Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Audio description & accessible media · Core

Audio description

Also called: AD, descriptive video, described video

ELI5

Spoken description of important visual information for people who cannot see it clearly.

Used in conversation

“Leave enough space in the mix for audio description where the action is visually important.”

Definition

Narration describing important visual information during available spaces in the soundtrack.

Here “Audio description” means: Narration describing important visual information during available spaces in the soundtrack. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Audio description” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.