Who is this course for?

Your career in closed captioning starts here

  • Subtitlers moving into SDH. You already know your way around subtitles. This adds the captioning skills clients increasingly expect, one piece at a time.

  • Translators and linguists eyeing media accessibility. A low-commitment way to test the water and add a genuinely in-demand skill to what you offer.

  • Anyone curious about SDH but not ready for the full course. Each mini course takes about an hour, so you can try one part of the job before deciding whether to commit to the whole thing.

What's included in the course?

  • Video tutorials

    Engaging video tutorials with lots of examples

  • Downloadable material

    Downloadable pdf handout with common sound identifiers

  • Quiz

    A short quiz to consolidate what you have learnt

  • Hands-on exercise

    An exercise to help you practise what you have learnt. You also get a sample answer key!

  • Interview

    Interview with an expert on how to prioritise which sounds to describe in SDH/CC

  • Social media community

    Life-time access to AVT Masterclass community Facebook group

Course curriculum

    1. How to describe sounds?

    2. How to prioritise which sound to describe?

    3. Typographical conventions

    4. Quiz on describing sounds

    5. Handout - common sound identifiers

    6. Creativity in describing sounds

    7. Exercise on describing sounds

    8. KEY to the exercise on describing sounds

    1. What comes next?

About this course

  • €49,00
  • 9 lessons
  • This course is a module from our full course on SDH & CC
  • If you like this mini course, you can get your €49 back when you purchase the main course :)

How the €49 back works

Finish the mini course and you'll get a coupon code inside it.
Enter that code when you buy the full SDH course or Become a captioner bundle, and we'll knock €49 off, so the mini course costs you nothing if you decide to go all in.

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  • Become a captioner

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    €499,00

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Meet your instructor

Prof. Agnieszka Szarkowska is a researcher and educator in audiovisual translation and media accessibility. With over twenty years' experience teaching audiovisual translation, she has trained hundreds of students internationally and is helping to shape the next generation of subtitlers and researchers. As a trainer, she connects everyday practice back to the research it's built on. She is also principal investigator of several research projects, a member of the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation (ESIST), and an honorary member of the Polish Audiovisual Translators Association (STAW).

Agnieszka Szarkowska

AVT Masterclass Co-founder

Showcase your skills

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Once you complete the course, you'll receive a Certificate of Completion. Certificates are a great way to document your learning! You can share them on social media and use them with clients, employers or colleagues.
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Our guarantee

We are confident in the quality of our courses, which has been confirmed by many satisfied students. That’s why we are able to offer a 100% money-back guarantee.

If you buy the course and find that you did not learn anything new or that you think the course is not in line with its description or syllabus, we will refund you 100% of what you paid. [See “Terms of use” for details.]
We offer 100% money-back guarantee.

FAQ

Any questions?

  • How long does it take to complete the course?

    Under an hour, plus however long you spend on the exercise. It's self-paced, so that hour is yours to break up however you like.

  • Will I have to turn up to live classes?

    No. Nothing to put in your diary. You do it when it suits you, as much or as little at a sitting as you want.

  • Do I get subtitling software with it?

    Not with the mini course, this one is purely the teaching. The full SDH & CC course is where you get three months' free access to professional subtitling software.

  • Is this really just one part of the full course?

    It is, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. This mini course is one module lifted straight out of our full SDH & CC course. It's a proper, self-contained lesson on describing sounds, and it's also a low-commitment way to see whether you like how we teach before you buy the whole thing.

  • So what happens to my €49 if I go for the full course?

    You get it back. If you enjoy this mini course and decide to buy the full SDH & CC course, we'll take the €49 you paid here off the price. Worst case, you've spent an hour learning to describe sounds properly. Best case, it costs you nothing.

  • Can I get an invoice for the course with my company/organization details?

    Of course. Send your organisation details (name, address, VAT number) to [email protected] and we'll sort it out.