Ian MacDougall and David Nist discuss audio-visual translation. What is it? Just film and television subtitling? What about manga, video games, dubbing, voiceover scripts? What is the market for this popular but niche area of translation? What makes a good audio-visual translator? Is it so different from other forms of translation? How do you get into it, and can you survive in it?
These two experienced Japanese-English translators who specialize in the area will address these questions in a moderated discussion format, including specific examples from their own experience. The moderator will be Julianne Long, freelance translator, Tokyo Activities Committee member and budding Japanese to English audio-visual translator.
Speakers
Ian MacDougall: Originally a reporter with musical aspirations, Ian came to Japan in 1975 wishing mainly to see what the world looked like from outside Canada. Returning to Toronto in 1977, he spent several years in rock’n’roll anonymity, returned to Tokyo in 1984 intending to go back into journalism, but instead gradually ended up in mainly film and TV translation. He has subtitled some 500 productions, the best-known of which are Tasogare Seibei/The Twilight Samurai and Okuribito/Departures. He also works as a copywriter, narrator, voice actor, and dubbing director.
David Nist: A translator and writer, David first came to Japan in 1998 to study at Minnesota State Universities Akita. In 2002, he joined Cinevoice, a film production company, where he assisted in the feature film productions including The Last Samurai and Fireflies: River of Light (Hotaru no Hoshi), in addition to subtitling, writing, and translating press materials for a variety of media content. David has broadened his writing and translation into information and technology for computer hardware and finite element electromagnetic analysis software. Currently a full-time translator/writer, he remains involved in the development and production of short/feature films.
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: Forum 8, Shibuya (http://www.forum-8.co.jp/access/index.html)
Address: Dogenzaka 2-10-17, Shibuya, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3780-0008
Cost: JAT members free, Non-members 1,000 yen (advance registration not necessary)
Koryukai: from 17:15
Venue: Goodbeer faucets http://goodbeerfaucets.jp/
Cost: 2,000 yen (food only/cash bar)
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