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French to English translations [PRO] Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
French term or phrase:Film/Clip publicitaire
I'm currently translating a CV and am having difficulties with a few terms. The person in question is a storyboard artist and describes having worked on storyboards for both a "film publicitaire" and a "clip publicitaire"? What would the difference be between these two terms? Could the "film" be an advert shown in the cinema and the "clip" an advert shown on TV?
Also see:
"Inspired by the International Film Festival, staged in Cannes since the late 1940s, a group of cinema screen advertising contractors belonging to the Screen Advertising World Association (Sawa) felt the makers of advertising films should be similarly recognised. They established the International Advertising Film Festival, the first of which took place in Venice, Italy, in September 1954, with 187 film entries from 14 countries." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Lions_International_Adve...
"At trade shows or exhibitions, a carefully crafted advertising film will draw people onto your stand." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdL2GNIssZE (real short)
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Next, for "clip publicitaire." possibly a TV spot.
Apologies for the delay in grading. 'Advertising film' was absolutely fine. However, after seeking clarification from the client, it turned out that in this case the 'clip' was actually an online video ad - not something you could have known without further context. Thanks for taking the time to steer me in the right direction! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Also see:
"Inspired by the International Film Festival, staged in Cannes since the late 1940s, a group of cinema screen advertising contractors belonging to the Screen Advertising World Association (Sawa) felt the makers of advertising films should be similarly recognised. They established the International Advertising Film Festival, the first of which took place in Venice, Italy, in September 1954, with 187 film entries from 14 countries." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Lions_International_Adve...
"At trade shows or exhibitions, a carefully crafted advertising film will draw people onto your stand." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdL2GNIssZE (real short)
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Next, for "clip publicitaire." possibly a TV spot.
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To recap: advertising film / TV spot
cc in nyc Local time: 01:50 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Apologies for the delay in grading. 'Advertising film' was absolutely fine. However, after seeking clarification from the client, it turned out that in this case the 'clip' was actually an online video ad - not something you could have known without further context. Thanks for taking the time to steer me in the right direction!
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +4