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Feature | DO’s | DON’Ts | Additional Information |
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FONT | USE:
Include:
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| A font, or typeface, is a set of characters at a certain size, weight, and style. Font characteristics must be consistent throughout the media. |
LINE DIVISION |
| DO NOT BREAK:
| When a sentence is broken into two or more lines of captions, it should be broken at a logical point where speech normally pauses. |
CAPTION PLACEMENT |
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| Caption Placement(vertical and horizontal) refers to the location of captions on the screen |
LANGUAGE MECHANICS:
Language mechanics incorporate the proper use of spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and other factors deemed necessary for high-quality captioned media.
Feature | DO’s | DON’Ts | Additional Information |
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SPELLING AND CAPITALIZATION |
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PUNCTUATION AND GRAMMAR | |||
Commas:
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Hyphens and Dashes:
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Ellipses:
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Quotation Marks: |
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Spacing: |
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Italics: | Use Italics as follows:
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SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC:
Feature | DO’s | DON’Ts | Additional Information |
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SOUND EFFECTS: |
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| Sound effects are sounds other than music, narration or dialogue. |
MUSIC | |||
Background Music: |
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Lyrics: |
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Feature | DO’s | DON’Ts | Additional Information |
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Intonation, Play on words, and No Audio |
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Foreign Language, Dialect, Slang, and Phonetics |
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