Audiovisual translation in the digital age
Subtitle: the Italian fansubbing phenomenon
By: Serenella Massidda
Series: Palgrave pivot; Palgrave pivot
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basingstoke
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781137470362; 9781137470386; 9781137470379
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Dialogue in motion pictures; Translating; Translating and interpreting; Mass media and language; Lost (Television program); Californication (Television program)
Description: This pioneering study on fan translation focuses on Italian fansubbing, a vibrant cultural and social phenomenon which is described from its inception in 2005 to today. It explores far-reaching issues related to fansubbing and crowdsourcing, highlighting in particular the benefits and drawbacks of Web 2.0. The profound transformations brought about by the democratization of the media are analysed in depth along with a wide range of other changes that have considerably affected the field of audiovisual translation, the status of professional translators, and the TV and cinema industry in general during the last decade. The book also describes the fansubbing machine at work, explaining the fansubbers' philosophy, their workflow and guidelines, as well as presenting a set of case studies based on the TV shows "Lost" and "Californication".
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-129) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Web 2.0: A Marketing Ideology?; title: 2. The State of the Art of Italian AVT: Dubbing; title: 3. Fansubbing; title: 4. Subtitling and Fansubbing Standards; title: 5. Origin of the Italian Fansubbing Phenomenon; title: 6. Evolution of ItaSA and Subsfactory; title: 7. Censorship and Humour in Californication.