Case studies

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  NASA: Triumph and Tragedy - 90 x 60m

  Over 90 hours of mp3 interviews were uploaded to Take 1 from USA, transcribed and returned to the production team within 24 hours. The transcripts were of vital importance to ensure the edit went smoothly.

   
  
  

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  LIFESAVERS 112 - 110 x 30m

  Fremantle Media required accurate, timecoded English translations of their German language scripts for the international sale of the German drama series Lifesavers 112. The 110 scripts were expertly translated into English by Take 1's fully-qualified German translators over a period of two months.

   
  
  

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  PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS - Ongoing

  PWC upload hours of interview-based material each week to Take 1 which is used for both external and internal clients, as well as for employee training purposes. They often require this to be turned around in the same day due to the information critical nature of the environment they work in.

   
  
  

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  Ipsos MORI - Ongoing

  The leading UK market research company rely on Take 1 to produce transcripts of focus groups and 1-to-1 interviews where the emphasis is on accuracy. The transcripts Take 1 provide Ipsos MORI form the basis of market research reports that feature on news headlines around the globe, often making breaking news, so it is vital that Take 1 can be trusted to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality as well as the highest levels of accuracy.

   
  
  

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  GOK'S FASHION FIX series 2 - 10 x 60m

  Take 1 created accurate, timecoded dialogue scripts of Endemol's 10 x 60min series, Gok's Fashion Fix. The scripts will be used to subtitle from and will accompany the series for its international distribution.

   
  
  

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  SOUTHBANK SHOW

  As ITV's preferred supplier, Take 1 regularly put together detailed Post Production Scripts for their shows. A DVD of each programme is delivered to the Strand and a full PPS including accurate dialogue (v/o & sync), captions, credits, shot logs, music cues and timecodes is expertly created and emailed on to the SBS production team.

   
  
  

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  Intelligent Factual Festival - 14 hours of sessions over 2 days

  MP3 recordings of each session from Televisual's Intelligent Factual Festival were uploaded to Take 1's Head Office minutes after their completion. Accurate, intelligent transcripts were created, printed, bound, and hand delivered to all festival delegates within days of the event finishing. The transcripts were extremely well received and Take 1 was praised for their high standards and fast turnaround.

   
  
  

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  Wife Swap - 12 x 30m Ch4

  Take 1 were asked to produce Post Production Scripts for Wife Swap by RDF. Working from DVD with BITC, we prepared full-spec scripts. Due to the content, all our transcribers signed confidentiality agreements.