Dear readers, This has certainly been a busy year for most of us. Because the hosting server for our website was down for several months, we’re publishing later than expected and trying to catch up. This time around, I am writing not only as Deep Focus’ editor, but also as the ATA’s Audiovisual Division administrator. […]
Deep Focus: Editorial
Dear readers, This has certainly been a busy year for most of us. As was the case with our ATA 63 Conference, which I am very grateful for, we were lucky enough to be able to go back to meeting colleagues and friends in person. Before officially leaving 2022 behind, we have amazing AVT-related content, […]
Deep Focus Yellow Brick Road Issue: Editorial
Dear readers, I’m thrilled to share this special edition of Deep Focus entitled Yellow Brick Road (YBR). Where audiovisual translators from around the world make themselves visible by sharing how they each started in the entertainment industry. It took much longer than planned to wrap it up as we kept getting personal YBR stories from […]
Deep Focus: Editorial
Dear readers, We are stepping into 2022 all amped-up and hoping to keep you engaged with our specialized content. Therefore, we are launching this Special Edition as a look back to the most relevant information gathered on 2021 to help us keep up with this ever-evolving industry. It is critical to be exposed to the […]
Deep Focus 11: Editorial
Dear readers, It is my pleasure to introduce our summer 2021 Deep Focus issue. Nothing lasts forever, so why can’t a virus, even as stubborn and mutating as this one, follow suit? That is my hope this summer, to continue to see vaccination limit the spread all over. And as things stand in our audiovisual […]
Deep Focus 12: Editorial
Dear readers, Our fall issue is finally here! As always, we hope to bring visibility to our translation field with firsthand articles from practitioners and industry stakeholders. In this issue, we introduce our brand-new column Snap, Crackle, and Pop Culture: References from Both Sides of the Pond, which aims to shed a light on cultural […]
Deep Focus 10: Editorial
Dear colleagues, Springtime is here and we’re happy to bring you our first Deep Focus issue of 2021. As we come upon the one-year anniversary of the pandemic onset, things are finally looking up with vaccination expanding worldwide. We can actually dream of achieving herd immunity somewhere down the line. What’s more, our industry has […]
Deep Focus 9: From the Editor
Dear friends, Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge how much of a battle 2020 has proven to be on every level for a groundbreaking majority of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic creeping up on us all. For some, it has literally been a battle against an unforgiving virus for their lives or the lives […]
Deep Focus 8: Editorial
Dear friends, When it comes to 2020, challenging is an understatement. Nonetheless, we have continued to devote as much time and effort to bringing colleagues everywhere some respite from politics, the pandemic, the economy, and due dates. Oh, the due dates. Unlike professionals from other walks of life, most of us have done nothing but […]
Deep Focus 7: Letter from the Editor
Dear Audiovisual Division Members, Far from simply welcoming the arrival of a more relaxed summer, when we are finally getting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, the current state of things must be acknowledged as, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of lives this pandemic has now claimed, innocent lives […]
Deep Focus 6: Editorial
by Ana G. González Meade Dear Audiovisual Division members, I hope this finds all of you healthy and taking the best possible measures as we stand together through these trying times. Initially, I had planned for this editorial to be a warm and happy welcome to the global arrival of spring, along with our sixth […]
Deep Focus 5: Editorial
by Ana G. González Meade Dear readers: During the annual ATA60 Conference, we commemorated our second year attending as one of the official divisions. Yet this time around, for the first time, with the fabulous addition of our very own Distinguished Speaker, Pablo Romero-Fresco, who is a researcher, Honorary Professor of Translation and Filmmaking; author […]
Deep Focus 4: Editorial
by Ana G. González Meade Dear Audiovisual Division members: This 2019 has gone by so fast! In this issue, we celebrate the coming International Translation Day on September 28th by bringing to you highlights from this year’s major audiovisual translation-dedicated conference Media for All 8 that took place recently. And in the spirit of creating […]
Deep Focus 1: Editorial
by Ana Gabriela Gonzalez Meade We are proud to present Deep Focus, the first edition of our official publication. Starting with our Division establishment in late August, 2018 has given us plenty to be grateful for: – Successfully establishing the ATA Audiovisual Division – Setting up our ATA-AVD website, listserv, Twitter, and Facebook page – […]
