Participant’s report: Translating the Audio-Visual: Film, Television and Beyond

By: Kavita Peterson

Approximately 55 people came to Shibuya, Tokyo on Saturday, March 17 to attend a seminar on audio-visual translation presented by two translators experienced in the field, Ian MacDougall and David Nist, and moderated by Julianne Long. The speakers introduced us to the world of audio-visual translation, especially concerning the translation of subtitles.

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Voting now open

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Changes to Candidates

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JAT Election Candidates

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Candidate Registration Deadline Approaching

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More candidates needed!

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JAT Election Announcement 2012

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Election Manual Available

The election manual can be downloaded from the following link. Member login is required to download the manual.

Election Manual

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Koji Inokuchi on Translating "Steve Jobs" Download

The slides from Koji Inokuchi’s presentation on "Translating Steve Jobs" made at the February 2012 Tokyo meeting are available for download from the following link:


translating_steve_jobs.pdf

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State of JAT 2012

2012 pre-election message on the State of JAT from JAT President Helen Iwata

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JAT Board 2011 Face-to-Face Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the November 2011 Face-to-Face Board Meeting are available from the following link:

November 2011 Board Meeting Minutes

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John Burton’s Outline: "How to Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds as a Translator" Download

An outline of John Burton's presentation on "How to Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds as a Translator: (living in your own country while “working in Japan")", made at the January 2012 Tokyo meeting on "Client Relations in the 21st Century" is available for download from the following link:

Burton_Best_of_Both_Worlds.pdf

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Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook Presentation Download

You can download Tony Atkinson and Doug Haven's presentation on "Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook" from the following link.

Introducing the JAT Pharma Translation Handbook

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October 15, 2011 Tokyo Meeting Presentation

You can download a summary of Ms Mayumi Adachi's presentation 人称代名詞“I”と“We”の効果的な訳しかた from the following link:

I-We_Mayumi_Adachi_October_2011.pdf

Palin_Arizona-October_2011_handout.pdf

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JAT Pharma Handbook now available

JAT is pleased to announce that the first version of the JAT Pharma Handbook is now available for members to download.

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Couldn't make it to IJET-22? See what you missed!

Not everyone could attend IJET-22 in Seattle this year, but here are some comments and photos from those who were there. See what you missed!

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July 16, 2011 Tokyo Meeting Presentation

You can download Mr. Richard Walker's presentation "Fiendishly Difficult Sentences" from the following link: Fiendishly Difficult Sentences.

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JAT T-Shirts

At last! JAT T-shirts. By popular demand.

JAT has some super T-shirts hot off the press. With the translators' unofficial slogan on the front and the JAT name on the back. Available in both men's and women's styles in two colors (white and black) and three sizes

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Final Results for the 7th Annual JAT Contest for New and Aspiring Translators

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January 15, 2010 Tokyo Meeting Presentation

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