by Jan Pedersen Metaphors make up one of the classic translation problems, maybe even the most important one, according to the late translation scholar Peter Newmark. Still, they are severely under-researched in audiovisual translation (AVT). This struck me as odd, and I decided to do something about it. Metaphors and AVT have a lot in … Read more
Between Objectivity and Fear: Audio Description in Spanish Horror Films By María López Rubio Spanish horror films by directors such as Álex de la Iglesia and Paco Plaza use visual and auditory tension to create fear. For audio describers, this creates an important challenge: how to convey what happens on screen for blind and visually-impaired … Read more
Overcoming Information Asymmetry in the Subtitling Industry I’m sure many subtitlers can relate: having to explain time and time again what it is exactly that they do. I can certainly remember times when I or colleagues found ourselves explaining the difference between the myriad types of subtitles we could provide to clients. Researchers like Callum … Read more
Subtitling for NETFLIX: How subtitlers experience it and what they wish for the future By Tinka Stössel How much do we really know about what it’s like to subtitle for Netflix? With its global, competitive, and highly technological nature, subtitling for streaming is subject to frequent changes and the system remains rather mysterious from the outside. But what about … Read more
Efficient and Effective Subtitling Revision: Finding the Sweet Spot Between “Good Enough” and “Perfect” by Rita Menezes Subtitling revision is often invisible. Viewers rarely think about it, and yet it is precisely at this stage that subtitles become truly fit for purpose. It is also where things get complicated. Revisers are not simply correcting errors. … Read more
Why should AVT practitioners and academics collaborate in this day and age? by Max Deryagin No doubt, a question everyone in our field should ask themselves, and a big one at that. Indeed, many might consider such collaboration to be somewhat fruitless — a waste of time even — or doubt that the other party … Read more
By Hannah and Tiina As we prepare for our Subtitle Chat next week, we’ve been reflecting on our activities over the past few months. As we wrote in this blog post, Hannah was busy having a baby, and Tiina was starting a new job. However, the SubComm work went on, though in a slightly more … Read more
By Rita Menezes Rita Menezes is a translator/researcher. In 2024, she defended her PhD dissertation on subtitling revision. She has been working as translator, subtitler, transcreator and reviser/quality controller in several audiovisual, transcreation and marketing projects; these projects include, for example, films and series now on streaming and marketing campaigns of well-known brands. As a … Read more
By Hannah Silvester Click here to view the infographic This infographic goes hand-in-hand with the infographic Who watches subtitles? and offers an overview of some of the different kinds of subtitles that may be available to people when accessing audiovisual content. The list of different types of subtitles is not exhaustive, but includes some of the … Read more
By Selma Akseki Selma Akseki is currently working as a freelance translator and subtitler. She holds a M.A. degree in English Translation and Interpreting from Hacettepe University. Her research interests lie in the field of audiovisual translation with a focus on subtitling, media accessibility, and audience reception. As a reflection of her interests, she wrote … Read more
