VJs sit at the front of the cinema with a microphone and a sound mixer. Talking over the film, they explain its plot in the local language.
- Assistant Professor in Film, Northumbria University, Northumbria University, Newcastle
If sound were recorded on location it would be muddied by background noises such as crew chatter or car engines.
Governments could use dubbing to censor ideas they didn’t like or insert messages in line with their propaganda.
The human voice is a sonic fingerprint - and Greta Thunberg’s tells a powerful story.
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