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Working languages:
English to Italian
French to Italian
Italian (monolingual)

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Valentina Mellone
Tourism - Audiovisual - Literature

Italy
Local time: 21:45 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: Italian Native in Italian
Willingness to Work Again info
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User message
Tourism - Audiovisual - Literature - Localization
Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified member
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Website localization, Software localization, Subtitling
Expertise
Specializes in:
Cinema, Film, TV, DramaGames / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Poetry & LiteratureTourism & Travel

Preferred currency EUR
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 108, Questions answered: 59
Payment method accepted Wire transfer, PayPal
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 1
Glossaries Fashion - ENG --> ITA, FRA - ITA - Langue générale, FRA --> ITA - Tourisme , General Language - ENG --> ITA, Slang and vulgar language - ENG --> ITA, Tourism - ENG --> ITA
Translation education Master's degree - Laurea Specialistica - Università del Salento
Experience Years of translation experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Jun 2010. Became a member: Nov 2011.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials English to Italian (Italia: Università del Salento, verified)
English to Italian (Italia: Università degli Studi di Lecce, verified)
French to Italian (Italia: Università del Salento, verified)
French to Italian (Italia: Università degli Studi di Lecce, verified)
Italian (Italia: Università degli Studi di Lecce)


Memberships N/A
Software LocStudio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office Pro, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, GIMP (raster graphics editor), KompoZer (HTML editor), OpenOffice Base, OpenOffice Calc, OpenOffice Draw, OpenOffice Impress, OpenOffice Writer, Skype, Powerpoint, Wordfast
Website http://vmtraduzioni.altervista.org/
CV/Resume Italian (PDF), French (PDF), English (PDF)
Conference participation Conferences attended
Professional practices Valentina Mellone endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines.
About me
I graduated in Translation and Interpreting and specialised in Literary and Technical Translation. I also attended a Postgraduate Master Course in Translation of Post-Colonial Texts from English into Italian (Literature, Essays, Drama and Cinema). As part of this course programme, I worked in a publishing house, translating articles and proofreading English and Italian texts. Thanks to this experience, I further developed my precision and attention to details. I am currently attending a course in Translation of Young Adult Fiction from English into Italian.

I think that new technologies are hugely important nowadays, so I learned how to use some helpful software tools, such as the CAT tools Wordfast Pro and OmegaT, the subtitle software Subtitle Workshop and the localisation software LocStudio.

I have excellent searching skills on the Internet, in terminology databases, dictionaries and glossaries. Obviously I have a broadband Internet connection to do searches.

I am proficient in MS Windows and I can use Mac OS. I recently become interested in open-source software and now I mostly use GNU/Linux-based OS.

I learned some basic notions of SEO and how to use the HTML editor KompoZer to help in creating my website. I also started to learn programming.

I attended a Français Langue Générale course at the Alliance Française in Paris, then I obtained the Diplôme d’Études de Langue Française (DELF).
This user has earned KudoZ points by helping other translators with PRO-level terms. Click point total(s) to see term translations provided.

Total pts earned: 116
PRO-level pts: 108


Top languages (PRO)
English to Italian78
French to Italian18
Italian to English12
Top general fields (PRO)
Other58
Art/Literary28
Law/Patents13
Marketing9
Top specific fields (PRO)
Poetry & Literature32
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion18
Tourism & Travel15
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters15
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs13
Slang8
Media / Multimedia4
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Keywords: English, Italian, French, Inglese, Italiano, Francese, Français, Italien, Anglais, madrelingua italiana, Italian native speaker, langue maternelle italienne, subtitles, subtitling, sottotitoli, sottotitolazione, sottotitolaggio, sous-titres, sous-titrage, computer games, videogames, video games, videogiochi, jeux vidéo, localizzazione, localisation, localization, websites, webpages, siti web, siti internet, sites internet, software, logiciel, turismo, tourism, tourisme, translation, translator, traduttore, traduttrice, traducteur, traductrice, traduction, traductions, traduzione, traduzioni, laureata, specializzata, graduated, degree, master, multimedialità, letteratura, cinema, literature, littérature, film, films, movie, movies, cinéma, post-colonial, post-coloniali, postcoloniaux, teatro, drama, théâtre


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