Lipreading for the media, legal, sport and health sectors since 2008.
Jeremy Freeman is an Expert Witness Forensic Lip Reader - certified by the Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre at University College London (UCL) - and has been practising professionally for over a decade. There are just a handful of active expert witness lip readers in the UK.
The difference between a qualified forensic expert witness lip reader and am amateur lip reader is that we are trained to look at all the homophenes - when more than one sound shares the same viseme or mouth shape. A forensic expert lip reader can determine the intended meaning of a speaker by utilising all visual clues including lip movements, body language, facial expressions and context.
Jeremy was born profoundly deaf and learned to communicate using speech only (not sign language). He wears hearing aids, but these have some limitations, so he relies mainly on lip reading, and has done since he was a young child. These decades of practice have resulted in Jeremy becoming a skilled and experienced lip reader. His exemplary reputation has made him the go-to lip reader for the media, resulting in regular requests to lip read the words of participants in breaking news stories - politicians, celebrities and sportspeople, among others. His lip reading translations have appeared in newspapers including The Times, The Daily Mail and The Guardian.
He has also been hired by many legal firms and the police, who have used him to lip read from sources including CCTV evidence.
In addition, Jeremy has been privileged to work with tracheotomy patients in order to facilitate their communication with health service workers, and with their families.
If you’d like to use Jeremy’s services, please get in touch, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to enquire whether our services are right for you.
Contact
➤ LOCATION
London, United Kingdom
☎ CONTACT
jeremy.freeman@bamps.com
(+44) 07946 459 650 (SMS)
Types of Lip Reading Services
POLITICS
The media often turn to Jeremy to interpret big news stories in the world of politics - his lip-reading transcripts have appeared in many newspapers and on TV. This often requires fast turn-around, sometimes within minutes.
HEALTH
This is a very special privilege to be able to work with tracheotomy patients and those who have voice / larynx cancer or any other condition that inhibits his/her ability to "voice" intelligibly when speaking. Jeremy reads the lips of a person who is non-vocal and repeats their statements aloud, word-for-word, so that others such as family and health workers can understand.
SPORT
Players, officials and fans are occasionally accused of dissent, racism and careless talk. Jeremy can confirm whether there is admissible evidence of what was said.
ROYAL FAMILY & CELEBRITY
Jeremy has been hired by the media to lip read public events such as the Royal Wedding and Oscars, and provide live lip-reading feeds via TV broadcasts.
LEGAL - CRIMINAL, CIVIL & COMMERCIAL
Jeremy has been requested by solicitors to look at evidence for the defence or the prosecution in cases such as matrimonial, employment, criminal and civil matters. Jeremy is able to attend court in his capacity as an expert witness.
SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE
Jeremy is frequently used by the police, surveillance agencies and private detectives to interpret what was said on CCTV and surveillance footage.
“You can hear with your ears. Big deal! I can hear with my eyes!”
Let's Chat.
Use the form below to contact us regarding your lip reading enquiry. Please be as detailed as possible. Include your industry along with any specific document requests. To help us best service your enquiry, we recommend that you first describe the issue you’re having before telling us what you want to achieve. You may also email or call us to make an appointment.