Benjamin Wegener Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Translating and editing texts, voice casting, recording and mix supervision, final product quality review. All creative localization elements in one hand.

Fluent in both languages and both cultures.English-German/German-English translations of marketing materials, legal documents and correspondence, and specialty magazines.In-house translations at Disney.German adaptation of English dialogue scripts and song lyrics (projects incl. “Fun with English” 3 and 4, “Babes in Toyland,” “The Thief and the Cobbler,” etc.).Clients: atlas film+av, Blackbird Studios, Beiten, Burkhard, Mitten und Wegener, Marketing Partner, Coral Magazine..

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Supervise localization efforts on site and remotely in terms of casting, recording, mixing to maintain product integrity.- Represent filmmaker's intent and vision to the dubbing vendor.- Produce localized versions across multiple formats and markets.- Advise on Localization Strategies.

Established and maintained quality standards through supervision of dubbing processes, incl. voice casting, creative support, and coordination of dubbing material creation. * Led international roll-out of web-based casting application. * Provided company-wide localization and German language support. * Worked hands-on in UK, Turkey, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. * Titles include “Up,” “Meet the Robinsons,” “Wall-E,” “Ratatouille,” “Cars,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Gnomeo and Juliet,” “Tinker Bell,” “Bambi II,” “The Wild,” “Brother Bear II.”

Establishing a DCV-I office as well as a basic dubbing framework.Assembling and training Disney team and vendors in dubbing quality standards incl. casting, writing, and recording. Supervising production, production procedures and delivery of over 600 eps. of animated Disney television for Channel launch within 6 months.

Burbank, California, Us

Voice-over Talent for LA-based German dubbing.

Dubbing supervision with focus on voice casting and all facets of creative support.Worked on-site in UK, Germany, Denmark, India, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Products incl. “Finding Nemo,” “Monsters,” “Dinosaur,” “Tarzan,” “Lion King” stage play, etc.

Creative producer of German dubs incl. review/editing of adaptation, casting, recording supervision, mix supervision, etc. to create a local feel to US-produced product. Servicing different business units, such as theatrical, HV TV, etc. Projects incl. “Toy Story,” “Nightmare before Christmas,” “Airforce One,” etc.

Freelance Story Editor and Dubbing Advisor/Supervisor for atlas film+av, Duisburg, Germany.2 realized theatrical feature projects: “The Cop and the Girl” (‘84), “RobbyKallePaul” (’89)

Freelance Dubbing Advisor/Supervisor for Warner Bros. Germany.Creative producer of recordings for classic Warner Bros. characters ancillary materials (incl. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc.)

Freelance Assistant to German productions of Claudia Gvirtzman, Dubbing Producer, Malibu, California.Adaptation/cultural/mixing assistance on German dubs of “Schindler’s List,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “Jurassic Park,” etc.

Story Editor at Taurus Film, Munich, Germany.3 realized TV projects, “Vendetta” (‘95), “La storia di Chiara” (‘95), “Missione d’Amore” (‘92),

Initial on-spec development with Soenke Wortmann (dir.) of most successful German movie in the 1990’s, “Maybe, Maybe Not” (“Der bewegte Mann”) (’94)

Master, Business Administration

German Mba