A new method for requesting briefing information and materials when subtitling

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 EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
You are invited to take part in this study. Please read this Explanatory Statement before deciding whether or not to participate in this research. If you would like further information regarding any aspect of this project, you are encouraged to contact Hugh Nettelbeck via the email address listed below.

Primary Researcher: Hugh Nettelbeck
email: hugh.nettelbeck@monash.edu

Supervisor Dr Shani Tobias
Department of Translation Studies and Japanese Studies
email: shani.tobias@monash.edu

What does the research involve?
The aim of this study is to investigate the opinions of professional subtitlers on a new method for requesting briefing materials and instructions from clients. You will be shown a checklist that may be used to request relevant materials/information from clients during the pre-translation stage. Subsequently, you will be asked which items on the checklist you would select if you were contracted to subtitle several hypothetical films. Lastly, you will be asked to assess the usefulness of this system for requesting briefing from clients, and whether there are any items that you would add or remove from the checklist. Results from this survey will be included in Hugh Nettelbeck’s PhD thesis and future publications based on this research. The survey should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

Why were you chosen for this research?
As a professional subtitler, you have been approached because you are able to provide insight into usability and acceptability of a request form for subtitle briefing.

Consenting to participate in the project and withdrawing from the research
By choosing to participate in this survey, you are consenting to your responses being stored on Qualtrics and included in Hugh Nettelbeck’s research. You may choose to drop out at any time.

Benefits of this research
This survey will help to assess the potential viability and usefulness of the proposed approach to facilitating more thorough briefing in the pre-translation stage. Development of this approach may serve as an important step towards improving subtitling outcomes and reducing completion time.

Potential risks to participants
None.

Confidentiality
All survey responses will be anonymous. Written responses may be quoted in research published by Hugh Nettelbeck.

Storage of data
Data will be stored indefinitely on a secure shared Google Drive accessible only by the researchers involved.

Results
Participants will be provided with results from the survey upon request to the following email address: hugh.nettelbeck@monash.edu

Complaints
Should you have any concerns or complaints about the conduct of the project, you are welcome to contact the Executive Officer, Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC):

Executive Officer
Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (MUHREC)
Room 111, Chancellery Building D,
26 Sports Walk, Clayton Campus
Research Office
Monash University VIC 3800

Reference details for this project:
Group: Professional subtitlers
Project ID: 26382
MUHREC Project title: Perceptions of the importance of character voice among filmmakers and translators
Tel: +61 3 9905 2052
Email: muhrec@monash.edu
Fax: +61 3 9905 3831

Thank you,
Hugh Nettelbeck

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