Dialogue List is a time-coded transcription of a film or tv production that is a great base for creation of captions, subtitles and other post-production scripts. It is usually required by film and TV distributors as part of the distribution package.
Speaker Identification – Onscreen or Off-screen Each speaker is identified whenever a new line of dialogue is spoken. If the speaker is not shown, then we define it as an off-screen dialogue.
Accurate Time Code Each dialogue has an accurate time code synced to the second. If there is imprinted running timecode on the video, then we time accordingly.
Transcription of speech All spoken dialogue is transcribed, including interruptions and pauses.
Speaker relevant sound effects Any sound effect emanating from a speaker is included, which may be relevant to the narrative. This may include sighing, coughing, screaming among others.
Music and Lyrics All music starts are included. Lyrics are encapsulated with the ♪ symbol to identify them as lyrics.
Dialogue List can be used to create captions, subtitles, post-production scripts and also used for dubbing purposes.
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If your film is going to be exhibited in foreign film festivals or distributed overseas a dialogue list will be part of the deliverable by your distributor. You even need it for submitting to Netflix.
A dialogue list can be used for the creation of closed captions, subtitle translation, dubbing and other post-production work. It is required by the distributor and is an integral part of the required deliverables.
Apart from being a delivery requirement of a distributor or network, creating a dialogue list will give you a detailed picture of your film. Where every word was spoken? Who said it? Were they on-screen or off-screen? Which lower-thirds or on screen graphics were used?
While we have some in-house custom made software solutions to help with formatting and syncing, the actual grunt work is all done meticulously by our experts in the field. This means that every word is transcribed. Every speaker is identified. Every on-screen graphic is included. Every lyric and sound effect is heard by human ears.
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