A lot of countries dub movies. We Germans do it, the Spanish speaking world does it and a lot of other nations do it as well. There’s no shame in that. Alright, maybe the Scandinavians, who don’t do it, have a better English pronunciation in middle school than the average German college student, but that’s…
Ever since we have developed modern means of communication and are expanding markets beyond borders, big brands had to market their products all over and in many different languages. Most of the time, this is done by marketing professionals in cooperation with language specialists that have cultural and linguistic differences in mind.
In our globalised world, language eventually made it to the big screen. Although English is commonly spoken and accepted as an international means of communication, there are more than 7,000 languages worldwide. This gives plenty of opportunity for directors, producers, and artists to explore the cinematographic potential of language and introduce translation and interpreting to…