国内英语资讯:Profile: Eyes of blinds: Man presents movies for blind audience_时事

国内英语资讯:Profile: Eyes of blinds: Man presents movies for blind audience

Movie selection is always a serious thing for Zheng. Zheng usually chooses Mandarin-language movies with positive themes to reflect modern society.

Special movies for certain Chinese Festivals is also one of Zheng's selecting principals. "For example, 'The Founding of a Republic' is specialized for the National Day. Now films for Spring Festival are on my agenda," Zheng said.

To ensure the quality of the blind movie-goers' experience, Zheng has to prepare and practice in advance. Zheng would draw "role relationship maps" to fully understand the film. Then, he may edit the movie and recombine some plots.

"Some movie's plots have many twists and turns, which are presented through pictures, but blind people would have no clue what is going on," Zheng explained. Adding the scenes, costumes, actions or even emotions on the actors' faces into the audio description will help the blind understand the story.

Zheng uses the natural pauses in dialogue or between critical sound elements to insert narrative that translates the visual image. "The longest script I wrote was around 8,000 words," Zheng said.

Live streaming the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony on Aug. 8, 2008 for the blind was one of the most impressive moments for Zheng.

Zhang made and painted Olympic rings made from foam boards to let his blind audience have a close "touch" with the Olympics.

Appreciating the 18 replicas of the Louvre in Beijing, touching the parts of Shenzhou spacecraft mold in the Chinese Aviation Museum and experiencing the architectures and history at the Five Avenues in Tianjin, blinds in the city have "seen" colorful worlds through various tours organized by Zheng Wei.