Is that why Amber Ruffin runs lower thirds with the lyrics to a parody or original song on her show? (This is not captioning--it's standard Chyron-ing.)
Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:01 PM Diner <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm using captions more and more, for some of the same reasons. I find > them especially useful on British mysteries, as they help me keep the facts > of the case (including character names) straight. > I've also used captions since the nineties for musical guests on talk > shows, so that I can follow the lyrics. > My favorite captions typo came one night about 18 months ago, when Stephen > Colbert said "Please welcome Lady Antebellum!" and the captions said > "Please welcome Antonin Scalia!" > > On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 10:59:15 AM UTC-4 Doug Eastick wrote: > >> our family is now about 50/50 using subtitles. Sometimes due to >> accents, sometimes due to being courteous and keeping volume down, >> sometimes due to excessive noise/chats in the house and wanting to keep >> watching without missing dialogue. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 4:22 AM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 3:16 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> ... >>>> >>>> Granted, the thick accents on Shetland are tough, even for someone who >>>> watches A LOT of UK drama. I have to assume even UK residents need the >>>> subtitles for some scenes. >>>> >>>> >>> Careful Kevin :-) >>> >>> Actually, to British ears the accents on Shetland - the very >>> northernmost point of the UK - are quite soft and accessible. If you really >>> want a British accent that you have to get your "ear in" to understand, >>> it's a broad Glaswegian accent. >>> >>> But us Brits have the same issues with a variety of US accents - the >>> deep south or even a thick Bostonion accent. >>> >>> Anyway, there's a new series of Shetland just entering production which >>> I'm very much looking forward to. >>> >>> On an unrelated note, Shetland is based on a series of novels by the >>> crime writer Ann Cleeves. She also has a series based on another of her >>> detective "Vera", based in the north-east of England. And ITV has just >>> commissioned a third series based on yet another of her detectives which is >>> based is Devon (the far southwest of England). She must be the most >>> successful writer in the UK at having her books adapted by TV at this point >>> since Agatha Christie. And yes, she's lived in all those places! >>> >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> -- >>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGD7Eb3jinHdonTuhOYpN3e2tRju1bym57xYSrpVJ9HT8A%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGD7Eb3jinHdonTuhOYpN3e2tRju1bym57xYSrpVJ9HT8A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Doug Eastick <[email protected]> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5e95a27-d19c-40ce-b100-57cb24a1e8d8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c5e95a27-d19c-40ce-b100-57cb24a1e8d8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi9e2nphVGd9bf0s%2B9O7WFF4RrEt7Ru_iejU6ur8GaSU3Q%40mail.gmail.com.
