Voice-over Translation

Eliana Franco, PhD in Letters, lectures at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, where she coordinates the research group TRAMAD (Translation, Media and Audiodescription). Anna Matamala, PhD in Applied Linguistics, and Pilar Orero, PhD in Translation Studies, are members of the research group TransMedia and lecture at UAB, Barcelona, where they are directors of MA Degrees in Audiovisual Translation.

Contents: Voice-over from Film Studies to Translation Studies - Voice-over for postproduction (I): Typology and working conditions - Voice-over for postproduction (II): The translation process - Voice-over for production - Training in voice-over - Giving voice to practitioners and academics: A global survey on voice-over.

'Dieses Buch wird sich schnell als Standardwerk etablieren. In wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken sollte es nicht fehlen.' (Heike Elisabeth Jüngst, Lebende Sprachen)
'[This book] constitutes the most comprehensive and most updated overview of voice-over translation available, and it will be essential reading for students, teachers and scholars working in this underresearched field.' (Dionysios Kapsaskis, Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series)
'This book is a very important, detailed and very well-researched contribution to audio-visual translation. Every chapter includes numerous practical examples and tailor-made exercises. It successfully balances theory and practical examples and should be of interest to anybody striving to deepen their understanding of this specific kind of AVT or to study the practical skills involved in voice-over translation.' (Heidi Zojer, Babel 58, 2012/3)

'Dieses Buch wird sich schnell als Standardwerk etablieren. In wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken sollte es nicht fehlen.' (Heike Elisabeth Jüngst, Lebende Sprachen) '[This book] constitutes the most comprehensive and most updated overview of voice-over translation available, and it will be essential reading for students, teachers and scholars working in this underresearched field.' (Dionysios Kapsaskis, Linguistica Antverpiensia New Series) 'This book is a very important, detailed and very well-researched contribution to audio-visual translation. Every chapter includes numerous practical examples and tailor-made exercises. It successfully balances theory and practical examples and should be of interest to anybody striving to deepen their understanding of this specific kind of AVT or to study the practical skills involved in voice-over translation.' (Heidi Zojer, Babel 58, 2012/3)