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Breaking the Gender Bias at Work
Is there a gender bias YOU would like to see broken?
There are many reasons to be impressed by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, but this South African Women’s Month, as we re-look at the #breakingthebias theme put forward earlier in the year for International Women’...
There’s a little Madiba in all of us
Celebrating Nelson Mandela by embracing his values
This is one of my favourite quotes from Nelson Mandela and since it’s Mandela Day today (18 July), I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the values that Nelson Mandela lived by – values that we ...
The youth perspective
Insights from some of our younger team members
As Youth Day approaches, we chatted to a few of our younger team members to find out how they feel about work, what gets them up in the morning, what scares them and how they feel they contribute to ...
Working in a second language
More pros than cons? You decide...
There’s no doubt that it’s an English-speaking world; English is the official business language in most countries and an estimated 1.75 billion people worldwide speak English at “a useful level”. But for the vast majority of them, English ...
Captions vs. Subtitles
What’s the difference and why is it important?
At first glance, captions and subtitles look almost identical, but just because both are essentially words on the bottom of the screen, does not mean they are interchangeable. They fulfil very different purposes.
Let’s start ...
The complex process of dubbing
So much more than just voice over recording
We’ve explored various elements of dubbing, voice overs and localisation in ...
Invest in your voice acting career
Now is the time to speak up!
Right now, voice artists are experiencing a surge in demand, as streaming services including HBO, Showmax and Netflix look to offer range of programming from all over the world in local languages. Dubbing artists in particular have plenty of ...
Voice-over and dubbing
Same same, but different
Global consumption of audio-visual content has grown enormously since the onset of the pandemic, and there has been a steady increase in both production and localisation as more and more content producers attempt to connect with bigger audiences.
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Localisation vs Translation
What's the difference?
Localisation vs translation – are they the same thing, similar, or completely different? In this post, we aim to clarify things.
The simplest way to put it is that language translation ...
Unlocking growth through localisation
Opportunities abound
Believe it or not, the localisation industry was one that actually thrived during the last 18 months or so. Even though the film industry ground to a halt, and perhaps even because Read More