THE MATERIAL OF CAPTION

By SRI JULIYANTI, S.Pd

FORMS OF CAPTION

 A caption is a short explanation or description of

a picture located near the picture.

 It can be on either side of the picture, above the

picture, or below the picture.

 The information included in a caption is very

detailed and specific, but short and to the point.
A caption doesn’t always tell the whole story. A
caption often accompanies a story.

KINDS OF CAPTION

• 1. Identification
• digunakan untuk menjelaskan atau

mengidentifikasikan setiap orang yang berada
di dalam foto, namun tidak menjelaskan
sebuah cerita. Fokus pada caption text jenis
identification ini ada pada kejelasan.

• 2. Group Caption
digunakan untuk menjelaskan banyak gambar.
Keterangan ini harus memiliki setidaknya dua
kalimat per gambar dan menyertakan kutipan
bila memungkinkan. Group caption harus jelas
tentang gambar mana yang dijelaskan setiap
keterangan.

• 3. Story-Telling Caption
• digunakan kapan saja jika memungkinkan.

Caption jenis ini akan menceritakan sebuah
cerita dibalik gambar yang ada. Dengan
menggunakan caption jenis ini biasanya akan
lebih menarik untuk dibaca.

• 4. Summary
• biasanya berisi penjelasan subjek yang ada di

gambar, kegiatan yang dilakukan di dalam
gambar tersebut, waktu kejadian, lokasi
kejadian dan alasan mengapa kegiatan
tersebut dilakukan.

• 5. Quote
• berarti berisi kutipan kalimat dari seseorang

yang ada di dalam gambar.

• 6. Cutline
• cutline adalah yang paling sering ditemukan

dalam gambar dan tulisan yang tertera pada
koran dan media baik media offline ataupun
online. Caption cutline menjelaskan subjek
yang ada di gambar dan apa yang sedang
dilakukan oleh subjek.

• 7. Expanded
• adalah jenis caption yang paling lengkap

informasinya. Sesuai dengan nama jenisnya,
caption text yang diperluas ini adalah
pengembangan dari teks sebelumnya,
terutama dari caption summary.

Social Function

• helping the reader or viewer to

understand information that may not be in a
photo or a video.

• Newspapers
• Magazines

• Internet
• Books

• TV

• most print material

that has pictures

• Who is in the picture? (if 1-5 people, list names from left

to right)

• Where was the picture taken?
• What is happening in the picture? What happened before

or after the picture was taken?

• When did this happen?
• Why did this happen? Why is this picture important?
• How did this happen?

TIPS FOR WRITING CAPTIONS

• Don’t state the obvious. Give some

information that the reader may not know.

• If a caption is included with a full story or

article, keep it short, only 1-2 sentences.

• If a caption stands alone, without a story

or article, 3-5 sentences would be
appropriate.

• Don’t assume anything, especially if a

picture includes animals. You don’t know
what someone else or something is thinking!

EXAMPLE OF A CAPTION

Cast members Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart attend
the premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann Village
and Bruin theatres in Westwood, California November 17,
2008. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by
Stephenie Meyer and opens in the U.S. on November
21.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Analyze The caption

1. Who is in the Picture ?
• Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart

2. Where was The Picture Taken?
in Westwood California

3. What is happening in the picture ?

 Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart attend the

premiere of the movie "Twilight" at the Mann
Village and Bruin theatres in Westwood

 Because The movie will be launching at the firs time and

they are the main actor and actress in this film

4. When did this happen?

 November 17, 2008

5. Why did this happen?

Try to analyze the folowing caption !

The following 2 slides are
examples of captions. Check

to see if each caption

answers the five W’s and H
and if it is detailed but short.

Kyle Busch waves
the checkered flag
to the crowd after

winning the

NASCAR Nextel

Cup Food City 500

race in Bristol,
Tenn. in 2009.

Tiger Woods
celebrates after

chipping in for eagle

on the 11th hole
during the final

round of the
Memorial golf
tournament on

Sunday in Dublin,
Ohio. He won the

event.