Today we are looking at an extract from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”. What makes this scene’s interpretation different is that the language interpreted is fictional; this leaves more to the imagination. In this case, we could think that Jabba is saying something as simple as “we will join”, which is a possibility. However, context hints differently. From the android’s position in the room, we can already assume a bias towards Jabba. In addition, Jabba laughs before answering t

In this extract from “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” the interpreter has a better idea of what is expected from an interpreter than the previous extracts. He relays the speech at the first person and doesn’t try to add any input. There are however a few variations from traditional interpretation. First, when the scene opens, the interpreter is giving a summary of his conversation with Sonja. He rightfully relays it in the third person to indicate that he is not doin