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English to Spanish: The Diamond. Filmaker Interview. General field: Other Detailed field: Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Source text - English Your film is imbued with great softness. We can feel nature close by, we can hear the wind in the trees, birds singing. Tell us about your approach to sound and music.
I love that way of putting it. I certainly feel that in the score — I think partially from the instrumentation and technique composer Jeff Melanson uses. We wanted the world of the field to come through strongly in the sound, especially since the field itself is not the most visually dynamic space. Yet there is a sense of connection to the earth beneath and beyond – everyone there is interacting with it directly. We tried to bring that to life in the sound.
“Editing is a great way to study film language and grammar up close.”
As you said earlier, you are a director but also an editor. How does this influence the way you work as a director? Do you have a more “technical” approach while shooting, do you anticipate more what you think will be necessary during editing?
I think editing is a great way to study film language and grammar up close. Of course, it helps in knowing what is needed technically to make an edit work, but more than that, in building a language for the film, and concrete ideas of how those elements might be used structurally or narratively.
In the case of this film, that led to visual choices like the zooms you mention. I didn’t know exactly how we would end up using those when we shot them, but I had a sense of the language we were building, and we then had the opportunity to be intentional with that language in the edit.
Translation - Spanish Tu película trasmite una profunda sensación de tranquilidad. Nos sumerge en la naturaleza, nos permite sentir la brisa entre los árboles y escuchar el canto de los pájaros. ¿Podrías compartir cuál fue tu enfoque musical y de sonido en esta obra?
Me encanta la manera en la que la describes. El compositor Jeff Melanson emplea una técnica e instrumentación que, a mi parecer, logra transmitir esa sensación en cada partitura. Nuestra intención era que el sonido reflejara el mundo del campo, sobre todo porque el campo no es visualmente un entorno muy dinámico, pero sí nos brinda la oportunidad de conectarnos con la tierra, más allá de la que vemos y yace bajo nuestros pies. Todos estaban allí, interactuando directamente con ella, y buscamos infundirle vida a través del sonido.
“Realizar montajes es una buena manera de estudiar el lenguaje y la gramática cinematográfica”.
Como has mencionado anteriormente, no solo eres directora, sino también montajista. ¿Cómo influye esto en tu labor como directora? ¿Adoptas un enfoque más “técnico” durante la filmación? ¿Anticipas lo que consideras que será necesario durante el montaje?
Creo que la realización de montajes es una buena manera de estudiar el lenguaje y la gramática cinematográfica. Sin duda, contribuye a comprender las necesidades técnicas para lograr un buen montaje, pero va más allá de eso; es un proceso que ayuda a construir el lenguaje de la película y a tener una idea concreta de cómo estructurar y narrar los distintos elementos.
En el caso de esta película, este enfoque nos llevó a desarrollar un estilo visual con los zooms que mencionabas. Aunque no sabía exactamente cómo los emplearíamos durante la filmación, sí tenía una idea del lenguaje que estábamos construyendo. Luego, durante el montaje, pude aplicarlos intencionalmente.
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Bachelor's degree - Universidad de los Andes
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Hello, I am a professional freelance translator, and I provide accurate, high-quality, and culturally sensitive translations from English and French into Spanish (Latin America).
With a Bachelor's degree in Modern Languages, majoring in Translation, I bring over three years of experience in translation and two years in interpreting. My professional background includes working as an ESL teacher and serving as an academic coordinator. Dedicated to social innovation and impact, I have supported communities and non-profits in their missions, both as a volunteer and an employee. Additionally, I hold a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a postgraduate certificate in Social Entrepreneurship.
As your language assistant, I provide the following range of linguistic services that ensure your text or audiovisual content is accurately conveyed without losing its intended meaning:
Audiovisual translation (subtitling, script translation, and adaptation for dubbing and voice-over)
Marketing translation, copywriting, and transcreation.
Machine translation post-editing.
Proofreading and editing.
Consecutive interpreting
Committed to improving my education and specializations, I have also taken the following courses:
How to create Error-Free Subtitles. TranslaStars
SEO Marketing Localization. TranslaStars
Localización y Traducción Audiovisual. Traduversia
Traducción y Transcreación de Marketing y Publicidad. Traduversia
Working with Translation. Cardiff University
Localization Basics. Lokalize
Introduction to Humanitarian Translation. TWB
Introduction to Machine Translation and Post-Editing. TWB
These are the computer-assisted translation tools I have used:
CafeTran (own license)
Verifika (own license)
Wordfast
Memsource (Phrase)
Matecat
Caption hub
Subtitles Edit
Aegisub
My work as a volunteer:
I am an active contributor to Translators Without Borders (TWB), TED Talks, Tarjimly, and Proz Pro-bono program to serve non-profit organizations needing translation and interpreting enabling access to vital information for underserved communities.
I have donated over 9,000 translated words at TWB
I have translated and subtitled over 300 minutes of short videos (speeches and conferences).
I have served as an interpreter for humanitarian workers and refugees worldwide through Tarjimly with over 80 hours of interpreting.
I have contributed as a translator and reviewer to non-profit organizations through the Proz Pro-bono program (over 20,000 words).
For more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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