When sounds in the background are captioned, they come forward. All sounds become equally “loud” on the caption track.
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When sounds in the background are captioned, they come forward. All sounds become equally “loud” on the caption track.
Continue reading “Captioning the backchannel: How captions clarify and equalize sounds”
Which sounds are significant? How does the captioner choose which sounds to caption? Are some captions unnecessary? Why isn’t it possible to caption every sound in the environment?
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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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