Laura Ferrari • Audiovisual Translator

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#InternationalTranslationDay #ITD2025 #ITD #ITD25

🌱 it's the certainty that hard work pays off, and that the only way to go far is to keep moving forward

Happy day to the most beautiful profession in the world! Happy International Translation Day! ❤️✨🥂

💪 it's the commitment to stand up for our profession, honor it daily, and fight for the value of our inherently human work
🌟 it's the drive to get involved, participate actively, and contribute to greater recognition of our profession

🌉 it's the satisfaction of becoming a cultural bridge for others
🤝 it's the colleagues, friends, and mentors who shaped the professional I am
🚀 it's the determination to keep growing
🔍 it's a space to feed my curiosity, unleash my creativity, and continue refining this meticulous craft

Today is the day of the profession that makes me happier every year, ✨ the one that not only allows me to do what I love every day, but also gives me the privilege of making a living from what I'm truly passionate about. ❤️

Translation isn't just my job:
💖 it's my purpose and calling

This is a really interesting illustration of how the limitations of subtitling and dubbing affect localization choices! -- super quick thread! 🧵

As always, the question is: How do translators and adaptors make the decision to localize cultural references?

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SUBTLE's statement on Blu Digital Group's non-payments.

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Laura Ferrari 🎬 Audiovisual Translator on LinkedIn: #portfolioday #portfolioday #portfolioday #portfolioday… 🎞️ Hey! It's a new #PortfolioDay, and I'm super excited about this one! ✨ I've been wanting to create a portfolio reel for my audiovisual translation work for…

Hey! It's a new #PortfolioDay!🎞️

I'm an English to LATAM Spanish translator specialized in audiovisual translation. I work as a translator and QCer in subtitling, game localization, dubbing, and webcomics.🎬🎮💥🎙️

📽 Here's my credited work... so far!

#TranslatorsInTheCredits

Por favor, no difundáis cosas como que no hay traductores suficientes para subtitular todos los vídeos que se suben a internet. Lo que no hay es ganas de pagar el trabajo. Somos decenas de miles de personas o más y otras tantas pagando pastizales para formarse profesionalmente para hacerlo.

Netflix - please stop minimising the end credits of movies to suggest something else. Let viewers enjoy the soundtrack and see the cast and crew that worked on the film. We'll exit it ourselves when ready to.
#film #filmsky #movies #moviesky

Al traducir literatura, el texto no solo nos pasa por la mente. Nos pasa por el cuerpo, por el alma, por lo que sabemos de nosotros y por lo que ni sospechamos. El texto nos atraviesa y sale transformado, aunque quieran hacer de cuenta que es el mismo y que quien tradujo nunca estuvo ahí.

Me! 🙋‍♀️✨ Thank you for this initiative!

#SubtitlersInTheCredits are an author's right, but also an audience right: they deserve to know when the content they enjoy is crafted by humans.

Out of thousands of minutes and words translated and QCed for streaming platforms, video games, and webcomics platforms, these are the only titles I can mention (so far) due to NDAs and lack of crediting. We have to keep voicing this issue until we see change! 💪

As translators, we are often overlooked and not properly credited for our work. So let's celebrate and commend those who acknowledge and give our work the recognition it deserves. 👏

Hey! It's a new #PortfolioDay 🩷✨

Hi! I'm Laura, an English to LATAM Spanish translator specialized in audiovisual translation. 🎬🎮💥🎙

I work as a translator and QCer in subtitling, game localization, dubbing, and webcomics.

Here's my credited work!
#TranslatorsInTheCredits

LocKit para la LocJam Lunes 8 de abril, 17 h.Nos juntamos a hablar sobre la experiencia de la LocJam: 11 a 14 de abril de 2024.

¡Nos vemos el 8/4 a las 17 h en el canal de YouTube de la
AATI! (16 h Chile, 14 h México, 22 h España).

Pueden dejarnos sus preguntas acá:
forms.gle/ehSQebtA8kNt... o en vivo.

Enlace para ver en vivo: youtube.com/live/_mvxkbc....
Queda grabada en el mismo enlace.

¡Los esperamos!

¡Hablemos de la LocJam! 👾🕹️ El 8 de abril, desde la ComLoc de AATI Argentina, vamos a estar respondiendo preguntas y compartiendo consejos y material útil para participar de la próxima LocJam (que empieza el 11/4). Ya pueden ir dejándonos sus consultas
¡y no se olviden de agendarse el vivo! 💗

The lack of #TranslatorsInTheCredits, particularly in the video game and webcomic industry, is an issue that needs to be voiced until we see change. Our work helps content reach wider audiences and deserves recognition.

Out of thousands of minutes and words translated and QCed for streaming platforms, video games, and webcomic platforms, these are the only titles I can mention (so far) due to NDAs and lack of crediting.

It's #PortfolioDay again! ✨

Hi! I'm Laura, an English to LATAM Spanish translator specialized in audiovisual translation. 🎬🎮💥🎙️

I've worked as a translator and QCer in subtitling, game localization, dubbing, and webcomics.

Here's my credited work!
#TranslatorsInTheCredits

Cover images of Final Fantasy XVI, The Outlast Trials, Sword Art Online: Last Recollection and LIl Gator Game

Is #PortfolioDay a thing here as well?
Hi! I'm an English into LATAM Spanish video game translator, and these are 4 games that I worked on and came out this year.
Feels good to replace the "Under NDA" cards with the actual games, all thanks to the #TranslatorsInTheCredits movement!

Si les interesa la cultura coreana y les encanta la comida asiática, esta miniserie con mis subtítulos para español latinoamericano está chef's kiss. 😚👌

El primer episodio ya está disponible en Netflix y el próximo sale el domingo. 🍚🥢

#TranslatorsInTheCredits #QuiénTraduce #QuiénSubtitula

Why Machine Translating Japanese Media is a BAD Idea Machine translating Japanese Media is a very, very bad idea and I wouldn't trust companies that push MT on their translators.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, machine translation should not be used for creative work.

"It drives down the quality of localization as people cut more and more corners to save money. Which means the buyer spend full price on lower quality products."
j-entranslations.com/why-machine-...

Meowth from Team Rocket with a blanket, and mask on. Jessie has her hand on him, and says "health must come first, or else evil can't prosper."

a self care reminder from Team Rocket

How to break into the game industry (without losing your soul) as a translator, a thread.

Since the Lionbridge debacle, we’ve received a bunch of questions from new translators hoping to finally make a decent living with their craft.

Tips on how to navigate this jungle 🧵👇

Me gusta #traduciela, pero para el lado oscuro del gremio. ¿Que haga posedición de un motor de MT paupérrimo a un cuarto de mi tarifa de traducción? Pues no, mi #traduciela. 💅🏻😄

Celebrating the International Translation Day with the founding members of the AATI's game localization committee: Lau Cariola, Guido Bindi and Lau Ferrari. Only Santi de Miguel was missing (he's memoqing in Japan). We missed you, Santi! 🫂

¡Feliz Día de la Traducción! ¡Por una traducción humana SIEMPRE!