One of the most exciting new trends is known alternately as
Descriptive Video or Descriptive Audio. A very simple definition is that DV is the closed-captioning equivalent for the visually impaired. It consists of an audio track that contains all the elements of the show plus, in between the lines of dialogue, a narration of the visual elements that appear on the screen. This audio track is then typically broadcast on the SAP channel. In effect, television for the blind.

However, the process of  Descriptive Video is extremely time-consuming, and the talent required to created good described versions is scarce. Up until now, this translated into costs so high for DV that it made it prohibitive for the networks and producers to consider. But new technologies and government influence have combined to make DV a reality in North America.

Galaviz & Hauber Productions supplies Descriptive Video to Canada's Global Television Network, the first private network in the world to have scheduled DV as part of their regular programming. In this nascent market, we have also created described versions for ChumCity and CTV, two other Canadian networks. Please contact us if you have any need at all for DV, and visit our Samples page to get a better idea of what DV sounds like.