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15:43 Jun 14, 2011

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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

German term or phrase: Vorfilm

I'm looking for as short as possible translation for this term, which refers in this case to the (short) film shown before the feature length film as part of a film program. Within a text, I would normally just paraphrase (i.e. xxx will be shown before the main feature), but as it's for the calender for a cinema website, I need something shorter than that really, as there is limited space on the site in question.

Here an example from the site:

14.06.11

Out of the Past

Jacques Tourneur USA 1947 OmU 97 min

Vorfilm: Lichtspiel schwarz weiß grau László Moholy-Nagy D 1932 6 min

I would be grateful for any ideas!

J_Lattimer KudoZ activity Questions: 30 (2 open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 00:31

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

support/supporting film

Cilian O'Tuama

5 +2

short subject

Lonnie Legg

3 +4

the short/intro film

Ramey Rieger

Short

Christopher Lewis

4 -1

supporting programme (GB)

Claudia Deneke

3 -1

Pre-Feature:

Tim Ryan

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

supporting programme (GB)

Explanation:
Habe diesen Ausdruck schon in diesem Zusammenhang gehört.

Claudia Deneke
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of:

German

The asker has declined this answer

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

support/supporting film

Explanation:
as opposed to the main feature

like "support band" before main band at concerts

Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 00:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 18

The asker has declined this answer

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

the short/intro film

Explanation:
When we were kids it was usually cartoons that were shown before the feature film, but someitmes a short documentary. I remeber always having to urge my little brother to "hurry up or we'll miss the short!" What used to be the news reel or intro film. I can't guarantee how common this expression is, although I think it pretty much summs it up and is self-explanatory. Goodluck!

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Helen Shiner: I know it as the 'short' from my time at an arts cinema!!

1 hr

-> Thanks Helen, those were the days!

neutral

Lonnie Legg: 'short' is the colloquial form, but in a program I'd use 'short film'..

1 hr

-> Yes, I would , too, but she's/he's looking for a short term.

agree

Edwin Miles: This was also my immediate reaction and given the stipulation for "as short as possible" a translation, also the best choice. A calendar for film afficionados? Then use "short"!

4 hrs

-> Thank you Edwin, my reckoning as well.

disagree

Tim Ryan: the one film does not introduce, nor is related to the other

9 hrs

-> okey dokey

agree

philgoddard

11 hrs

-> Thanks Phil, hope you're well!

agree

Andrew Swift

19 hrs

-> Hey there! Thank-you, quite agreeable today, are you not?

agree

Darrel Knutson: Yes. Just enter "short before the main feature" into Google.

21 hrs

-> Thanks Darrel!

The asker has declined this answer

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

short subject

Explanation:
...or simply short film.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-06-14 18:08:23 GMT)
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"Short subject" is (US) industry jargon and a bit dated (see Wiki quote. So I'd prefer "short film".

Example sentence(s):

"The increasingly rare term short subject means approximately the same thing (as short film). An industry term, it carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film."

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_subject

Lonnie Legg
Germany
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 34

The asker has declined this answer

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Pre-Feature:

Explanation:
Requirement: short, idiomatic
Source text: advertising / sales / persuasion
Target: consumer
Note: "Also running" has negative connotation.
Note: "Also showing" likewise damns with faint praise.
"Pre-Feature" meets requirements, is clear from context that it refers to a film and is shown beforehand.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2011-06-15 01:23:58 GMT)
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Pre-Feature is similar to a film-industry standard term "Pre-quel" (related film occurring prior to first film)

Tim Ryan
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of:

English

The asker has declined this answer

218 days confidence:

Short

Explanation:
For mutual conciseness and comprehensibility, 'short' is perfectly acceptable to denote a short film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_film

"A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film...The increasingly rare term short subject means approximately the same thing. An industry term, it carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short is an abbreviation for either term."

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_film

Christopher Lewis
Germany
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

The asker has declined this answer

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