Background

Bad translations hurt the eye and the ear like an ugly dog barking into the night


 Photo by Nathalie Schon

I am trilingual: French, English, German. French and German are my native languages. English has been my working language for years. I’ve been a translator, proofreader and subtitler for 15 years.

I have a Master’s degree in German Language and Literature, a Master’s + 2 degree in French Language and Literature & Intercultural Communication and a PhD in Comparative Literature.

I am a certified translator : German-French.

Translation or subtitling are much more than just transferring words, sentences from one language to the other. They mean adapting to a new readership, a new customer, a new culture. In a region like mine, Lorraine, on the German border, we understand these things, since day after day we live them. My studies in Intercultural Communication at a Franco-German University (Saarbrücken) have proven very useful to understand the importance of creation in translation.

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Fields of expertise

Art, Literature and Human Sciences


I have translated several books on Japanese art, articles on museums, festivals, historical monuments for a cultural website (www.divento.com), part of an exhibition catalogue on Mexican Art, presentation of cultural highlights for a tourist guide, DVD film booklets, books on watercolor painting, a book on calligraphy, part of a book on the Red Cross, comic books…


Clients: Academic articles for university colleagues as well as scientific articles in Sociology, History, Psychology, Literature for my book « L’auto-exotisme dans les littératures des Antilles Françaises » published by Karthala, Icon, Divento, Musée du Quai Branly, Editions Sisyphe, Frech Verlag, Ivo Kircheis Comic & Illustration, Kinowelt, Schweizerische Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft, Studiocanal… For examples: Translation of fiction and Writing and Translating Non Fiction

« Library in Seattle » by Nathalie Schon


Cinema

I subtitle series, short films, feature films, documentaries, educational videos, training videos, animated movies, cartoons…( for a selection of videos I’ve subtitled: see My life in French and German subtitles). I also translate film catalogues, film festival documentation, DVD booklets …


Clients: I have been an in-house translator for Softitler for 2 years while living in Paris. After leaving Paris I ‘ve been working as a freelancer for Aberdeen Captioning, CaptionsInc, Kinowelt, Médiatexte Communications, Paraboles Production, Point du Jour Prod., SDI, Studiocanal, Uyngo, Vicomedia, Visual Data Media Services…

« Film shoot » by Nathalie Schon

Tourism


I translate websites, guidebooks, press releases, brochures…
Clients: The Travel Channel, Editions Sisyphe, Divento.com, Luxair, Swiss government, Restaurant Alte Münz…

« Voyages » by Nathalie Schon

Advertizement & Marketing


I translate leaflets, brochures, magazine inserts, press releases, websites, internet services (chat, social networking…), training manuals…

Clients: Abacus Presse, Adidas, Audi, CASIO, Dior, Honda, Lancôme, L’oréal, Luxair, Martini, Magnum, Ralph Lauren, RTL, SATO, Spyder, Stabilo, Suzuki, Toyota, UEFA, UVEX, 5Lights...


Collage by Nathalie Schon

Psychology and psychiatry


I translate and subtitle training videos, documentaries, questionnaires, feature films on psychology and psychiatry. I’ve also worked as an in-house proofreader for scientific literature in French and English at the international health organization OIE, Paris.

Clients: OIE, Point du Jour International, Springer Verlag, Softitler, Visual Data Media Services.

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I’ve translated the documentary « Enfance sous contrôle » by Marie-Pierre Jaury, aired on Arte on April 30. and May 1. 2010.


Games

I write/translate educational games, strategy games.

Clients:  dtp, Ravensburger.

This happens with badly explained games.
Don’t make people unhappy. Choose the right translator (me)
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