What should an audio describer include first, what may be dropped or moved, and how do ACB, DCMP and Netflix treat identity traits, on-screen text and credits?

Partially verified: the curator re-read S1, S4; S3, S5 were not re-read by the curator and rest on the producer's pinned reading. The guides share a priority rule (story-bearing dialogue, music and effects first; describe what is significant and least obvious from the soundtrack) and differ on identity traits: ACB describes race when known and vital and warns that citing it only for non-white people makes white the default; Netflix lists default visual attributes and forbids guessing; DCMP gates on time and relevance (producer reading for Netflix/DCMP specifics). Curator qualifications: Partially verified: the curator re-read S1, S4; S3, S5 were not re-read by the curator and rest on the producer's pinned reading. Curator GET 2026-10-23 of the sources not re-read (mechanical source evidence, not semantic verification): S3: HTTP 200, bytes differ from the producer pin; S5: HTTP 200, bytes differ from the producer pin. Guides read 2026-10-22; no description written or voiced. Credits handling and pre-description (F2, F3) from producer reading. Limitations: Guides read 2026-10-22; no description written or voiced. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://adp.acb.org/docs/ADP_Standards.pdf",
      "note": "ACB 2009 PDF L257-259; DCMP What to Describe (live), General"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/215510667-Audio-Description-Style-Guide-v2-5",
      "note": "ACB 2009 PDF L257-259; DCMP What to Describe (live), General"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dcmp.org/learn/618-description-key---what-to-describe",
      "note": "ACB 2009 PDF L257-259; DCMP What to Describe (live), General"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dcmp.org/learn/617-description-key---how-to-describe",
      "note": "ACB 2009 PDF L257-259; DCMP What to Describe (live), General"
    }
  ]
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