#Subtitling is like working with dough. I let my subtitles rest for a day or two before refining them with a thorough review and simulation. #subtitlingmetaphors #translationmetaphors

Every time a attend one of @jossmo.bsky.social Joss Morken's speeches, apart from admiring the depth of insight, I love how he uses photos to accompany references. I think we should all do that in conferences. Emphasizes the real people behind quotations, and also shows how many women there are.

#zerosubtitles: deliberately omitted #subtitles for utterances considered to be easily understood without them, intentionally incomprehensible, or functioning as sound effects. The decision to omit can be made by the subtitler or the creator. people.com/movies/steve...

Watching Welcome to Wrexham, and it's another example of whatever method Disney+ is using to get Swedish subtitles is an insult to their subscribers and professional translators both. So much stuff a proper translator would never have done.

“But a better way forward would be to start celebrating the work of the subtitler; to praise their contribution to the global cinema landscape, and their vital role in bringing stories across borders.”

Thanks for following the IFFR24 edition of "say, who subtitled this film?" Time for stats! 15 films +1 without subtitles 3 properly credited their subtitler 2 credited a translator but no subtitler 1 credited a company 10 credited no one at all (or way too discreetly for my keen eye to catch it)

Been noticing that the subtitles on hbo have no idea what to do with any word that's AAVE. Eg a character said she got turnt but the subtitle was "turked"?

This is a good example of the subjective nature of what a good localization means. People who are interested in learning about Japanese culture and language will likely gravitate towards practices like "translator's notes" which are fairly prevalent in fansubs but are rare in official subtitles.

There was some ink spilled over the Japanese subtitles on "Barbie" not quite sticking the landing on "patriarchy" but I also want to bring attention to how the poor translator just completely gave up on attempting to localize "beach off"

This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵 As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?

A fascinating piece of #filmtranslationhistory that I'm definitely going to add in to the book! #historyofsubtitling

I am so, so OVER short videos w/ basic subtitle transcription errors. Michael Rooker says 'robbing that camp BLIND'. Would it kill posters to proofread? Is there some deep technical reason why it's impossible to correct subtitles in vertical video? #subtitles #sloppysubtitles

These are some of the exact questions we've been trying to ask about via the UK Subtitling Audiences Network, only more pithily phrased :)

Glad to see I am not the only subtitle-watcher who really cares about typefaces...

What. The. Hell.

Uggg... I started watching that new film Weapons today and I HAD to have subtitles on because the damn ambient sound and music was like five times louder than the dialogue. I hate that so fecking much. I usually have subtitles on anyway but FECK it would still be nice to hear WTF people are saying!

Oh yes!!

Right? It's so upsetting It would be annoying anyways, but the fact they actually have "English (CC)" and "English (Subtitles)" as separate options to choose, and then IT'S JUST THE SAME FILE is so enraging

This is particularly baffling because one of the primary reasons to be using Sony's Crunchyroll instead of "general" video streaming sites is that Crunchyroll *does* have the better, properly typeset subtitles. If Crunchyroll stops providing those, what is the point of using Crunchyroll at all?

Definitely chimes with me. Accessibility is vital, but how then to make room for experimentation (and, crucially, engagement by creators of original content) with subtitles...? (thinking, for instance, of the subtitles for the Irish dialogue in Lance Daly's Black '47) #subtitles

New article on ★ daiz.moe ★ Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason daiz.moe/crunchyroll-... A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes! Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)

I've noticed this too - very annoying!

Glad to hear I'm not the only one!

As part of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s #FilmNoirFest this Sunday, in Weston-super-Mare. The #FilmNoir festival will be screening #SilentFilm Forgotten Faces (1928) + The Great Train Robbery (1903) both with live music by @neilkbrand.bsky.social Tickets: rhyl.merlincinemas.co.uk/film/102458-...

A weekend of danger, desire, and despair starts today in the shape of @filmnoiruk.bsky.social’s 2nd #FilmNoirFest at the Plaza Cinema, Weston-super-Mare. Expect plenty of #FilmNoir and crime action. Singular tickets (nearly all £5 each) are still available: wsm.merlincinemas.co.uk?forcechoice=...

This is the second year the festival has run, and I hope it becomes a fixture - the lineup is awesome! If you're near Weston-super-Mare, catch the last day: www.southwestsilents.com/film-noir-fe...

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing Rififi again - subtitled by Mai Harris, back in the day, though her version of French argot was not well received by critics... #filmtranslationhistory. (I wasn't super-impressed with the subtitles on today's version, though the film itself looked great...) #subtitles

Subtitling as procedural poetry...

For International Day for Audiovisual Heritage (yay!📽️), I am honoring some distinguished subtitlers through their on-screen credits. Without which, etc.... Mai Harris gets two credits because she is awesome & subtitled most foreign films that screened in UK 1934-1960s... #filmtranslationhistory

Delighted to announce 20 scholarships for our new programmes in Translation & Intercultural Studies and Interpreting at @bristoluni.bsky.social! More info available via the QR code or feel free to ping me a DM #scholarships #translation #translationstudies #interpreting

Very excited about this event and the post-screening discussion with Dr Zoe Moores, subtitler and accessibility expert, and Kieran Curtis, PhD student at the University of Bristol.

The UK Subtitling Audiences Network is excited to be re-screening The Reason I Jump, based, at Watershed cinema @wshed.bsky.social in Bristol, on 30 Sep 2025! The film has innovative captions designed for neurodivergent viewers. www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1357... #accessibility #autism

Had the pleasure of seeing it at Cinema Massimo in Turin the other day, though my faith in the subtitles was dented by the fact that the title card read 'Velutto blu' rather than 'Velluto blu'... #italian #translationfail #proofreadingfail A case of skimping on the budget for subtitling/QCing?

I'm definitely saving this one for discussions with my students this term about the quality of translations produced by generative AI!

Translation isn't expensive. In fact, it's frequently the biggest return on investment: For the top 100 grossing movies of all time, 50% of their profits were made outside of English, and they spent less than 1% of their budget on localization.

Daniel Hahn: "what AI can do is not yet a threat to human translators and human readers of sophisticated, textured human writing. The threat is what some people think it can do." observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Have festival pass in my back pocket, and very very looking forward to this!

Trying to get the word out on 3 screenings this month Sept 2025 of the new 4K restoration of Chaplin’s ‘The Gold Rush’ in London at Ciné Lumiere, Institut Français. www.institut-francais.org.uk/cinema/the-g... Thank you @pamhutch.bsky.social for your kindness speaking w/me this evening about it!

#silentcinema The Gold Rush is 100 years old this year. Go see it on the big screen #Chaplin #moviesky #filmsky

Love love love this movie - particularly the theme tune.

In his kickoff speech, G. Balirano, head of #AIA, reminds us of the importance of staying human and devoting our initial thoughts to the situation in #Gaza #stayhuman #FreePalestine #aia32

Deeply moved by the reading of this poem by Refaat Alareer at the opening of #AIA32.

Have you considered how language & translation influence global efforts to address the climate crisis? submit your abstract for @targetjournal.bsky.social Special Issue ed. by Nancy Piñeiro and myself. 📅 Deadline 1 Dec. lnkd.in/gp6iCM-W #TranslationStudies #Linguistics #ClimateCrisis

Apparently to be shot in Middle English with 'translation and annotations'? HERE. FOR. IT. #vehicularmatching #filmlanguages

Registration for the Bristol Translates 2025 NORLA keynote speech by Damion Searls is now open: go to the link below to register by email. When? 7th July 17:00 BST Where? Join online from wherever you are in the world!

We are honoured that Damion Searls will be giving the keynote at Bristol Translates. His talk is free and open to all. Please register in advance at : bit.ly/4dPfPnP

Looking forward to discussing gender in translation and the limitations of AI at Bristol Translates, together with #Blutbuch's French translator, @roselab.bsky.social, in collaboration with the @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social and @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social @bristoltranslates.bsky.social

BRISTOL TRANSLATES @institutocervantes.bsky.social is once again collaborating with the @bristoltranslates.bsky.social, aimed at translators at any stage of their career and language enthusiasts who wish to explore the world of literary translation. @bristoluni.bsky.social