by Murat Önol Like many things, subtitle translation came into my life through a series of coincidences. It all started in the spring of 1991. A friend told me that the Istanbul Film Festival was looking for translators. I attended the group interview. It was the first time I was entering through the kitchen of […]
International Conference on Accessible Intersemiotic Translation (ICAIT 2022): A Review
by Paula Igareda COVID-19 has taken many things away from us and one of them was the human side of face-to-face meetings at events such as congresses, conferences, and seminars, where academia and industry join hands and work together toward a common goal. Now that the most serious part of the storm seems to have […]
On the Audiovisual Radar
How a Text Translator Can Become a Subtitler Presenter: Deborah Wexler Subject: Subtitling Where: CTTIC Summary: Deborah explored the differences between text translation and subtitling, subtitle formatting, the ins and outs of managing time and space constraints and how a text translator can begin training themselves in subtitling. https://www.cttic.org/ Oralidad, divino tesoro Presenters: Alberto […]
Enterprise-grade subtitling tools for everyone
by Alex Joffe According to Statista, the global localization industry has been enjoying steady growth over the past decade, almost doubling in size. The creative industries, which encompass arts and culture, marketing and advertising, media and publishing, as well as gaming, constitute the highest-growth sector globally in the localization space. Streaming content localization has been […]
Localize the Planet
by Mara Campbell and Sebastián Arias Audiovisual translation is full of challenges. Conveying meaning, nuance, intention, and things unsaid is not just “replacing words in the source language with their equivalent in the target”. But some projects stand out. Case in point: The History of Swear Words, a series that premiered on Netflix in January […]
On the Audiovisual Radar: ATA 60
AVD-Related Presentations and Workshops on ATA60 October 24, 2019 Are you a CAD (Certified Audio Describer)? Joel Snyder This session offered an overview of the fundamentals of audio description and how interested individuals can become professional audio describers. Subtitle Editing: Walking the Fine Line Between Red-Pen Pedantry and Facilitating Audience Immersion Vanessa Wells This […]
