The Dark Room

Alex and Lee sit down with Rhys Lloyd, the Studio Head of Descriptive Video Works to discuss everything that goes into creating live audio description for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paralympics, and Saturday Night Live, which has AD for the full season for the very first time!

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We sit down with Nefertiti Matos Olivares, a band audio description narrator, writer, and advocate. She has done live audio description for the Academy Awards for the last two years among other notable projects.

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Alex and Lee sit down with the team behind the world-class audio description of The Mandalorian (and the rest of the Mando-verse), which includes AD writer Justin Sohl and narrator Nicol Zanzarella. The Mandalorian and the rest of the Mando-verse is now streaming on Disney+. Huge thanks to Justin, Nicol, Disney, Deluxe, and LucasFilm!

Find Nicol at: http://www.nicolzanzarella.com/

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In honor of Venom: The Last Dance's release, Alex and Lee debate the best and worst of the 9 Spider-Man Films!
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Alex and Lee welcome filmmakers , Aaron Sauerland and Dustin Little, to the show to discuss their upcoming short film “In Case Of Fear”. We also recap our favorite horror films of 2024 so far. 

If you would like to partner with Aaron and Dustin on “In Case Of Fear” which will have audio description, you can contribute to their campaign here:

http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/InCaseOfFear#story

Also, be sure to follow them on Instagram here:

In Case Of Fear: @InCaseOfFear 

Aaron Sauerland: @AaronSauerland 

Dustin Little: @IntBrainNight 

And be sure to follow us on Instagram and YouTube at @darkroomfilmcast and e-mail us to be in the running for the “Rosemary’s Baby” digital copy giveaway at [email protected].

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For this episode, Alex and Lee take a detour from the film world to discuss the video game landscape with Ross Minor, a blind accessibility consultant. Ross has played a huge role in advancing accessibility for video games within the blind and low vision communities and he discusses his experiences with us.

TRIGGER WARNING: There are discussions of murder, suicide, and domestic abuse early in the episode. Please skip to 5:28 to avoid these subjects if you wish.

Thumbnail Image Description: The words "The Dark Room" in the classic yellow and blue Pokemon Font over the words: "Audio Version" in a blocky 8-bit black font.

Be sure to follow Ross on Instagram, YouTube, and Twitch.
https://rossminor.com
Ross' Accessible Gaming Wiki

Editor Jamie's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43IU2IRX2wU&list=PLAQUjJTUd6PMoYe-3tHHioG9eKSxChIqb

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Alex and Lee chat with Tristan Snyder, blind audio describer and sound engineer. In our discussion, Tristan talks about his journey into the world of audio description and sound engineering and the way he navigates this being blind.

Tristan’s website:
https://ear2earsound.com

Find video versions of Tristan’s audiobooks here:
https://dcmp.org 

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Lee and Alex discuss the accessibility and history of movie trailers with special guest Kensuke Nakamura. He discusses his process when making audio described trailers.
NOTE: This episode resulted in the Alien Romulus trailer getting described by Kensuke, you can find it, along with his other trailers. at the link below.
Kensuke's Audio Described trailers: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLKtLt6a4OKA-xipFD_DRi_02-iF00F70d&si=qKBI3LBSlGhisv7Q

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Alex and Lee give their reactions to the 2024 Oscars ceremony and winners and review DUNE: PART 2.

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Check out the Blind Can Film Festival hosted by our sponsor, Ben Fox:
https://www.blindcan.com

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Now that the Oscars are over, Alex and Lee look ahead to the rest of the year and discuss their most anticipated films for the remainder of 2024. 

*** Please note: this episode was recorded prior to the release of “Dune: Part 2”.

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