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Post by glowgirl004 on May 21, 2021 13:21:14 GMT -5
I wonder what type of American movies sell overseas? And do American comedies do well? It might be difficult if a viewer had to read both the dialog of the movie and the riffs if it were subtitled. My friend is deaf and I've recommended MST3K to her but she thinks having to read subtitles for the movie dialogue AND riffs would be confusing. At least in Netflix they caption when Jonah and the Bots are saying stuff, so that may make a difference.
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Post by comedyc on May 21, 2021 13:51:49 GMT -5
I also have a deaf friend who can't really get into the show. It's too confusing to him to tell apart the voices and the films, and closed captions are hit and miss since it's like trying to read sarcasm on the internet (the jokes don't land).
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Post by GarrettCRW on May 22, 2021 18:50:01 GMT -5
Some of the problems for hearing impaired viewers could presumably probably be alleviated if riffs were captioned in a different color or designating who was saying it, right?
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Post by jocksinclair on May 22, 2021 22:33:10 GMT -5
Some of the problems for hearing impaired viewers could presumably probably be alleviated if riffs were captioned in a different color or designating who was saying it, right? I saw one fan project which did that. Placement on the screen can also help, there's a sweet spot where the film dialogue is still "on screen" but not blocking any significant visuals, and the riffing subtitles are over the seats. You want at least *one* different color (that is to say, it rarely matters for the purposes of the riff *who* is talking, but it at least should be a different color than the movie's subtitles), but three has a cool effect.
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Post by glowgirl004 on May 23, 2021 11:07:45 GMT -5
Some of the problems for hearing impaired viewers could presumably probably be alleviated if riffs were captioned in a different color or designating who was saying it, right? Yeah, I watched Mac and Me with subtitles (other friend isn't deaf but likes subtitles anyway) and everything was designated by who was saying it. I can always bring that up to my friend if she wants to give MST3K a shot.
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