Even when music is intended to deceive, it needs to be captioned if it’s instrumental to the genre.
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Logocentrism: The tendency to privilege speech over non-speech in closed captioning
Just because words are spoken doesn’t mean they need to be captioned.
The running gag principle: Caption the series, not the episode
What would closed captions be like if diehard fans were in charge of captioning their favorite shows?
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Captioning 101: When music lyrics trigger an explosion, you just might want to caption them.
When music lyrics are instrumental to a film’s plot, they need to be captioned. It’s as simple as that. If captioners are responsible for captioning all significant sounds, then any sound that’s instrumental to the plot needs to be captioned.
Exploring Twilight and music lyrics through closed captions
In this example from Twilight, captioned music lyrics draw meaning out of hiding as the backchannel breaks through into the viewer’s consciousness.
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