Audio description is an additional audio track which narrates the actions, characters, scene changes, and other visual elements going on in between the dialogues. It is intended primarily for blind or low vision viewers and is available for movies, television, live performances, stage shows, and even sporting events. This narration service is highly helpful for …
Redd Pepper Richardson Green (a.k.a Redd Pepper) was born on 23rd June 1961 in Barbados. For almost 25 years, he has been one of the U. K’s biggest voice-over artists and is popular for voicing film trailers. He has voiced more than a hundred movie trailers including some very popular ones like Jurassic Park, Men …
A Brief History of the French language French (Français) is one of the five main Romance languages that descended from Latin (the other four are: Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish). The language is believed to be brought in the regions of modern-day France and Belgium which were once included in an ancient region of Western …
A Brief History of the German Language German (Deutsche) is a West Germanic language that is believed to have evolved around 2000 B.C., as people began to settle in western areas of the Baltic Sea. The language has gone through some major changes, from Old High German (from about 700 AD – 11 century); Middle …
Dubbing is an audio recording of the translated video script that the viewers listen in their own language. It replaces the original audio. Therefore, the translation requires exact synchronisation of the audio to the visuals on the screen. Here are a few tips to an effectual dubbing: 1. Be the apt voice. For an appropriate …
The general misconception among the viewers is that ‘Subtitles and Captions’ are the same. In reality, both are similar, but not quite the same. While both display text on a screen – Subtitles are a translation of the dialogues, while captions are transcription. Both subtitle and captions serve unique purposes and are used in different …
Subtitles vs. Closed Captions: What’s the difference? Read More »
You would have probably come across Subtitling/Dubbing while watching a foreign language movie, TV series or YouTube documentaries/short films. Though both these terms are familiar, many may not know the meaning of these terms or the difference between the two. So, mainly what is the difference between subtitling and dubbing? The debate arises, which is …
Is dubbing an art or a technique? Both. Any art is incomplete without its technique. In an interview, Bahrâm Zand said, “each artistic field follows its own rules, which are adapted to the specifics of that art form. Learning an artistic technique, you prepare the ground for something hidden and unknown.” He gave an example …
