Comments on: Not recruiting anymore: timer, editor http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/ Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Tatsujin http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 Tatsujin Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:31:38 +0000 http://ii-subs.net/?p=802#comment-2593 English is my second language. I learned it on my own so I can do editing perfectly. E-mail me and test me if you want, if you are still recruiting. English is my second language. I learned it on my own so I can do editing perfectly. E-mail me and test me if you want, if you are still recruiting.

]]> By: PhillipDS http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-2072 PhillipDS Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:13 +0000 http://ii-subs.net/?p=802#comment-2072 *Looking for the two yens @_@* Where the hell did they land >_<?! *Looking for the two yens @_@*
Where the hell did they land >_<?!

]]> By: RDS http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 RDS Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:07:17 +0000 http://ii-subs.net/?p=802#comment-1498 hey, you don't need to explain or defend anything - you do the subbing the way you want - fine with me! ;-) It hadn't been a critique, I had just thrown in my 2yens.... unsolicited... hey, you don’t need to explain or defend anything – you do the subbing the way you want – fine with me!

;-)

It hadn’t been a critique, I had just thrown in my 2yens…. unsolicited…

]]> By: chapt5 http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 chapt5 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:46:08 +0000 http://ii-subs.net/?p=802#comment-1492 rds, that's not exactly what I meant. We're perfectly fine with keeping some japanese temrs here and there (although not in BMG; in this show we, by convention, try to remove honorifics and english-ify everything; that's decided already and won't change). But the "nativity" we look for is just the ability of the editor to say "yeah, that is the correct way of saying it, period. I'm 101% sure, I've heard it used in such a context thousands of times. This expression gives the exact feeling we need. Trust me, I know better". Having such a confidence in own language skills is probably next to impossible without years of language practice. That is, without being a native speaker or living in an english-speaking country for a long time. I agree that there might be exceptions, which is why we state that native knowledge is not required, only recommended. rds, that’s not exactly what I meant. We’re perfectly fine with keeping some japanese temrs here and there (although not in BMG; in this show we, by convention, try to remove honorifics and english-ify everything; that’s decided already and won’t change). But the “nativity” we look for is just the ability of the editor to say “yeah, that is the correct way of saying it, period. I’m 101% sure, I’ve heard it used in such a context thousands of times. This expression gives the exact feeling we need. Trust me, I know better”.

Having such a confidence in own language skills is probably next to impossible without years of language practice. That is, without being a native speaker or living in an english-speaking country for a long time. I agree that there might be exceptions, which is why we state that native knowledge is not required, only recommended.

]]> By: RDS http://ii-subs.net/2009/09/17/hiring-timer-editor/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 RDS Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:56:41 +0000 http://ii-subs.net/?p=802#comment-1486 pls do not overestimate importance of the nativity of "native speakers". Remember - it's a FOREIGN anime you are subbing - it would be weird if japanese characters start speaking perfect/native english. Slightly incorrect, "non-native" english would give necessary foreign feeling to the subs, imho. An example - in K-ON subbed by coalguys when the girls address Sawako-sensei they say "Sensei!" and the subs read "Miss!". Now that's THE native way - that's how a native speaker (an american student) would address a teacher in that situation. But - guess what - the anime is NOT about american students! That nativisation only distorts the anime, as i see it. pls do not overestimate importance of the nativity of “native speakers”. Remember – it’s a FOREIGN anime you are subbing – it would be weird if japanese characters start speaking perfect/native english. Slightly incorrect, “non-native” english would give necessary foreign feeling to the subs, imho.

An example – in K-ON subbed by coalguys when the girls address Sawako-sensei they say “Sensei!” and the subs read “Miss!”. Now that’s THE native way – that’s how a native speaker (an american student) would address a teacher in that situation. But – guess what – the anime is NOT about american students! That nativisation only distorts the anime, as i see it.

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