Subtitlers on the Cloud: The Use of Professional Web-based Systems in Subtitling Practice and Training

Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano; Jorge Díaz-Cintas; Serenella Massidda

doi:10.5565/rev/tradumatica.276

Subtituladors al núvol. L'ús de sistemes professionals basats en la web per a la pràctica i la formació de subtituladors

Autors/ores

Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano University College London (UCL) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3005-2998
Jorge Díaz-Cintas University College London (UCL) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1058-5757
Serenella Massidda Roehampton University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4418-6279

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El creixement i la ràpida evolució de les aplicacions basades en el núvol ha provocat una profunda transformació en l'àmbit mediàtic de la traducció audiovisual (TAV). Partint de l'observació sobre els principals canvis que els ecosistemes basats en la web han introduït en els fluxos de treball de localització, ens hem proposat d'esbrinar les diverses maneres en què aquests nous avenços tecnològics es poden introduir a les aules de TAV. Seguint la mateixa línia, aquest estudi es proposa d'escatir els beneficis potencials de les plataformes en el núvol a l'hora de completar els currículums de formació de TAV, tot explorant les diverses maneres en què es pot fer servir aquesta tecnologia en la formació de subtituladors. En primer lloc, presentem una anàlisi de les pràctiques i les eines de subtitulació actuals, els fluxos de treball de localització i les habilitats demanades a la indústria de TAV, seguida d'un compte basat en l'experiència sobre l'ús de plataformes en el núvol en entorns de formació de subtituladors per simular i dur a terme una àmplia gamma de tasques. El nostre estudi gira al voltant de la hipòtesi que la subtitulació al núvol podria resultar útil per salvar la bretxa tecnològica entre les institucions acadèmiques i la tasca professional, així com per millorar l'oferta d'aprenentatge a distància de la formació orientada a la pràctica en subtitulació.

Paraules clau

subtitulació al núvol, traducció audiovisual, tecnologies de la traducció, subtitulació, formació de traductors

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Biografies de l'autor/a

Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano, University College London (UCL)

Dr Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano is Lecturer (Teaching) in Audiovisual Translation and Programme Director at University College London, UK, where he teaches (audiovisual) translation and Spanish language and culture at both the Centre for Translation Studies and the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. He holds a joint BA degree in Translation & Interpreting and Humanities Studies from Pablo de Olavide University (Seville, Spain) and an MA in Translation Applied to the Publishing Industry from the University of Malaga, Spain, as well as an MSc in Audiovisual Translation and a PhD in Translation Studies from University College London, UK. His latest research revolves around the pedagogical potential of cloud subtitling and the latest innovations in audiovisual translation education. He also works as a freelance translator and subtitler.

Jorge Díaz-Cintas, University College London (UCL)

Prof. Jorge Díaz Cintas is Professor of Translation Studies and founder director of the Centre for Translation Studies (CenTraS) at University College London (UCL). Author of numerous articles, special issues and books on audiovisual translation, he serves as Chief Editor of the book series New Trends in Translation Studies and is a member of the EU LIND (Language Industry) Expert Group. He is the recipient of the Jan Ivarsson Award (2014) and the Xènia Martínez Award (2015) for invaluable services to the field of audiovisual translation.

Serenella Massidda, Roehampton University

Dr Serenella Massidda is a Lecturer in Audiovisual Translation at Roehampton University and Honorary Research Associate at CenTraS, University College London. She holds a European Doctorate in Audiovisual Translation and an MSc in Scientific and Medical Translation with Translation Technology (Imperial College London).
She is the author of Audiovisual Translation in the Digital Age – The Italian Fansubbing Phenomenon published by Palgrave MacMillan in 2015.

She is also a professional translator and subtitler, and member of ESIST (European Association for Studies in Screen Translation) and EST (European Society for Translation Studies).
She is a OOONA Tools Instructor (https://ooonatools.tv) and has been running professional courses on Cloud-based Toolkits for Subtitlers (OOONA) and on Open Source Tools for Subtitlers at CentraS (UCL) for over three years.