dubbers

Those adding dialogue

Dubbers are people who dub—typically those who record replacement dialogue for films or videos.

The term most often refers to voice actors who perform foreign-language versions of movies or anime: The dubbers gave the characters completely different personalities than the original Japanese actors.

It can also mean those who add soundtracks or copy recordings.

voicework

lip-sync

Silent vocal mimicry

studio · ADR · performance · characterization · script · narration · intonation · inflection · articulation · diction

localization

translation

Converting between languages

localization · subtitles · bilingual · dialects · vernacular · idioms · equivalence · transcription · foreign films · anime

production

post-production

After-the-shoot work phase

  • editingRefining content for clarity
  • mixingCombining into one mass
  • audioTransmitted sound content

soundtrack · sound engineer · producer · director · casting · audition · rehearsal · foley · multitrack · synchronization

Opposites
media production role

dubberssubtitlers

Those who add translated text

captioners · transcribers · cinematographers · directors · purists

Phrases
Family

dubbed, dubber, undubbed, redubbed, overdubbed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G