Working with Accessible Media Inc. (AMI), we at Flow Video wanted to create a show that primarily was delivered auditorily rather than visually (not very intuitive as a filmmaker). Dungeons & Dragons works on the concept of theatre of the mind; it’s heavily described and perfect for blind audiences. We created DarkVision to be a show that caters to blind audiences first with a format that’s inherently accessible. And fun.

This doc is meant to be an entry point for people who have never played D&D, there is a little bit of learning, a little adventure and a little philosophy on what makes D&D such a wonderful game.

Regular D&D players will be envious of our Dungeon Master: Matt Relf. Matt is an incredible performer, highly creative improviser and is extremely knowledgeable in the world of D&D. He is everything you want in a DM and he makes a heck of a cocktail.

A Dungeons and Dragons session usually lasts for 4-5 hours so cutting it down to 40 minutes for TV was the first hurdle. D&D is largely improvised so it was impossible to predict where the story would lead and what we could cut out before beginning. After a 14 hour shoot day, it all needed to come together in the edit. There was no lack of options.