Research strands

Through a series of interviews with film directors, producers, and distributors, the project examines industry understandings of audience meaning-making processes and their role in shaping audiovisual production practices.

Through a large survey of subtitling professionals and project managers, the project investigates perceptions of subtitling's capabilities and limitations, current practices for rendering non-verbal meaning, and the implications of adopting enhanced subtitling approaches.

Working with film directors and industry professionals, the project developed an Enhanced Subtitling approach that complements existing practices by improving access to the rich multimodal meaning of audiovisual content.

Following Strand 3, the project developed guidelines for Enhanced Subtitling, an innovative approach that translates meaning conveyed both verbally and non-verbally through subtitles and additional on-screen text. It also developed an online, self-paced course to support subtitlers who want to build skills in Enhanced Subtitling.

Combining cutting-edge reception research methods with audience feedback, the project generates evidence on the effectiveness of conventional and enhanced subtitling practices in conveying meaning and supporting audience engagement.