Subtitler Legal, Social & Cultural Professionals
SaveWhat Does a Subtitler Do?
Subtitlers can work intralingually, within the same language, or interlingually, across languages. Intralingual subtitlers create the subtitles for hearing-impaired viewers, whereas interlingual subtitlers create the subtitles for movies or television programmes in a different language to the one heard in the audiovisual production. They both ensure that the captions and subtitles are synchronised with the sound, images and dialogue of the audiovisual work.
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Computer Equipment
The offered computers, computer peripheral equipment and software products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
These are common skills for this role, based on a European framework. Requirements vary between jobs, including in the UK. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box - use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Subtitler
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialComputer Equipment knowledge
The offered computers, computer peripheral equipment and software products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
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EssentialGrammar knowledge
The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
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EssentialMultimedia Systems knowledge
The methods, procedures and techniques pertaining to the operation of multimedia systems, usually a combination of software and hardware, presenting various types of media such as video and audio.
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EssentialSpelling knowledge
The rules concerning the way words are spelled.
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EssentialICT Software Specifications knowledge
The characteristics, use and operations of various software products such as computer programmes and application software.
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EssentialCaptioning Software knowledge
The various software to create captions and subtitles in a file that is merged with the actual footage, such as Telestream and MovieCaptioners.
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EssentialApply Grammar And Spelling Rules skill
Apply the rules of spelling and grammar and ensure consistency throughout texts.
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EssentialConsult Information Sources skill
Consult relevant information sources to find inspiration, to educate yourself on certain topics and to acquire background information.
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EssentialCondense Information skill
Summarise the original information without losing the original message and find economic ways of communicating the same.
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EssentialDescribe Scenes skill
Watch scenes closely in order to comprehend their essence and describe the spatial element, the sounds, and the dialogue.
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EssentialTranscribe Dialogues skill
Transcribe dialogues accurately and quickly.
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EssentialTranslate Foreign Language skill
Translate words, sentences, and concepts from a foreign language into your mother tongue or another foreign language.
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OptionalSpeech Recognition knowledge
The development in the computing field where voice can be recognised by machines and present the results of the spoken fragment or command.
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OptionalHearing Disability knowledge
Impairment of the ability to discern and process sounds naturally.
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OptionalLinguistics knowledge
The scientific study of language and its three aspects, language form, language meaning, and language in context.
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OptionalAudiovisual Products knowledge
The different types of audiovisual products and their requirements, such as documentaries, low budget movies, television series, records, CDs, and others.
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OptionalTranscription Methods knowledge
The methods to quickly transcribe spoken language into text, such as stenography.
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OptionalAdapt To Type Of Media skill
Adapt to different types of media such as television, movies, commercials, and others. Adapt work to type of media, scale of production, budget, genres within type of media, and others.
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OptionalPerform Video Editing skill
Rearrange and edit video footage in the course of the post-production process. Edit the footage using a variety of sofware, tools, and techniques such as colour correction and effects, speed …
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OptionalCreate Subtitles skill
Create and write subtitles making sure they are synchronised with the dialogue.
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OptionalMake Surtitles skill
Translate lyrics for opera or theatre in order to accurately reflect in other languages the meaning and nuances of the artistic libretto.
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OptionalTranslate Soundtrack skill
Listen closely to the soundtrack in order to translate the lyrics and understand the rhythm in order to create subtitles that represent the original gist of the music.
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OptionalType At Speed skill
Type texts accurately at a high speed.
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