Do you ever watch T.V. with closed captioning? I do sometimes, when I am trying to settle down, but my husband is already sleeping. I put the T.V. on mute, and read the CC, to catch the action, while letting him rest.
There are a few things I've noticed about CC. :
First of all it's not always that accurate.
Secondly, there's a lot of times when they throw letters together like the person is going to be able to figure out what they are talking about.
Third, sometimes, whole batches of dialogue go by without any CC. It's like the scribe gets so involved in the action, they forget to tell the viewer what they are seeing.
Recently, I wrote down some of these things I've seen on CC. just to prove my point I am transcribing them here, as I saw them. These are real folks. I am not making this stuff up. I find it endlessly entertaining.
"Self steam". Hmmm. Does that mean the person is self-motivated? Or needs help feeling better about themselves? Or maybe they talk too much???
"I had to interview them for my bock". Would that be J.S.Bock? Or a person who refuses to comply with directions?
"I could sing Jo loves me man pwrohed." Now I'm really confused. Who's Jo? And what language should I know in order to translate pwrohed?
"Chocolate brown town for depth". Uh huh. Sorry. I don't get what this decorating advice is saying to me.
"Are you kid meeting?" I think the scribe meant "Are you kidding me?", or maybe there's a meeting of the kids??? or perhaps the baby goats are having a get together?
"Small ballet flats and change the....." and then the CC stopped. Commercial. Good luck to anyone who was going to take that fashion advice to heart.
"Quart of an inch". This one was a little easier to figure out. I'll just go and get my quart casserole and put an inch of pasta in it.
"Thank goodness we don't have the wearing they have back east". Yes. We have so much to be thankful for. We can all rest easy now that we don't have the wearing.
"I have a 14 month mold little boy". Someone quick! Call Health Services!
"100 people were forced to loaf their homes." Oh no! That's terrible! No one should have to loaf their homes!
Even more entertaining is the T.A.C. channel. This is for the sight-impaired. You can watch it and be informed about the set, the action, and the dialogue. At odd intervals in the show, a voice over will say something like:
"Sarah approaches Bill with a puzzled expression. Bill leans forward and fixes the vase on the table. Sarah looks to the left, sees her dog, and sighs."
All this while you watch Sarah approaching Bill with a puzzled expression, while Bill leans forward and fixes the vase on the table, and the camera swings to the left to show the dog and back to Sarah who sighs.
Either one of these is very a cheap late-night diversion. You can be completely confused, or completely educated about what you are watching. It's yor choiece.
There are a few things I've noticed about CC. :
First of all it's not always that accurate.
Secondly, there's a lot of times when they throw letters together like the person is going to be able to figure out what they are talking about.
Third, sometimes, whole batches of dialogue go by without any CC. It's like the scribe gets so involved in the action, they forget to tell the viewer what they are seeing.
Recently, I wrote down some of these things I've seen on CC. just to prove my point I am transcribing them here, as I saw them. These are real folks. I am not making this stuff up. I find it endlessly entertaining.
"Self steam". Hmmm. Does that mean the person is self-motivated? Or needs help feeling better about themselves? Or maybe they talk too much???
"I had to interview them for my bock". Would that be J.S.Bock? Or a person who refuses to comply with directions?
"I could sing Jo loves me man pwrohed." Now I'm really confused. Who's Jo? And what language should I know in order to translate pwrohed?
"Chocolate brown town for depth". Uh huh. Sorry. I don't get what this decorating advice is saying to me.
"Are you kid meeting?" I think the scribe meant "Are you kidding me?", or maybe there's a meeting of the kids??? or perhaps the baby goats are having a get together?
"Small ballet flats and change the....." and then the CC stopped. Commercial. Good luck to anyone who was going to take that fashion advice to heart.
"Quart of an inch". This one was a little easier to figure out. I'll just go and get my quart casserole and put an inch of pasta in it.
"Thank goodness we don't have the wearing they have back east". Yes. We have so much to be thankful for. We can all rest easy now that we don't have the wearing.
"I have a 14 month mold little boy". Someone quick! Call Health Services!
"100 people were forced to loaf their homes." Oh no! That's terrible! No one should have to loaf their homes!
Even more entertaining is the T.A.C. channel. This is for the sight-impaired. You can watch it and be informed about the set, the action, and the dialogue. At odd intervals in the show, a voice over will say something like:
"Sarah approaches Bill with a puzzled expression. Bill leans forward and fixes the vase on the table. Sarah looks to the left, sees her dog, and sighs."
All this while you watch Sarah approaching Bill with a puzzled expression, while Bill leans forward and fixes the vase on the table, and the camera swings to the left to show the dog and back to Sarah who sighs.
Either one of these is very a cheap late-night diversion. You can be completely confused, or completely educated about what you are watching. It's yor choiece.
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