Many of our most recent commissions are from global advertising agencies and one of the most common requests is to produce subtitles for advertisements. However, this week we’ve been working on subtitling a number of casting sessions filmed in Barcelona.
In the past we’ve worked on lots of Japanese media content. We’ve subtitled many short films and documentaries into English. But recently, we’ve received some really interesting commissions - producing subtitles for Japanese anime!
We’ve found that over the past few years, requests for the translation of audiovisual materials have been superseding requests for document translations. Subtitling is one area that just keeps on growing and we’ve invested a lot of time and energy into developing our service, to ensure that we can subtitle in (almost!) any language.
We are looking for more English transcribers and typists to help with our ever increasing workload.
If you are an experienced transcriber, or you have an eye for detail and are an accurate typist and would be interested in transcription work, we want to hear from you.
In their efforts to reach customers all around the world, car manufacturers often produce adverts that can be aired in multiple territories: Europe, Asia or the Americas. While subtitling is a quick and relatively straightforward process, our clients often prefer a more ‘human’ approach and therefore employ a voice-over instead, which is where Knockhundred comes in.
With the onset of globalisation, we’re finding that our clients are increasingly ambitious and want to expand their target audiences as much as possible. With our subtitling projects, clients are increasingly demanding subtitles in multiple languages. Where a particular promo is likely to be aired in six, seven or even eight countries, then the accuracy of the subs becomes paramount.
By using our high quality Hindi voice over artists, we can help you reach a huge market. According to the BBC, nearly 425 million people speak Hindi as a first language and around 120 million as a second language.
We have been working in close collaboration with an independent film producer making a nature documentary in Bangladesh. It’s been a really exciting project and we think that the final programme will be very, very well received.
We specialise in translating foreign language texts and transcribing audio and video from all over the world. But we also regularly work on English transcription projects, which don’t involve translation at all. Our team of experienced English transcriptionists are always on hand to turn audio into text, but just how do they do it?
We’ve been working closely with one of our regular clients to produce transcripts of climate research interviews. The interviews were conducted in Japan, but contain a mix of Japanese and English. Our client needed English transcripts only. This always presents a challenge, but it’s not Mission Impossible!
We’ve been working in close collaboration with a major German pharmaceutical company over the last few weeks. Our client has been conducting extensive interviews with a select group of patients, to evaluate the efficacy of their treatment plans. The interviews (9 hours in total) have been transcribed in German and translated into English too.
We work with multiple linguists, all with their own areas of specialisation. This week we’ve been talking with Sonia, who often produces one-step translations (or ‘direct translations’) for Knockhundred. Here’s an abridged transcript of our interview.
We’ve been working with an independent UK-based production company, making a fascinating documentary series on religion in India. Over the last few weeks the film crew have been learning a huge amount about Hinduism, exploring the deities of the Hindu pantheon, visiting religious sites and meeting ascetics (sadhus). We’ve received hours of raw footage and have then been producing direct translations from Hindu into English for the client.
