Anna, sette anni al fronte. Analisi e proposta di sottotitolaggio del film documentario Anna, sem' let na linii fronta

The aim of the present work was to make more accessible a documentary film that focuses on the life and work of the Russian journalist killed in Moscow in 2006: Anna Politkovskaja. The film, entitled “Anna, seven years at the frontline” is a collage of several video-interviews with Politkovskaja’s friends and colleagues, in which they talk about who she was, what was her job about and how she tried to make the public aware about the Chechen wars. Working on this translation gave me a unique opportunity to deepen one of the most controversial issues in the recent history of Russia and to create a useful final product for those who have a particular interest in this topic but do not have the necessary linguistic competence to understand this documentary film.

Development, characterization, and application of flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow ionization for mass spectrometric analysis of ambient organic aerosols

Addressing current limitations of state-of-the-art instrumentation in aerosol research, the aim of this work was to explore and assess the applicability of a novel soft ionization technique, namely flowing atmospheric-pressure afterglow (FAPA), for the mass spectrometric analysis of airborne particulate organic matter. Among other soft ionization methods, the FAPA ionization technique was developed in the last decade during the advent of ambient desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (ADI–MS). Based on a helium glow discharge plasma at atmospheric-pressure, excited helium species and primary reagent ions are generated which exit the discharge region through a capillary electrode, forming the so-called afterglow region where desorption and ionization of the analytes occurs. Commonly, fragmentation of the analytes during ionization is reported to occur only to a minimum extent, predominantly resulting in the formation of quasimolecular ions, i.e. [M+H]+ and [M–H]– in the positive and the negative ion mode, respectively. Thus, identification and detection of signals and their corresponding compounds is facilitated in the acquired mass spectra. The focus of the first part of this study lies on the application, characterization and assessment of FAPA–MS in the offline mode, i.e. desorption and ionization of the analytes from surfaces. Experiments in both positive and negative ion mode revealed ionization patterns for a variety of compound classes comprising alkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, organic peroxides, and alkaloids. Besides the always emphasized detection of quasimolecular ions, a broad range of signals for adducts and losses was found. Additionally, the capabilities and limitations of the technique were studied in three proof-of-principle applications. In general, the method showed to be best suited for polar analytes with high volatilities and low molecular weights, ideally containing nitrogen- and/or oxygen functionalities. However, for compounds with low vapor pressures, containing long carbon chains and/or high molecular weights, desorption and ionization is in direct competition with oxidation of the analytes, leading to the formation of adducts and oxidation products which impede a clear signal assignment in the acquired mass spectra. Nonetheless, FAPA–MS showed to be capable of detecting and identifying common limonene oxidation products in secondary OA (SOA) particles on a filter sample and, thus, is considered a suitable method for offline analysis of OA particles. In the second as well as the subsequent parts, FAPA–MS was applied online, i.e. for real time analysis of OA particles suspended in air. Therefore, the acronym AeroFAPA–MS (i.e. Aerosol FAPA–MS) was chosen to refer to this method. After optimization and characterization, the method was used to measure a range of model compounds and to evaluate typical ionization patterns in the positive and the negative ion mode. In addition, results from laboratory studies as well as from a field campaign in Central Europe (F–BEACh 2014) are presented and discussed. During the F–BEACh campaign AeroFAPA–MS was used in combination with complementary MS techniques, giving a comprehensive characterization of the sampled OA particles. For example, several common SOA marker compounds were identified in real time by MSn experiments, indicating that photochemically aged SOA particles were present during the campaign period. Moreover, AeroFAPA–MS was capable of detecting highly oxidized sulfur-containing compounds in the particle phase, presenting the first real-time measurements of this compound class. Further comparisons with data from other aerosol and gas-phase measurements suggest that both particulate sulfate as well as highly oxidized peroxyradicals in the gas phase might play a role during formation of these species. Besides applying AeroFAPA–MS for the analysis of aerosol particles, desorption processes of particles in the afterglow region were investigated in order to gain a more detailed understanding of the method. While during the previous measurements aerosol particles were pre-evaporated prior to AeroFAPA–MS analysis, in this part no external heat source was applied. Particle size distribution measurements before and after the AeroFAPA source revealed that only an interfacial layer of OA particles is desorbed and, thus, chemically characterized. For particles with initial diameters of 112 nm, desorption radii of 2.5–36.6 nm were found at discharge currents of 15–55 mA from these measurements. In addition, the method was applied for the analysis of laboratory-generated core-shell particles in a proof-of-principle study. As expected, predominantly compounds residing in the shell of the particles were desorbed and ionized with increasing probing depths, suggesting that AeroFAPA–MS might represent a promising technique for depth profiling of OA particles in future studies.

Studio mediante magnetometro moke di film sottili di manganite per applicazioni in spintronica.

In questo lavoro di tesi è stata studiata l'anisotropia magnetica di film sottili epitassiali di La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO), cresciuti con la tecnica Channel Spark Ablation su substrati monocristallini di SrTiO3 (001). L'interesse nei confronti di questi materiali nasce dal fatto che, grazie alla loro proprietà di half-metallicity, sono usati come iniettori di spin in dispositivi per applicazioni in spintronica, l'elettronica che considera elemento attivo per l'informazione non solo la carica elettrica ma anche lo spin dei portatori. Un tipico esempio di dispositivo spintronico è la valvola di spin (un dispositivo costituito da due film ferromagnetici metallici separati da uno strato conduttore o isolante) il cui stato resistivo dipende dall'orientazione relativa dei vettori magnetizzazione (parallela o antiparallela) degli strati ferromagnetici. E’ quindi di fondamentale importanza conoscere i meccanismi di magnetizzazione dei film che fungono da iniettori di spin. Questa indagine è stata effettuata misurando cicli di isteresi magnetica grazie ad un magnetometro MOKE (magneto-optical Kerr effect). Le misure di campo coercitivo e della magnetizzazione di rimanenza al variare dell'orientazione del campo rispetto al campione, permettono di identificare l'anisotropia, cioè gli assi di facile e difficile magnetizzazione. I risultati delle misure indicano una diversa anisotropia in funzione dello spessore del film: anisotropia biassiale (cioè con due assi facili di magnetizzazione) per film spessi 40 nm e uniassiale (un asse facile) per film spessi 20 nm. L'anisotropia biassiale viene associata allo strain che il substrato cristallino induce nel piano del film, mentre l'origine dell'uniassialità trova la giustificazione più probabile nella morfologia del substrato, in particolare nella presenza di terrazzamenti che potrebbero indurre una step-induced anisotropy. Il contributo di questi fattori di anisotropia alla magnetizzazione è stato studiato anche in temperatura.

Preparazione e caratterizzazione di coating grafenici su film polimerici per proprietà barriera ai gas

In questo elaborato è stata discussa la preparazione di coating grafenici su film polimerici per migliorare le proprietà barriera ai gas. Le tecniche impiegate per l’applicazione dei coating sono basate sulla teoria dell’accrescimento layer by layer e sul trasferimento a pressione di materiale filtrato. Queste tecniche sono state riprodotte in laboratorio su tre tipologie di grafene: ossido di grafene, grafene sospeso in acqua e polvere di grafene commerciale per osservare le condizioni operative e i risultati. Dagli esperimenti condotti si sono ottenuti campioni che sono stati testati su uno strumento per la misura della permeabilità ai gas. Nello stesso periodo è stato messo a punto un metodo analitico spettrofotometrico per la stima della concentrazione di grafene all’interno di soluzioni e sospensioni.

Analisi del doppiaggio del film francese "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu"

Questa tesi ha come obiettivo l’analisi contrastiva della versione originale francese e di quella doppiata in italiano del film “Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au bon Dieu”, del regista Philippe de Chauveron. Partendo da alcuni aspetti teorici spiegati nel primo capitolo, parlerò della traduzione audiovisiva e delle sue due tecniche maggiormente utilizzate, ossia doppiaggio e sottotitolaggio, oltre che ad accennare il contesto storico-sociale in cui è nata e si è sviluppata. In seguito mi concentrerò sull’analisi vera e propria del doppiaggio del film, prendendo in considerazione gli aspetti culturali di più difficile adattamento per i dialoghisti, quali il cibo, gli odonimi, il mondo dello spettacolo, l’ironia e gli aspetti extra-testuali di immagini e suoni. Infine, l’elaborato si concluderà con l’analisi degli aspetti linguistici più complessi per gli adattatori, come il dialetto, il turpiloquio e le espressioni idiomatiche, con un’attenzione particolare anche alla traduzione dei titoli.

Rendre les stéréotypes dans le film "Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu?": transposition ou traduction ?

Le rôle du traducteur est de permettre le dialogue entre deux « mondes autres », de connaître les éléments qui les différencient et de transmettre le message le plus fidèlement possible. Tout dans un texte peut résister à la traduction (vocabulaire, syntaxe, culture). Le but de la traduction est de recréer l’original, tout en sachant que la traduction a ses limites. Quelles sont les limites de la traduction ? Est-il suffisant de bien maîtriser une langue pour pouvoir la traduire ? Est-ce que tous nos mots ont une équivalence dans les autres langues ? Pouvons-nous faire rire l'autre avec les mêmes traits d’humour ? Une traduction, peut-elle transmettre au lecteur ou au spectateur cible toutes les nuances présentes dans le texte ou le film de départ ? Le film français Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu ?3 sera l'objet de notre analyse. Tout comme le film de Dany Boon, il a eu beaucoup de succès en France et il a également été doublé en italien. Il s'agit ici aussi d'un film humoristique qui joue sur les stéréotypes que nous avons sur l'autre, d'où le choix de commenter le doublage et d'imaginer une piste de transposition italienne. Ce mémoire se propose de répondre aux questions posées ci-dessus, tout en proposant des commentaires de traduction et des pistes de transposition. Nous allons développer trois parties : tout d'abord, nous allons voir comment notre vision du monde influence notre langue et, vice versa, comment notre langue crée un ordre dans le monde. Ensuite, nous allons nous concentrer sur l'intraduisible verbal et non verbal, sur la traduction et l'adaptation de l'humour. Enfin, la troisième et dernière partie sera consacrée au thème de la transposition et, plus particulièrement, à la piste transposition du film Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu ?.

Analisi del film L'appartamento spagnolo: multilinguismo e comunicazione interculturale

The present research study focuses on intercultural communication and how its dynamics are portrayed in the Italian version of the movie L’appartamento spagnolo (original title: L’auberge espagnol) by Cédric Klapisch. The first chapter introduces the movie in all its main features, such as plot, setting, characters, languages, main themes, and sequels. The second chapter focuses on the dynamics of intercultural communication through the analysis of the most representative scenes of the movie. It is worth noting that the notion of intercultural communication comprises a lot of different kinds of communication, meaning not only communication among people coming from different countries and speaking a different language, but also among different generations, people with different social backgrounds, with a different social status, etc. However, language is indeed crucial to mutual understanding and it plays a fundamental role in communication. For this reason, the third chapter focuses on the multilingual dimension of the movie, since the issue of intercultural communication is also conveyed through a variety of languages. The aim is to analyze the different strategies used in the Italian dubbed version in order to manage the presence of different languages and to examine how such strategies affect the overall consistency of the dialogues and the effect achieved on the audience.

Il sottotitolaggio per i film festival: due esperienze pratiche

This dissertation aims to examine the field of film festival subtitling by means of the analysis of two subtitling experiences. These experiences will be approached both on a methodological and on a practical level in order to analyse how subtitlers put theory into practice. This approach will also help underline the existing differences in work methodology as far as different work experiences are concerned. The subtitling experiences examined in this dissertation are part of my internships as a subtitler in two Italian film festivals, namely “Umbria Film Festival” and “900 Fest”. In this dissertation, I chose to focus on the subtitling of two of the audiovisual products I translated. These products are a German documentary titled Befreier und Befreite and a Danish fiction film titled Stille Hjerte. This dissertation is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 describes audiovisual translation at its most theoretical level, focusing on subtitling criteria and strategies. Chapter 2 examines the concept of film translation, focusing on the distinctive features of documentary translation as a specific genre. This chapter also presents the concept of film festival and provides information concerning the translation policies of festivals. Chapter 3 presents the festivals I worked for and details my internship experiences. Chapter 4 focuses on the German documentary and proposes a number of solutions to its main translation problems. Chapter 5 focuses on the Danish film and offers solutions to its translation problems. At the end of the dissertation, I will provide some comments on my internship experiences as well as on the practice of film festival subtitling.

Extraordinary transmission through a single coaxial aperture in a thin metal film

We investigate experimentally the transmission properties of single sub-wavelength coaxial apertures in thin metal films (t = 110 nm). Enhanced transmission through a single sub-wavelength coaxial aperture illuminated with a strongly focused radially polarized light beam is reported. In our experiments we achieved up to four times enhanced transmission through a single coaxial aperture as compared to a (hollow) circular aperture with the same outer diameter.We attribute this enhancement of transmission to the excitation of a TEM-mode for illumination with radially polarized light inside the single coaxial aperture. A strong polarization contrast is observed between the transmission for radially and azimuthally polarized illumination. Furthermore, the observed transmission through a single coaxial aperture can be strongly reduced if surface plasmons are excited. The experimental results are in good agreement with finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations.