their descriptions, how to order described elements and what to omit due to time constraints. It is thus useful to examine how particular film scenes are perceived by sighted viewers and to what extent audio description can influence that perception. This paper is a work-in-progress report on the first stage of an eye-tracking study. The participants watched clips from "Marie Antoinette" by Sofia Coppola and responded to questions afterwards. The data analysis focused on the number of fixations and the total observation time in selected Areas of Interest and gaze sequences in selected scenes. The results can contribute to further development of audio description standards by showing audio describers how the perception of sighted viewers should be reflected in the description in order to facilitate scene comprehension for the blind and visually impaired.
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