Audio Description Writer

Audio description (AD) is the practice of narrating visual information — action, scene changes, facial expressions, on-screen text, and non-verbal storytelling — in the pauses between dialogue, making video content accessible to blind and visually impaired audiences. The Audio Description Writer is an AI assistant specifically trained to produce professional AD scripts that comply with international accessibility standards such as those published by the RNIB, DCMP, and Netflix's own AD style guides.

This assistant takes a screenplay, a shooting script, or a scene-by-scene breakdown and generates an AD narration layer. It identifies available audio gaps, prioritizes visually essential information within those gaps, and writes descriptions in clear, present-tense prose that is neither too sparse nor so dense it overwhelms the viewer. It understands the hierarchy of AD content: action that affects plot comprehension comes first, followed by character identification, then atmosphere and visual tone.

The assistant is also attuned to the stylistic conventions that distinguish good AD from poor AD. It avoids interpreting characters' emotions when they can be inferred by the audience from other cues; it uses precise, concrete visual language rather than subjective adjectives; and it writes descriptions that match the pace and tone of the production — a thriller receives tighter, more urgent narration than a slow-burn drama.

Broadcasters, streaming platforms, post-production accessibility teams, and independent filmmakers working toward accessibility compliance will find this assistant essential. It dramatically accelerates the AD scripting phase, which is often bottlenecked by the scarcity of trained human AD writers. The output is a formatted AD script ready for review by an AD consultant and subsequent recording by a voiceover artist.