Forum: Subtitling
Topic: what do you say to a person who just had a bad dream
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: lol?
[quote]Lingua 5B wrote:
[quote]Baran Keki wrote:
I only hope that you're getting rewarded enough financially. [/quote]
Yes, subtitling translation always involves nuances like this, plus watching the text length for the frame etc. In my language pair, it is paid peanuts (I had received ridiculous offers at $2 per minute?), which is why I never do subtitling. Those kinds of shows actually make a lot of money, eg. actors receive highest payments in TV soap operas, but they will not share the cake with the translator. lol [/quote]
Why lol? Is it funny?
Topic: what do you say to a person who just had a bad dream
Poster: Tom in London
Post title: lol?
[quote]Lingua 5B wrote:
[quote]Baran Keki wrote:
I only hope that you're getting rewarded enough financially. [/quote]
Yes, subtitling translation always involves nuances like this, plus watching the text length for the frame etc. In my language pair, it is paid peanuts (I had received ridiculous offers at $2 per minute?), which is why I never do subtitling. Those kinds of shows actually make a lot of money, eg. actors receive highest payments in TV soap operas, but they will not share the cake with the translator. lol [/quote]
Why lol? Is it funny?