Subtitles and dubbing offer different experiences
Audiovisual translation involves rhythm, reading and performance. No single choice suits every viewer.
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Small details that change the viewing experience.
Costumes tell stories before the first line
Clothes can suggest habits and relationships, but the most interesting details emerge as we follow their changes.
A scene’s silence may be full of sound
A passage without music is not necessarily silent. Ambience and small variations help shape the space.
Slow motion: recording and playback have different rhythms
The relationship between captured and displayed frames can make a gesture last longer on screen.
Colour work: two shots may need to meet halfway
Image finishing can balance shots and develop atmosphere without replacing the work done on set.
Continuity: why does someone need to track a glass?
Objects, positions and movements help separate takes feel like parts of the same action.
Black bars can preserve part of the image
When a film’s shape differs from the screen’s, filling every inch may require cropping or distortion.
Why are some lines recorded again after filming?
Noise and performance choices can lead a production to revisit dialogue in a studio.
Foley: footsteps and objects can be performed in a studio
Some everyday sounds in a film can be recreated in sync with movements on screen.
What is a clapperboard for on set?
Filmmaking’s most recognisable object also helps identify takes and connect picture with sound.