WorksheetsSubtitling Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the followings is considered as monosemiotic text?
news article
documentaries
corporate training video
news broadcasting
How many lines usually a subtitle have?
One
Two
depends on whether it's SDH or not
No more than two
On conventional TV broadcasting media, how many characters can each line have on average?
28
37
40
42
Based on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video styleguides, how many characters can each line have on average?
28
37
40
42
Subtitles should appear and disappear with the dialogue and respect shot changes. Subtitles straddling shot changes are still considered to be disruptive to the viewing experience and should be avoided. Also, to maintain the viewing experience, there should be a gap between subtitles. Without the gap, the eyes find it difficult to realize that new information has been presented. How many frames the minimum gap should be put in between subtitles?
1
2
11
12
Based on the 6-second rule, how up to many seconds can a one-line-subtitle appear on screen?
6
2
3
4
Which of the followings are true when two characters are talking in a scene?
I can't find it.
Find what?
- I can't find it.
- Find what?
- I can't find it.
Find what?
I can't find it.
- Find what?
I will use italics for...
voices from characters who do not appear on the screen
radio
songs
all options are correct
When are capital letters used?
Signposts, titles or headlines
Titles, songs
Headlines and titles
Signposts and headlines
Are you going to write numbers 1-9 in letters or numbers?
Letters
Numbers
Tick the ones that apply. What can you omit to make a subtitle shorter so that it can fit to the required spatial constraint?
Characters' names
Interjections
Redundancies
Pet phrases
Which of the followings are considered the functions of subtitles?
to provide accessibility for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing community
to enjoy foreign movies
to learn foreign language
to enjoy a movie in a crowded place
Translated dialogue/lyrics projected above the stage in an opera or theatrical play is called...
subtitles
intertitles
surtitles
superscript
In terms of subtitling classifications, the standard display mode in pre-prepared subtitling, which appears intermittently, in full and in one go is called...
block/pop-up/pop-on subtitles
cumulative/add-on subtitles
scrolling/roll-up subtitles
intertitles
Subtitling display mode that is used in Youtube automated captioning is called...
block/pop-up/pop-on subtitles
cumulative/add-on subtitles
scrolling/roll-up subtitles
YouTubetitles
Narrative context, sound effect, and visual images play important role in conveying the message from the dialogue when translating subtitles. Hence, translating subtitles without watching the video will not be effective. This concept of semiotics in subtitling is called
multimodality of language
intersemiotic cohesion
a blessing in disguise
multisemiotic text
A subtitle is usually presented on the bottom of the screen. However, it can be outruled due to several conditions, including:
There's an on-screen text on the bottom of the screen
The bottom of the screen provides plot-pertinent visual cues
There's a black bar on the bottom of the screen
The styleguide explicitly mentioned that the subtitle should be at the top of the screen.
Pay attention to the punctuation! Which of the following is correct?
He used to say:
"Never say never".
He used to say:
"Never say never."
Pay attention to the punctuation! Which of the following is correct?
They took everything: Sandals, towels,
swimming trunks, and goggles.
They took everything: sandals, towels,
swimming trunks, and goggles.
The followings are the situation in which we can use ellipses in subtitle, except:
to indicate hesitations in the way speakers deliver their utterances
When there's a lengthy pause
When a forced narrative interrupts dialogue
To indicate that a sentence is divided into more than one subtitle.
What should be presented in an SDH?
dialogue
all sound effects
sound effects that cannot be identified visually
speaker identifier
The followings are true when presenting sound effect, except:
When there are multiple sounds, only put ones that is plot-pertinent
Besides the sound, the source of the sound is also important to be mentioned
When a scene focuses on a screaming child, it's important to add sound effect, i.e. [kid screams]
When background music and dialog are at the same scene, it's okay to just present the dialog without adding information about background music
In terms of formal and textual features, which error can you spot on the subtitle?
improper line-breaking/segmentation
wrong use of italics
improper use of punctuation and capital letter
There's no errors.
Which error can you spot from this subtitle? Agus is the person with the black shirt on this scene.
Improper use of speaker identifier.
Using non-standard Bahasa Indonesia
No errors
The text should be italicized.
What error can be spotted from the song lyric?
The lyric should not use the musical note symbols
The lyric should be italicized
The lyric should end with a full stop
The first letter of the lyric should not use capital letter
