English - Bulgarian Subtitles

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Writing Bulgarian language subtitles for English film and video productions

Translation of English dialogue to produce Bulgarian subtitles for any film or video production is a highly specialised form of translation. Typical subtitles are on screen for only 3-4 seconds but comprehension of written text takes much longer than the spoken word. A considerable amount of simplification is required – a skilled subtitles translator will decide how much of the original English dialogue is transcribed into Bulgarian to provide the best combination of readability and understanding.

Factors affecting the translation of English film dialogue into Bulgarian language subtitles include:

We can process speech more quickly than the written word. The amount of English or Bulgarian that can be spoken in 3-4 seconds is considerably more than can be accommodated in the 15-20 short words of Bulgarian subtitles that could be shown in that time. The translator must reduce and simplify the originalEnglish speech while retaining the fluency and meaning in the Bulgarian subtitles.

Literacy of the intended audience becomes important. While English and Bulgarian people of all educational levels and ages might understand spoken dialogue equally well, it may take some much longer than others to read the same words in written Bulgarian subtitles.

Standardisation. Both English and Bulgarian speech patterns and dialects vary widely and give significant information about the characters in the film. Dialect and unusual inflections are much more difficult to read than standardised Bulgarian. When writing subtitles in Bulgarian the translator has to consider how much might be lost or gained through different renditions of the dialogue.