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Fansubs: Audiovisual Translation in an amateur environment

Diaz-Cintas, J; Muñoz Sánchez, P; (2006) Fansubs: Audiovisual Translation in an amateur environment. JoSTrans : The Journal of Specialised Translation , 6 pp. 37-52. Green open access

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to describe the so-called fansubs, a different type of subtitling carried out by amateur translators. The first part of this study covers both the people and phases involved in the fansubbing process from beginning to end. The second section focuses on the legality and ethics of fansubs. The third part pays attention to the actual translation of fansubs and their unique features, such as the use of translator's notes or special karaoke effects. The paper concludes with a reflection on the work done by fansubbers and the possibilities opened by this mainly Internet phenomenon.

Type: Article
Title: Fansubs: Audiovisual Translation in an amateur environment
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.jostrans.org/issue06/art_diaz_munoz.php
Language: English
Additional information: © 2006. JoSTrans’s outputs are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the original source is appropriately credited.
Keywords: Fansubs, Fansubbing, Anime, Audiovisual Translation, Fan Translation, Subtitling
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS > Translation Studies
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1451700
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