The Dark Room Alex Howard and Lee Pugsley
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- TV & Film
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Two legally blind cinephiles discuss movies and the wonders of entertainment while giving listeners a better understanding of how people with low vision experience the world.
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Ep. 27: A Movie Trailer discussion with Kensuke Nakamura
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=qKBI3LBSlGhisv7QQuestions? Email us at dar...
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Ep. 26: 2024 Oscars Reaction And Dune: Part 2 Review
Alex and Lee give their reactions to the 2024 Oscars ceremony and winners and review DUNE: PART 2.Please follow us on Instagram and YouTube at @darkroomfilmcast and if you have any questions or comments, we would love to hear from you! You can email us at darkroomfilmcast@gmail.com.Support the Show.
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Ep. 25: Most Anticipated Films Of 2024
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”.Questions? Email us at darkroomfilmcast@gmail.comSearch for Audio Description availability for any title on the American Council for the Blind's Website!Find transcripts of our episodes on our hosting site, Buzzsprout!Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!Support us on...
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Ep. 24: The Accessible World Of Disney - Part 2: Animated Films
Alex and Lee continue their celebration of the accessible world of Disney with part 2 focusing on Disney animated films. They review the latest Disney animated feature “Wish” and share their favorite animated movies from the Disney cannon.Image Description: The words "The Dark Room" are in the classic 90s Disney Home Video white Font sitting over the iconic light blue Disney Castle. The word "podcast" is sitting under the castle in a light blue font. The entire image sits on a stark blue back...
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2024 Oscars Audio Description Round Table | The Dark Room
Watch the video version of this episode here!Alex and Lee are pleased to present this special panel presentation, featuring audio description writers and narrators who worked on 7 of the 10 Oscar-nominated Best Picture films. In their conversation, they celebrate the works of these wonderful individuals who made these films accessible and highlight specific audio description aspects of each project. The panel features Matthew Christoffersen ("American Fiction"), Tristan Snyder ("Anatomy of a ...
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Ep. 23: The Blind Sundance Experience
Alex and Lee are joined by returning guest Jamie Gagnon to discuss Alex and Jamie's trip to Sundance 2024, the slate of films they saw, and the overall festival's accessibility.Watch the Thelma Post-Screening Q&A! (minor spoilers)Watch Jamie's newest horror shorts here!Questions? Email us at darkroomfilmcast@gmail.comSearch for Audio Description availability for any title on the American Council for the Blind's Website!Find transcripts of our episodes on our hosting site, Buzzsprout!Subsc...
Customer Reviews
A Podcast That's Fun & Entertaining
Alex and Lee have such a wealth of knowledge when it comes to films (especially Horror and Musicals, respectively), but their repartee and education on all things accessibility, especially audio description, made me appreciate film even more. You learn so much more with an AD track! Anyways, keep up the great work, gentlemen!
So Insightful & Entertaining!
I love this podcast! Not only is it fun to listen to because of the film reviews, industry professional interviews, and fun callbacks to favorite films, but it also taught me so much about the low vision community. I love Audio Description now because of Alex and Lee. Honestly, even if you don’t have low vision, as someone with ADHD I find it incredibly helpful to retain details I would have otherwise missed. Both Alex and Lee have such interesting opinions and they’re both so curious and open to each others perspectives. We need more people like them! Every week I look forward to another podcast. Thanks so much for this podcast! 10/10 HIGHLY recommend!