Profession subtitler

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.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Conventional
• Artistic / Social

Knowledge

• ICT software specifications

  The characteristics, use and operations of various software products such as computer programmes and application software.

• Multimedia systems

  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.

• Computer equipment

  The offered computers, computer peripheral equipment and software products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

• Grammar

  The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.

• Spelling

  The rules concerning the way words are spelled.

• Captioning software

  The various software to create captions and subtitles in a file that is merged with the actual footage, such as Telestream and MovieCaptioners.

Skills

• Transcribe dialogues

  Transcribe dialogues accurately and quickly.

• Consult information sources

  Consult relevant information sources to find inspiration, to educate yourself on certain topics and to acquire background information.

• Condense information

  Summarise the original information without losing the original message and find economic ways of communicating the same.

• Describe scenes

  Watch scenes closely in order to comprehend their essence and describe the spatial element, the sounds, and the dialogue.

• Apply grammar and spelling rules

  Apply the rules of spelling and grammar and ensure consistency throughout texts.

• Translate foreign language

  Translate words, sentences, and concepts from a foreign language into your mother tongue or another foreign language.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB