Comments on: Will Ferrell to star in Spanish Film? http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/08/04/will-ferrell-spanish/ Tue, 22 May 2012 04:44:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Mario http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/08/04/will-ferrell-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-3167 Mario Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:47:14 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3112#comment-3167 Sorry, I meant: "...of trained semi-dyslexic monkeys, who subtitle movies and tv shows in bulk (in some cases it's done by machines, with human post-edition)." Sorry, I meant: “…of trained semi-dyslexic monkeys, who subtitle movies and tv shows in bulk (in some cases it’s done by machines, with human post-edition).”

]]> By: Mario http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/08/04/will-ferrell-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 Mario Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:45:28 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3112#comment-3166 Well, as a subtitler by trade, I guarantee you that whatever low-cost solution the studio has in Mexico or California, they will not come up with any work of genius. Very few filmmakers actually take control over the way their films are subtitled (and thus perceived in other countries), and the studios just hand them over to the lowest bidder of trained semi-dyslexic monkeys (in some cases by machines, with human post-edition), who subtitle movies and tv shows in bulk. That's the sad state of affairs in the world of subtitling. So unless Gary Sanchez and the studio actually oversee that process - and I'm not saying they won't, since this is a special, unique case, where there will probably be an English script parallel to the Spanish one to work from - chances are you will be left with an insipid, neutered, most likely inaccurate, translation. Well, as a subtitler by trade, I guarantee you that whatever low-cost solution the studio has in Mexico or California, they will not come up with any work of genius. Very few filmmakers actually take control over the way their films are subtitled (and thus perceived in other countries), and the studios just hand them over to the lowest bidder of trained semi-dyslexic monkeys (in some cases by machines, with human post-edition), who subtitle movies and tv shows in bulk. That’s the sad state of affairs in the world of subtitling.

So unless Gary Sanchez and the studio actually oversee that process - and I’m not saying they won’t, since this is a special, unique case, where there will probably be an English script parallel to the Spanish one to work from - chances are you will be left with an insipid, neutered, most likely inaccurate, translation.

]]> By: jon http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/08/04/will-ferrell-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-3151 jon Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:20:36 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3112#comment-3151 That is a very good question. That is a very good question.

]]> By: Kevin Crossman http://the-frat-pack.com/2010/08/04/will-ferrell-spanish/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Kevin Crossman Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:51:02 +0000 http://the-frat-pack.com/?p=3112#comment-3147 Are they going to do multiple takes/punch lines like they normally do, or are they just going to come up with the best subtitles in post? Are they going to do multiple takes/punch lines like they normally do, or are they just going to come up with the best subtitles in post?

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