More reminders of the importance of distributors considering what their audience actually needs and wants. #opinionsaboutsubtitles

It makes me boggle that distributors still haven't worked this out. It's been decades since accessibility subtitles were introduced and distributors are still trying to skimp by not producing both full subtitles and partial subtitles for multilingual films :>( #opinionsaboutsubtitles

A useful reminder that *two* subtitle files should be available for films in a foreign language: one traditional subtitle file and a second file which matches the dubbing script #opinionsaboutsubtitles

I will be hosting the American Manga Awards this year at the Japan Society of New York during @animenyc.bsky.social These awards are so important, giving much-needed recognition to translators and letterers whose skills and art bring you manga in English. I hope they continue to grow.

This is exactly it. The work is the point.

Was reminded of the 2009 kerfuffle about the resubtitled DVD release of Let the Right One In (2009). The side-by-side analysis of the theatrical & DVD subtitles shows how much difference subtitles make to the viewing experience: web.archive.org/web/20090326... #filmtranslationhistory

I am definitely team 'read my work out loud in proofreading'. In fact, I'm team Proofread Out Loud, Proofread On Screen and Proofread On Paper With A Pencil.

Dear @languagesmedia.bsky.social, I can't work out from your website what the registration deadline is for this year's conference. Could you let me know? Thank you! :)

There are two posts available on the new MA in Games Design (Narrative) at @bristoluni.bsky.social: 1) Lecturer in Narrative Design www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... N.B. closes tmw 9 June! 2) Technical Specialist in Games www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de... closes 17 June

A pithily expressed entry for my occasional series of #opinionsaboutsubtitles

I do not have any way of fact checking this but I love it and I want it to be true #subtitles

You have one more week to support writers and translators! Give to WWB by June 10 and help us reach our goal of building a more diverse and sustainable future for writers and translators by increasing contributor payments this July. Pitch in today: wwborders.live/2026SpringFundDrive

Hello @wshed.bsky.social, are you planning to show Lance Daly's film Trad? www.filmireland.net/review-trad/ Enquiring Irishwoman wants to know :)

Don’t miss this. If you buy a pass you can book now. And read @pamhutch.bsky.social book on the film from @stickingplacebk.bsky.social.

Now that's a subtitle

(checks) ok, we have a direct train to Edinburgh from Bristol, good.

2016 called. They want their debate doblaje vs. subtítulos back.

From my blog: When Words Are Weapons: The Risks of Letting the Other Side Interpret a Diplomatic Encounter. | The Professional Interpreter ow.ly/kNiU50W0r55

Today is GAAD - Global Accessibility Awareness Day! ♿ If you're still new to games accessibility, or haven't thought about it much beyond subtitles, here are a few of my favourite resources for starting out. Talks, games, media and communities. Accessibili-buddies, feel free to add your faves too!

Oooh, someone else who finds old translated movies interesting! #filmtranslationhistory. Look at the lovely reconstituted text inserts, @pizzaroquette.bsky.social! xx

#opinionsaboutsubtitles Agree that lack of subtitle options is very annoying.

Could it be that there is someone else who shares my interest in subtitled bootleg media???

Hard agree! And also in the literal sense of 'fat', right? Bloated and overwritten.

My article revisiting authorship of Anthony Burgess's subtitles for Cyrano de Bergerac out in @transpaces.bsky.social! www.jbe-platform.com/content/jour... Draws on archival material at @anthonyburgess.bsky.social & @ransomcenter.bsky.social, w/ thanks! #filmtranslationhistory #translationhistory

You are invited to join us on 26 June 2026 at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester for a special free public event, exploring the relationship between Umberto Eco (author of The Name of the Rose) and British culture. More details and to book for free: www.anthonyburgess.org/event/umbert...

This looks like a lot of fun! Clive Owen clearly well placed to play a slightly dilapidated ex-pat gumshoe in 1960s France.

My favorite translator worked in the ass-end of the scanlations scene, 25 years ago. He's "Stephen" from Mangascreener, and he not only taught me there was manga worth reading, I used his translation of Inio Asano's NIJIGAHARA HOLOGRAPH to sell Gary Groth on licensing and pulishing the real thing.

If you have a favorite manga, you should have a favorite translator. They are the ones making a difference in how that work is presented and how it reads. And you should have a favorite letterer. They do monumental work.

I second this. Getting proper credits was a battle we all had to fight. The hashtag #NameTheTranslator was one of our weapons, tagging it to every release announcment. One of the best ways to fight against AI translation is to learn the names of the people translating the manga you love.

I am in the paper, talking translation. Thanks to @philipoltermann.bsky.social for covering the topic (human vs large language model). www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Excited about our upcoming presentation of the fantastic documentary 'Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence' at @wshed.bsky.social tomorrow, w/ @swsilents.bsky.social & the film's creative team! www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1392...

Scholars urge BBC to rethink changes to archive access Matthew Reisz for @timeshighered.bsky.social on the profoundly problematic (my words) research restrictions at BBC Written Archives [£; but free to read if you register] www.timeshighereducation.com/news/scholar...

Delighted to be taking part in a discussion panel for the documentary Elvira Notari: Oltre il silenzio on 5 May at @wshed.bsky.social cinema in Bristol. Join us to learn about Notari, one of the few women film directors of the silent period www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/1392... #SilentFilm

Some of you are worried about ai stealing your job, however, I am currently editing ai closed captions and today found out what ai does when captioning solfège, so I am no longer concerned about this possibility

BRIEF COMMENT I know for a fact that "Sesame Street" was the oldest kids show to have closed captions--the show has been captioned by the National Captioning Institute since 1980--but this is obviously NOT the NCI's doing. I'm not sure whose it is but it's horribly botched its unrecognizable.

I continue to be amazed that scripted material with existing subtitles gets rebroadcast or streamed with crappy, presumably AI-produced subtitles. WHYYYYYYYY #bettersubtitlesplease

Sharing some #opinionsaboutsubtitles today because it's really interesting to see what people want, and what they aren't getting. In some cases it may be different opinions about quality, but in many cases it's clearly exhibitors/distributors cheaping out... #bettersubtitlesplease

Yeah that would be infuriating, I watch everything with subs/closed caption because of audio processing issues, if you fail to subtitle stuff because it’s in the same language as the subs I’m gonna shank someone.

i rarely believe in paying for anything that isn't a physical object just on the basis that rules are for fools, but one of the few places i have an actual reason for it is the subtitle thing streaming services all think "proper subtitle timing" is some kind of tax they can avoid

What they really need to do to get me back into the theater is have showings with subtitles on all films so I can hear what the actors are saying.

Yeah! The sensory stimuli of just watching and listening to a show or movie for the first time maxes out my brain's processing ability. It's gotten easier since I started watching everything with subtitles on, too

Shows that subtitle options and subtitle quality *do* matter... #bettersubtitlesplease