Latest industry news from Matinée

We live in an age of global thinking and global business. But for companies just starting to expand internationally, it can be a challenge to know where to start. Here, we show you why Singapore could be the best country in Asia for you do to business.

Many of the international films shown at festivals must be dubbed with voice over or subtitled. Each method of translation has its benefits, as well as potential drawbacks. How does one choose which method to use when translating a foreign film?

Learn the difference between audio or video transcription, and translation work.

We all know that you need to localize your content when taking your brand across the globe. The message you emit is important to any audience you target and literal translations of the message won’t always cut it. But who would have thought that sometimes a brand name change is in order?

Helen is a fabulous English voice artist who has been helping out with a variety of projects at Matinée for over five years now. We had loads of questions for her but we have hand picked the best ones for you!

Learn what qualities a voice-over agency looks for in its artists, and what skills to work on if you want to start a career in voice-over.

This week is Deaf Awareness Week, an annual initiative coordinated by the UK Council on deafness. Today we want to talk about closed captions and why they’re so important – not only to people with hearing problems.

Today we introduce Britt, an Assistant Producer at Groundbreak Productions which is a film production company in the UK. So let’s find out the chat on her side of the industry.