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Writing French language subtitles for Italian film and video productions
Translation of Italian dialogue to produce French 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 Italian dialogue is transcribed into French to provide the best combination of readability and understanding.
Factors affecting the translation of Italian film dialogue into French language subtitles include:
We can process speech more quickly than the written word. The amount of Italian or French that can be spoken in 3-4 seconds is considerably more than can be accommodated in the 15-20 short words of French subtitles that could be shown in that time. The translator must reduce and simplify the originalItalian speech while retaining the fluency and meaning in the French subtitles.
Literacy of the intended audience becomes important. While Italian and French 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 French subtitles.
Standardisation. Both Italian and French 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 French. When writing subtitles in French the translator has to consider how much might be lost or gained through different renditions of the dialogue.
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