[Maddy Scopellite]: Midterm Portfolio – #3 Creative Captions

The Project

Project Description 

This is a 5 minute clip from a longer short film called the Relaxed Wife. I has a variety of creative captions the integrate color, shape, and icons to engage the viewer better.

Documentation 

The project is a creative captioning video of old style film movie that was called the relaxed wife. The captions separate the speakers by different legible bright colors, the narrators speaks in quotations and the man reading the book aloud is in italics. There are music notes for music descriptions, one music not for sounds, and brackets around certain sound descriptions.

This is a screenshot of a page. On the page has two images on the left with parallel descriptions of text on the right. The images are screenshots of the adobe premiere pro workspace. Captions are on the top left, content blocks of audio and visual elements on the bottom, and a view of the frame of the movie on the top right. The text on the right explains the choices made and process of creating the captions
Process documentations 1/3
This is a screenshot of a page. On the page has two images on the left with parallel descriptions of text on the right. The images are screenshots of the adobe premiere pro workspace. Captions are on the top left, content blocks of audio and visual elements on the bottom, and a view of the frame of the movie on the top right. The text on the right explains the choices made and process of creating the captions. In the second screenshot/image on the page has a yellow sticky note on the right that lists character and its matching color PIN.
Process Documentation 2/3
This is a screenshot of a page. On the page has two images with corresponding descriptions of text below each. The images are screenshots of the adobe premiere pro workspace. Captions are on the top left, content blocks of audio and visual elements on the bottom, and a view of the frame of the movie on the top right. The text on below explains the choices made and process of creating the captions.
Process Documentation 3/3

Reflection Questions

What is the theme of the work?  

The theme of this is bright and playful with a little bit of tension built between the family throughout the scenes. The theme discovers if the captions for this video can make it more immersive and comprehensible to the viewer, its main goal is to be engaging for the viewer.

How is that theme particularly expressed through the modality of the week? 

The theme is conveyed through the vibrant and dynamic captions, which guide the viewer’s understanding of the dialogue and soundscape. The colorful separation of speakers and the unique notation for sound effects create an interactive and engaging experience, enhancing immersion.

Which elements of the work are beautifully/wonderfully/perfectly expressed through the modality?

The clear and distinct separation of characters’ speech and sound effects is beautifully captured through the use of colors, italics, and music notes. These visual cues make it easy for the viewer to follow the action and understand the audio components even without sound.

Which elements are lost or inexpressible through the modality of the week?

Some subtleties of tone, such as sarcasm or emotion, might be difficult to fully capture in text, even with color coding. Additionally, the nuances of sound, such as background ambiance or slight shifts in music, are less impactful when described in words or symbols rather than heard.

Who does this project exclude? Who would not be able to interact with this work? Who is this modality not accessible for?

This project might exclude those with color blindness, as distinguishing between different speakers could become difficult if they rely on the color coding. Additionally, viewers who struggle with reading comprehension or visual impairment may find the text-heavy presentation challenging.

Now that you’ve identified who is excluded, what is one way you could remix this piece to include another population? (You don’t have to make this part, but think about it and write about it).

To include those with color blindness, symbols or patterns could be used alongside colors to distinguish speakers. For those with visual impairments, audio descriptions or screen readers could accompany the captions, providing an auditory experience that mirrors the visual content.

Additional Modality (N/A)