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Mike Harrison · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 6:59 am Post subject: Translated audition scripts

When hired to do scripts that contain some awkwardly translated passages, I have politely made the producer or client aware and offered to make any necessary modifications. Usually, I've been given the green light.

But, for audition scripts, whose translation from another language results in poor or awkward wording that is obviously not typical American English, I'm curious as to how you approach them.

When a client's goal is to reach and engage an American English audience, do you submit auditions after making the changes necessary to accomplish that, or do you leave the wording as-is?
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BruceG · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 8:53 am Post subject:

Bruce · Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:51 am Post subject:

On occasion I have modified an English language audition script written by an English speaker. If they offered poor word choice or poor grammar I have no problem in fixing it for the audition. Since my audition success ratio is roughly 1 in XX*, I don’t think it really matters.

* I use XX here because I really don’t keep track, just like I don’t keep track of my lottery winnings versus purchases. “You can’t win if you don’t play.”

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