ProD+T Subtitling
and Closed Captioning

The aim of the course is to give you an up-to-date and comprehensive understanding of all the elements of subtitling; closed captioning; subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing; quality assurance, conforms as well as introducing software for applying subtitles (Ooona Toolkit) to an audiovisual work.

Conditions: Before you register for this course, please read our general terms and conditions and the special conditions for this course carefully. With your registration, you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted our conditions and special conditions, and agree with them. 

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MD Technical Translation and Documentation
  • This course includes:
  • Online paid training
  • Personal tutor
  • Mentoring and support after course completion
  •  Quality guaranteed (money-back guarantee)
  •  Completion certificate
  •  WhatsApp 
  • Course duration: 40 h
  • Downloadable course program

Course description

This training will fully prepare you to be able to:

Create open subtitles and timed templates
Create subtitles for the deaf or hard of hearing
Create closed captions
Conform CC, SDH and SLS files
Burn/encode subtitles and captions
Edit and adapt subtitles
Quality assure

The course offers current industry lingo, and teaches you how to manage and control a leading subtitling software in the market. 
 
With entertaining content, you put theoretical knowledge into practice throughout the course which also prepares you in organizing and planning deadlines.

Who is this course for?

The course is relevant for professionals concerned with media, e.g.: translators or interpreters, individuals seeking professional audio-visual media content professionals, media translators or interpreters, and media training.

In addition, this course is also relevant for anyone who would like to make a career out of subtitling and/or closed captioning, e.g.: bilingual speakers, second language teachers, recent graduates, freelancers working from home, or individuals seeking to enter the TV and Film industry.

Course delivery

The course is divided into 14 modules, each with a new topic and an assigment to put your theoretical knowledge into practise.

After each assignment, specific feedback regarding errors and improvements are given.
After the course, you will have two exams:

1) Open subtitling or template creation
2) Closed captioning or SDH

Resources

Linguistic skills:
  • A good English level is required.

IT resources:
  • A computer as well as a stable internet connection are necessary.
  • The course contains audio. Make sure you have a loudspeaker or headset. 
  • You will learn to use the Ooona Toolkit (don't worry, we will provide you with everything you need).

Availability:
  • You can take this course whenever you want and in your own rhythm, however ideally you would like to complete the course in one to two months.
Meet

Kelly O'Donovan

Kelly has more than 12 years of experience in the audio-visual industry.
Previously a teacher and most notably the creator and Operations Manager of an International subtitling agency. 
From her years of experience working with producers, agencies, video-on-demand platforms, distributors, agencies, aggregators and encoding houses, she has learned a mountain of information about subtitling and closed captioning.
She has coupled this involvement with her other skill set, teaching.
Kelly O'Donovan - Course creator.
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