I am a dubbing scriptwriter. In February 2024, someone from an AI dubbing company told me I'd be out of my job in a year. It's now May 2025 and I'm still working. Maybe he meant, in two years? In a decade? I don't know.
I recently re-read a book from my childhood. In Krabat, Otfried Preußler tells the story of a boy who apprentices himself to a miller, who is also a master of the black arts.
A little while ago, I was describing the status quo of AI in the German dubbing industry in an international online forum. Another forum member commented very quickly, saying, “There is not much I can say. (…) (more…)
A recent article in “The Hollywood Reporter” talks about an “undercurrent of excitement” about AI in the international film industry. (more…)
From what I’ve learned so far about AI Dubbing, one realization stands out. It#s based on the written word … (more…)
Recently, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer said that “great stories can come from anywhere.” (more…)
Most of the new technologies and workflows I see in the area of localization right now aim at making a foreign “product” (or “asset”, or any of the other terms used for what used to be called movies or series) more palatable to a local audience. (more…)
Everyone wants to be seen, to varying degrees, in different forums – invisibility is the privilege of those who are not being overlooked. (more…)
Years ago, my sister and I were standing on the sidewalk in front of my apartment building, repairing a flat on my bike. (more…)
Ever since the WGA has gone on strike, and even more since SAG-AFTRA has joined them, I hear a lot of comments that go in the general direction of, “I wish we (insert dubbing scriptwriters, or, dubbing actors) had the guts to do something like that”. (more…)