Definition

Noun: 1. The process of adding a new soundtrack to a film or video: This soundtrack typically replaces the original dialogue with a translation in another language, or it may add sound effects, music, or narration. It is a key post-production technique in filmmaking. 2. The new soundtrack itself: This refers to the actual recorded audio that is added, such as the foreign-language dialogue track.

Examples

• The Italian dubbing of the animated movie was exceptionally well done.
• The film studio is working on the English dubbing for the Korean drama series.
• Good dubbing makes it seem like the actors are actually speaking the new language.

Advanced Usage

• Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR): While often used interchangeably in casual conversation, ADR is technically a specific type of dubbing where actors re-record their own dialogue in a studio to improve audio quality or correct mistakes in the original recording. Dubbing more broadly refers to replacing dialogue with a different language or performer.
• Voice dubbing: This specifies that the process involves recording new spoken dialogue, as opposed to adding only music or sound effects.

Variants and Related Words

• Dub (verb): To perform the action of dubbing.
  • Example: They will dub the film into Spanish for its Latin American release.
• Dubber (noun): A person who provides a voice for dubbing.
  • Example: The famous actor is also a prolific dubber for animated characters.

Synonyms

• Voice-over: Often used similarly, though "voice-over" can also refer to an off-screen narrator whose voice is added without replacing existing dialogue.
• Revoicing: A less common synonym.
• Post-synchronization: A technical term for the process of synchronizing sound after filming.

Related Phrases

• Dubbed version: A copy of a film or show that has undergone the dubbing process.
  • Example: Do you prefer to watch movies in their original language or the dubbed version?
• Lip-sync dubbing: Dubbing where the new dialogue is carefully timed to match the lip movements of the actors on screen.

Noun

1. a new soundtrack that is added to a film