Hey everyone, this is Eddie with Aes Veshan! Mikah and I are here to do the audio description edit for The Wheel of Time Season 1 Official Trailer that was released on October 27th, 2021. This will likely be our final audio description of the season 1 promotional material. The Wheel of Time released a trove of shorter videos, and with every video one they did, they also did a descriptive text on Twitter. I saw many of them have that descriptive text on Facebook as well. With our time constraints, we’re just going to have to let those descriptions stand as is, and honestly they have been doing great with them! As with the Teaser Trailer and Moiraine’s Quest video, we’ll be doing an extended audio description where we’ll describe the upcoming portion of the trailer. This style is necessary for trailers like this because there are rapid scene changes and voiceovers that we can’t talk over. We tried to split the video where there were natural pauses in music or narration. We hope you enjoy this and get a good sense of how audio descriptions are helpful! We want to encourage everyone who doesn’t need it to watch at least episode 1 with audio descriptions turned on after they’ve seen it their preferred way.
While we read, our logo will be on the screen with “The Wheel of Time Official Trailer, Audio Description Edit” on top. Here we go!
The scene opens to show Moiraine in a white garment, slowly opening her eyes. Her long, dark hair frames her face. Cut to Moiraine standing in the center of the Hall of the Tower, now in a blue dress, with Green Aes Sedai to her left and rear, and Red Aes Sedai to her right and rear. As our view draws closer to the back of Moiraine’s head, we see someone in a creamy gold dress moving away. The next scene shows Moiraine grabbing the Oath Rod, while a darker hand holds it from the other end. Then we see strands of the One Power twisting around the Rod from the other woman’s hand. The Oath Rod is intricately carved ivory, and its line work begins to glow white as the weaves move over it. Cut to Moiraine with Alanna and Liandrin behind her on either side. weaves come from around Moiraine to form a ball of Power between her outstretched hands. As Moiraine finishes swearing the Three Oaths, we see Logain kneeling serenely in a cage with his eyes closed. Cut to Kerene standing up from the ground with flows of the One Power coalescing around her.
SIUAN: Swear your oath, Moiraine Sedai.
MOIRAINE: I swear to speak no word that is not true,
to make no weapon with which one person may kill another,
and never to use the One Power as a weapon.
Our view expands to show Moiraine and Liandrin standing in similar postures with weaves of the One Power surrounding them. Cut to Stepin looking over at someone as he speaks. Next, we see Moiraine in the Hall of the Tower again, with all of the Sitters standing from their seats. Then a closeup of Moiraine lifting her head and opening her eyes; a delicately-positioned gold chain laying on her hair holds a blue jewel set in gold on her forehead. We then see Siuan slowly opening her eyes. Text fades in. “Based on the best-selling book series by Robert Jordan.”
STEPIN: Do you know what Aes Sedai means in the Old Tongue?
"Servants of all."
It is they who serve the world.
The scene opens up to Moiraine standing on a stone path outside the White Tower, as wind ruffles her skirt. Then we see her riding a horse through a forest. Next, we see Lan in front of a steep rock wall, before our view switches to him facing Moiraine on her horse. We see a line of villagers walking through a grassy meadow in front of mountains.
MOIRAINE: I didn’t choose this path, but I will follow it.
LAN: Where next?
MOIRAINE: The Two Rivers.
The Old Blood runs deep in those mountains.
We see a woman lit from overhead, twirling in water with her arms outstretched. Then, Nynaeve stands at the mouth of a cave, her gaze angled downward. Egwene stands in a dim room with light shining through honeycomb holes. We see Rand and Perrin at a table outside. Our view switches from them to Mat. Then we see a horse’s hooves walking over muddy ground as it rains. We see the top of a horse’s head, covered by a skeletal mask, with a hooded figure sitting astride it.
MOIRAINE: Let’s hope it’s prepared them for what’s coming.
The Dark One is waking.
Fade to Lan leading Mat, Egwene, and others on horseback through a gap in a massive stone wall. Then we see Egwene looking behind herself and slowly turning her horse among buildings. Then we see Perrin standing in a room breathing heavily, with a brazier behind him. Next, we see Nynaeve drenched in water, flipping her long braid over her shoulder. Mat brandishes a knife. Rand draws his bow in an open courtyard. Moiraine stands in a village, talking.
MOIRAINE: But there will be one who can stand against him.
And it’s one of the five of you.
Cut to Moiraine leading Mat, Egwene, Perrin, and Rand, with Lan bringing up the rear. They ride through a sandy valley. Then we see a closeup of Mat. Next, Rand stands at the edge of a cliff, overlooking a forest, while Egwene and Perrin sit farther back. Our view shifts around Rand. We see the main group standing in front of a ruined building, destruction and bodies surrounding them. Egwene turns around, before we see quick shots of Lan, Moiraine, and then Egwene again.
MAT: You've fully lost your mind.
MOIRAINE: Your life isn't going to be what you thought.
LAN: Moiraine?
EGWENE: What are those?
Our view moves up to show dozens of torches being carried down mountains in the distance. Then we see Trollocs running through the woods. Next, a pig-snouted Trolloc screams while holding up a weapon. A wolf-eared Trolloc bursts down a door before swinging a sword at two men who dart to either side. We see a quick shot of Perrin speaking before Tam unsheathes a sword. The wolf-faced Trolloc snarls with its bloody muzzle before swinging its jagged sword at Tam, who blocks it. We see Rand kneeling in front of a fireplace, before our view changes to him shooting an arrow.
MOIRAINE: His army is coming.
PERRIN: What can we do?
EGWENE: We protect the people we love,
Cut to a misty forest, where a lone figure rides through a wide gap in the trees. Ahead, the sun lights up the mist and turns everything shades of black and white. In a moonlit forest, Lan kneels to lay Moiraine down against a small rise on the mossy ground. Egwene sits in a chair facing others, with a woman standing behind and to one side. Cut to a multi-tiered fortress made of reddish stone with a narrow pass separating rocky mountains in the background. Then we see a group of armored men leading Lan and Moiraine into a chamber. We see a man with a topknot standing in the threshold of a round entryway that leads to a balcony.
EGWENE: no matter the cost.
Cut to a gagged woman in a yellow dress burning at a stake. Then Valda sits and lifts a silver goblet with a bloody hand; the goblet reflects the flames. In the next scene, he adds a ring to several others that are attached to a string hanging from his belt. Lan kneels, pounding his fist to his heart while screaming. Moiraine intensely thumps her own chest while tears fall down her cheeks. Rand leads his horse through a ruined village, with a slumped figure on the saddle. Next, we see him standing in a courtyard, teary-eyed, lit by torch light.
MOIRAINE: Our enemies are everywhere.
They will leave no one standing.
RAND: We’ve lost too many people already. I can't lose you.
Three Whitecloaks on horseback circle Perrin and Egwene closely. A man lays on the forest floor a short distance away. Next, someone drops a dagger out of their sleeve and into their hand, before we see Egwene stepping forward, teary-eyed. A Trolloc swings a weapon over two people’s heads, before we see Egwene and Nynaeve ducking. Then, Egwene smashes a stick against the same Trolloc. Cut to Moiraine walking away from 7 people toward the steps of a Waygate. Thom uses a long dagger to block a sword strike from someone in a black cloak. We see Nynaeve running through a forest at night, looking behind her. A Trolloc swings something, and sparks fly, filling our view. We see Trollocs standing in the middle of a burning village, raising their weapons. A closeup of a big-horned Trolloc shows it shouting as it lifts a large staff. Our view circles Moiraine as weaves of the One Power whip around her; she throws her hands upward, drawing a column of flame into a large ball of fire. Fireballs split off, and one hits a Trolloc.
EGWENE: You won't.
MOIRAINE: If we do not stop the Dark One now,
the whole world will burn.
I can't allow it.
The bars of Logain’s cage melt down, thin black tendrils rising from them. Next, someone tries to stab him in an open field, but a weave of the One Power wraps around the armored wrist, stopping the dagger. We can see a slick black substance coating the white weaves. Next, Alanna stands in a forest wreathed in the One Power, as multiple explosions erupt behind her, and leaves blast out away from her. We see a pack of Trollocs running past a building before a line of crossbowmen in an arched walkway prepares to fire. Then we see a white-garbed figure running away from us through snow strewn with dead bodies. They have two blood-coated, short spears on their back, and hold another in their right hand. Next, a similarly-dressed, but unarmed person pulls an armored soldier by their yellow cape. A quick shot shows Logain walking through smoke, before we see Rand pulling back his bowstring. The next shot shows the Amyrlin walking away from Moiraine in the Hall. The scene fades into the Wheel of Time logo.
MOIRAINE: The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills.
We see Perrin at night, lit by firelight. He looks over at Egwene. Fade to black as Egwene asks, “Home?” Cut to a Myrddraal on horseback in front of a hoard of Trollocs with torches. Then we see Mat looking afraid. Lan screams while slamming a sword down with both hands, causing a spurt of blood to shoot up. Then we see a quick flash of a Trolloc, followed by Perrin swinging a weapon at another. We see Moiraine channeling the One Power, then a group of villagers attacking a Trolloc on the ground with wooden rakes and sticks. Rand blows out a candle in a lantern. We see Perrin and Egwene again as Egwene says, “No.” Cut to the Amazon Prime Video logo on a blue background.
PERRIN: Do you think we'll ever go back?
EWGENE: Home?
No.
Thanks for listening. We’ll be releasing more content as the show goes on. If you have any questions or requests, you can reach out to us either by email or on Twitter. Once again, we encourage y’all to listen to at least the first episode with audio description. We think it can be informative to everyone, and hopefully it’ll make this fandom more accessible to everyone.
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