Here is a quick rundown on the history of subtitles: During the silent movie era, what is called ‘intertitles’, most widely known as ‘title cards’ were used in place of speech or complex narrative in a movie. Title cards are ‘boxes’ of text inserted between footages, and they were a central aspect of the storytelling […]
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What are the most spoken language in the world? This is a good question that we answered for you! > 1 BILLION NATIVE SPEAKERS 1. CHINESEChinese includes about 12 different forms and dialects but the most spoken is Mandarin, which is about 70 percent of China’s population. >100 MILLION NATIVE SPEAKERS 2. SPANISHSpanish speakers live […]
Nowadays, youth generations from different countries are more and more linked to each other and it, thus, created loads of anglicisms in a lot of languages. Indeed, the everyday language is a mix of loads of languages included in theirs. The English words stay the most used in other languages. Here is the example of […]
For one language, there are many accents, regarding the country they are spoken. For example, English isn’t spoken the same way in the Uk, the US, India, Australia… Even inside of these countries: in the different Uk countries or Us states it is actually not spoken the same. Here is an example of the different […]
There are always crazy rules to discover while learning languages. In English, one of them is the IN/ON. Indeed, why would we say in a car but on a train? Here is finally the explanation to that mystery. The simplest information is that, if you can walk in a vehicle, you say ON (plane, train,…), […]
For one language, there are many accents, regarding the country they are spoken. For example, French isn’t spoken the same way in France, Canada, Switzerland or Belgium….If you listen to a Belgium and a Canadian french speaker, it won’t sound the same as a french speaker at all. Indeed, the Canadian accent is combined to […]
For one language, there are many accents, regarding the country they are spoken. For example, French isn’t spoken the same way in France, Canada, Switzerland or Belgium… Even in France, depending of the regions, people have different accents. The Parisian accent is considered as the “neutral” french accent as it is the one taught to […]
Thinking about the word “voice over”, you could think about a lot of things, including dubbing. Let’s try to summarise what voice over is, or not.We are talking about voice over when we can hear the voice of someone we can’t see. It can be on a screen or on the radio. These recordings are […]
You may wonder what other types of job you can have the opportunity to participate in while doing voice over jobs, since the localization is a really new and unwell-known but wide industry. As the aim of localisation is to help a company adapt their message for different countries/languages and cultures. To do so, they […]
If you have never auditioned before, you might be a little curious out about what is going to happen? These tips are here to help you be more relaxed before and during the audition. 1. Make sure you are clear on the job requirements When you are asked to apply for voice over jobs, it […]