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I would use subtitles all the time if it didn't ruin dramatic and comedic timing. I often find myself wishing movies and video games had "proper nouns only" sub
by Causality1 5y ago
I would use subtitles all the time if it didn't ruin dramatic and comedic timing. I often find myself wishing movies and video games had "proper nouns only" subtitles.
- skydhash 5y agoI got so used to subtitles (learning English + anime). That I can put them in the background when I focus on the movie and quickly check them in case I did not understand something. Kinda like when you blur out the surrounding controls when watching YouTube.
- bentcorner 5y ago> I often find myself wishing movies and video games had "proper nouns only" subtitles. This would be an excellent idea! Oftentimes I'll watch something, then in the middle turn on the subtitles and learn that I was misunderstanding the name of someone/something. Even if I hear it correctly the spelling may be different and can give better context and cultural flavor.
- throwaway803453 5y agoSimply adding a delay to ensure the sentence doesn't appear after it is spoken would fix this. It's something that unavoidably happens with Saturday Night Live's transcript, for example, and I prefer it for comedy.
- lordgrenville 5y agoNice idea. Sounds pretty easy to implement, just filter the subtitles with an NER function.
- Wistar 5y agoI used to live in Denmark but never understood Danish, spoken or written, very well (at all). In movie theaters, they'd show English language films with Danish subtitles and, often, I'd miss a comic piece of dialog because the subtitles let the audience in on the joke before I could hear it spoken, and then the audience laughter would drown out any chance I had of hearing the joke. It was a bit frustrating.
- Scoundreller 5y agoI’ve had similar issues, but it’s when they subtitle the aliens talking and then I have no idea what they’re saying.