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[Subtitling Rates] Subtitling tarif per minute ?
Thread poster: Sophie Marette
Sophie Marette
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Mar 23, 2005

Hello!
An agency is asking me to give them my price per minute! I've got no idea about this, what is the range of prices ?

Is there a trap somewhere ?
By the way, I'm based in the UK and the agency also is (I think).

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Andrei Albu
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No hiddden trap Mar 23, 2005

Sophie Marette wrote:

Hello!
An agency is asking me to give them my price per minute! I've got no idea about this, what is the range of prices ?

Is there a trap somewhere ?
By the way, I'm based in the UK and the agency also is (I think).


Hi Sophie

There is no trap. I have been doing subtitling work for quite some time, and I have always quoted on a per-minute basis, irrespective of whether I do the actual subtitling myself (i.e., the in and out time queues) or just the translation of a script for subtitling. Of course, one charges more for the actual subtitling than for the so-called subsequent translation, but this is another matter...

Good luck.
Andrei
 
Sophie Marette
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can you explain the in and out queues... Mar 23, 2005

Any ideas of a range of usual prices ? I only need this last iinformation before sending my reply back to them!

Sophie
 
sonja29 (X)
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In the US... Mar 23, 2005

... reputable companies will pay USD 3.00-5.00 per min. I would be suspicious of any offer lower than that.

Best of luck!
 
Juan Jacob
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Well paid. Mar 23, 2005

3-5 dollars per minute, translation only, is very well paid... it won't be subtitling, it will be translation FOR subtitling.
Luck.
 
Sophie Marette
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Thanks for all your comments Mar 23, 2005

But what price should I ask for ?

Juan, you mean if I ask for $5 per minute for subtitling, it's too much ?

Sophie
 
00000000 (X)
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Minimum Mar 23, 2005

In my experience, the rates per minute go from $5 to $7 USD. Even at that rate, you'll find it's not very much per word.

Best,
Esther
 
sonja29 (X)
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I would say... Mar 23, 2005

Sophie Marette wrote:

But what price should I ask for ?

Juan, you mean if I ask for $5 per minute for subtitling, it's too much ?

Sophie


... ask for USD 5.00 per min and see what happens. It is not much per word, true, but you also get paid for all the film time without words (action/love sequences, montage sequences, etc.). Subtitle translation is a well-paid and fun sector of our field, it would be great if you got your foot in the door!

HTH
 
Juan Jacob
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C'est bon. Mar 24, 2005

Sophie, 5 dollars, c'est bien. Mais j'insiste, tu vas traduire pour sous-titrage, tu ne vas pas sous-titrer. C'est autre chose.
Comme disent les collègues, c'est pas génial au mot, MAIS: ce n'est jamais non plus un langage spécialisé. Avantages/désavantages: si il y a beaucoup de dialogues, tu assumes, si c'est un film muet, c'est tout bénef !
Salut.
Juan.
Oui, je sais, faut écrire en English, mais je suis pas fortiche !
 


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