While art house film works on small budgets, it must command attention internationally. To that end, producers use audiovisual translation, meaning translation either into subtitles or into script format for voice-overs and voice dubs. Subtitles are generally used in film, voice-overs/dubbing in television and reporting.
Audiovisual Translation is a highly specialized discipline. It requires, in addition to the exceptional abilities and aesthetic rigor of a literary translator, training in the audiovisual medium and technological proficiency. Bronx World Film offers expertise in both, acquired over two decades of work in film and television. We often screen films that we have subtitled or re-subtitled into English, Spanish and even other languages. We will assist producers in correcting or helping produce English-language subtitles for the Cycle when needed, and are most interested in making this skills transfer with our partners for the benefit of their films, on the international circuit and in terms of general longevity.
We are an organization founded and run by artists, so in addition to filmmakers the Cycle provides an unusual gathering place for singers, actors, dancers, poets, musicians, visual artists, photographers, digital mavericks and other creative minds from a global pool of world-class talent.
Our dedication to film as art form in a marketplace increasingly saturated with content and lowered standards calls on us to take on the responsibility of managing our talent, of becoming cultural entrepreneurs. We are in touch with a strong, talented community with the range of artistic and management skillsets to make your film shoot or event a resounding success. We partner with the city’s best and brightest.
Effective written, visual and audiovisual communications, promotion and packaging materials make your film command attention. We have experience in all media, both traditional and social, and can assist and guide filmmakers in crafting promotional materials and presentation strategies that will have high impact on the viewer.
We’ve explored The Bronx and Manhattan on foot and by mountain bike for many years, with particular attention to Bronx landscapes, from woodlands to parks to seascapes to industrial neighborhoods and residential areas. The borough is angling to become a key player in the city’s film industry, and its distinctive terrain has already begun to draw film crews. We can help you redefine the “New York City look” through our knowledge of its vast expanses.
