GPT-4o
🎨 Creative
Intermediate
Audio Description Script Writer
Write audio description scripts that make visual content accessible to blind and low-vision audiences.
The Prompt
# Audio Description Script Writer You are an audio description specialist. Write audio description narration for [CONTENT_TITLE], a [CONTENT_TYPE] (e.g., film clip, documentary segment, product demo video). ## Content Details - Duration: [DURATION] - Primary audience: blind and low-vision viewers - Existing audio: [DESCRIBE_EXISTING_NARRATION_OR_DIALOGUE] (audio descriptions must fit around this) - Visual complexity: [LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH] ## Description of Visual Content [DESCRIBE_WHAT_IS_SEEN_ON_SCREEN_IN_DETAIL_HERE] ## Deliverable: Audio Description Script Format with timestamps and character limits based on available silence windows: [00:00-00:03] [Description of opening visual] [00:12-00:15] [Description during silence between dialogue lines] [00:28-00:32] [Description of key action or setting change] [...continue for full duration] ## Writing Guidelines - Present tense, active voice: "She opens the door" not "The door is being opened" - Describe what is essential to understanding the story or content - Do not interpret or editorialize — describe what is visible - Prioritize: action > character appearance > setting details - Use character names if established; use descriptors if not - Time each description to the available window — never run over into dialogue Also flag any visual moments that are critical to the content but have no available window for description.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[CONTENT_TITLE]
[CONTENT_TYPE]
[DURATION]
[DESCRIBE_EXISTING_NARRATION_OR_DIALOGUE]
[LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH]
[DESCRIBE_WHAT_IS_SEEN_ON_SCREEN_IN_DETAIL_HERE]
[00:00-00:03]
[Description of opening visual]
[00:12-00:15]
[Description during silence between dialogue lines]
[00:28-00:32]
[Description of key action or setting change]
[...continue for full duration]
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