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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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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 KircheisComic & 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: seeMy 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

Advertisement& 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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- Aberdeen Captioning, Inc., USA: « I have used Nathalie’s services for English to French & German translation, mainly for subtitling. She has extensive knowledge in translating for subtitles as well as in her language pairs. Nathalie turns her work in on-time and is a pleasure to work with. »

- Comlogos, Germany: « Super Übersetzerin, schnell und professionell! »

- Globotext, USA:« Exceptionally versatile, talented and easy to work with! »

- Integro Languages, UK: « Excellent quality translations, Very pleased »

- Vanenberg Globalization Solutions Ltd., Greece: « Very prompt and reliable translator »

- Verba Translations, France: « Très fiable »

- Visual Data Media Services, USA: « Solid translations, very reliable, and always on time with deliveries of projects! »

- Zenner Lingua, Germany: « Perfect and reliable »

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