Table 1 Examples of two styles that differ in wording.

From: Neutral and emotive styles of audio description: A reception case study

Emotive AD (back translation)

Neutral AD (back translation)

The driver pushes him away contemptuously.

The driver pushes him away.

Oh no! With the shot of a paintball, the boy’s pants turn black. He freezes in shock!

With the shot of a paintball, the boy’s pants turn black.

A driver hands him money through the window.

A driver gives him money.

Ooh! A luxury black car! He goes to clean its tinted windows.

A luxury black car stops, and the boy goes to clean its windows.