Chinese Subtitle Services for “The Shooting of Big Man”
April 2017 – Boston, MA – Language Connections, a Boston translation and interpreting services company, provides linguistic services for all types of multimedia, including videos.
In a recent project, our linguists provided English to Chinese video subtitling services for a law documentary entitled “The Shooting of Big Man: Anatomy of a Criminal Case,” and the legal case that followed. The film will be presented to high-profile Chinese guests at a legal forum on March 20, 2017.
Our client, Harman United, is focused on international legal education and promoting conversation between China and the U.S. The company provides analysis of the U.S. and China’s legal systems in order to guide business leaders in both countries through issues affecting transnational commerce.
The project for which they requested our video subtitle services is a 1 hour and 40 minute-long documentary film which was videotaped under the direction of Harvard Law School. The film presents a case of assault with intent to commit murder originally reported by ABC News, and then details the case as it was passed through the US criminal judicial system.
Known as The Shooting of Big Man, the video of the case was originally recorded in English, but our client needed it for a native Chinese speaking audience.
Law Documentary Subtitle Services
Providing translation services for the legal documentary required that our linguists provide transcription, translation and subtitling services for all of the oral content on the original video recording. The client specifically requested Traditional Chinese subtitles, as opposed to Simplified Chinese.
Traditional Chinese is, in short, slightly more complex than Simplified Chinese – due to a larger volume of characters used.
Generally, materials targeted to Chinese audiences use Simplified Chinese Characters as the majority of the population of China uses that particular dialect. That being said, Traditional Chinese is used in areas such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia, and there is a push to return to using the traditional characters in China.
In the case of our client, their primary target audience was more familiar with Traditional Chinese, and as such the Chinese subtitles needed to reflect the audience’s needs.
About Language Connections:
Language Connections is one of the top language service companies in the US. Over the last 30 years, we’ve focused on providing the best business translation services, interpreting services, as well as interpreter training and customized language training programs. In addition to top-tier corporate language training, we offer certified corporate interpreters and professional business translation services in 200+ languages. Our network includes linguists with backgrounds in all major industries. They’re ready to meet your needs, whether they’re for technical translation services, legal translation, government translation services, international development translation services, education translation services, life sciences translation, or something else. Reach out to us today for a free quote on our cost-efficient and timely translation services, interpreters, or other linguistic services.
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