Templates are essential steps in the subtitling workflow, and a lot rides on getting them right. I share some tips to take your templates to the next level.

I talk about simple ways you can start thinking about accessibility during production to set your captioned video up for success.

I talk about the different types of English prepositions

and where to put them when breaking subtitles into two lines.

I share a quick way of exporting an RTF file using EZTitles to make clients aware of subtitling constraints such as reading speed and character limits.

I talk about the value that professional captioners offer when creating captions in the same language as the audio. Hint: it’s a lot more than just transcribing what is said.

I discuss what we can do as audiovisual translators to bridge the gap between our rates and standard translation rates.

I share my top picks from Leeds International Film Festival 2020 and discuss some interesting subtitling choices.

I present the challenges of using subtitle templates without subtitling software, for example in Word or Excel, a practice often used by translation agencies.