CAPTION TEXT

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A. Definition of Caption Text

   Caption is the text that appears or is below the image. In today's digital era, it is difficult to find captions, memes are a form of caption, because they display images with text. Caption consists of several descriptions of words or several sentences. sometimes in some pictures, such as captions, the words are not made by themselves, the name of the songwriter must be included.

   And it must be remembered that a good caption is the right caption to be positive, meaning to provide moral or motivational lessons to the reader, some even say this caption is similar to a poster, if the poster is a print media caption is usually available via electronic media or the internet.

   Captions are included in the type of text or genre, so caption writing must also have criteria. A good caption clearly identifies the subject of the image clearly, although not in too much detail, due to limited space for writing. It's not just good writing. It turns out that the quality of the image selection is also one of the caption requirements that we make interesting. Captions can be words, sentences, or phrases.

B. Good English Caption Writing Procedures

   A good caption as a complement to the explanation can be written in the following way:

1. Don't use article words like a, an, or the
2. As much as possible use Present Tenses so that the picture can be explained
3. Provide information to readers that cannot be obtained just by looking at pictures
4. There is a caption to complete the photo, not a substitute for the photo
5. Writing the caption does not have to start with the name
6. Write a caption to indicate the individual, can use the word "from left", NOT "from left to right".
7. No need to write clear words like “Above” and “pictured here”
8. Mention the name in the caption only if the name is really important
9. Start writing a good caption in English with some variations of the following words:

• prepositional phrase
• -infinitive phrase
• participatory phrases
• adjective phrase
• question
• exciting

Tips for writing a good caption in English above, of course, not all of them can be used in one photo. There are some that must be adapted to the context.

C. Types of English Subtitles in Today's Media

   The development of content media both offline and online encourages creativity to visualize the best content. Captions are used to provide more information about an image or to beautify an image. Currently, there are several types of complementary images that can be referred to as captions, quoted from brainly, namely:

1. Identification bar: This type of caption only says who is in the picture
2. Cutline: This type of caption says who is being drawn and what they are looking for
3. Summary: Contains a complete explanation of who is in the picture, what was done, when it happened, where it happened, and why it was done.
4. Expanded: A more complete form of summary, this type of text also includes how it happened and quotes.
5. Group identification: Same as the text identification bar type, only this type is used if the image contains more than one person.
6. Quote: quote someone's quote related to the picture.

D. Examples of Captions in English by Type

   It has been explained above that there are 6 types of captions in English and their pictures. Now we will give examples of English captions of each based on its type.

1. Example of Caption Identification Bar

As explained above that the type of caption identification bar is a type of English caption that only states who is in the picture, for example below. Image of a star posing in front of the Taj Mahal

2. Example of Caption Cutline

This type of cutline caption is what we most often find in pictures and writings in newspapers and media both offline and online. The captin cutline states who is in the picture and what they are doing, for example as shown below. Caption in English in the image below

3. Sample Caption Summary

While in the caption summary, the information we get in the complementary text is more detailed. There is information What, Who, Where, When. Usually the task of making an example of an English 5w 1h caption is in this type of caption or expanded caption. In the media image we can find as in the following example:

4. Example of Expanded Caption

Next is the most complete description of the information. This type of expanded text is a development of the previous text, especially the summary text.

5. caption expand next is the following travel that depicts the millennium bridge crossing over the Theme river in London. Pictures and captions in English were taken

6. Example of Group Identification Description

The group identification title looks the same as the identification bar title example. It's just that the subject is a group of people, for example as below.

An example of the next group identification caption could be 2 people like this:

7. Contoh caption quote

Sementara contoh caption quote ini cukup gampang kita temukan pada media-media gambar seperti instagram. Quote sudah sering sekali dipakai untuk mengutarakan pesan secara tidak langsung. Jika disertai dengan gambar yang sesuai dengan isi kata bjika tersebut maka maknanya makin kuat, contohnya dibawah ini

E. Example of English Caption Questions

1. What is the purpose of the caption?
Answer: to give a description of what is going on in the picture

2. When was the picture taken?
Answer: it was taken on January 14 2016

3. Where was the location in the picture?
Answer: the location was in Thamrin, Jakarta

4. Who is the main subject in the picture that is described in the caption?
Answer: Indonesian President, Joko Widodo

5. What kind of caption is in the pict
Answer: the kind of caption is cutline.

The image above is captioned below: “A woman walks among the bell-shaped towers of Borobudur in Indonesia—the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Photo by Nigel Pavitt, Corbis Images”

The meaning of the caption above is: A woman walks among the bell-shaped towers of Borobudur Indonesia — the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Photo by Nigel Pavitt, Corbis Images

 

The pictures and descriptions above are complete enough to meet the information requirements of what, who, where, how and also who documented the image.

Furthermore, a picture that is quite popular with a very good caption, pay attention!

The photo of the couple Prince William and his wife above has the following English caption:

All smiles: Prince William and Kate kissed twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace – to the delight of the gathered crowds.

Do you know what the text in the image above means? Translated it would be: All smiles: Prince William and Kate kiss twice on the balcony of Buckingham Palace – to the delight of the assembled crowd.

For examples of the following captions and images, you can see for yourself in the following National Geographic photos:

MY EXERCISE FROM MODULE: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1teK3cRoFmkiqN0qaXH2SHUovLvrKOUx5/view?usp=drivesdk

Practice 1,2 (page 8-9)  & part E (page 12-13) 

PAGE 8-9 

Practice 1 : 

Readout these two captions (Text 1 and Text 2) loudly and meaningfully and take a note on your notebook if you find some words that you don't understand. Then consult the dictionary. 

Text 1: 

What a ride: Jakartans enjoy a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT, Which connects Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, on Tuesday. City-owned PT MRT Jakarta is carrying out a free trial of its new service until March 24, aiming to attract 285,000 passengers. ( The Jakarta Post/Wendra Ajistyatama)

Text 2:

In the Sept 20 2018 photo, 5th-grade teacher Heather Dalton, center, works with students Julian Ryno, left, and Ma'Kenley Burns, doing math problems on the Drean Box system at Charles Barnum Elementary School in Groton, Conn. A wide array of apps, websites, and software used in schools borrow elements from video games to help teachers connect with students living technology-infused lives - AP Photo/Michael Melia

Practice 2: Read these two captions one more time. Then answer the following questions for each text, Write your answer with a complete answer on your notebook.

1. What is the text about? 

Answer : 

Text 1: The text is about a trial run of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT. 

Text 2: The text is about 5th-grade teacher Heather Dalton works with students. 

2. Who are in the picture?

Answer : 

Text 1: Jakartans are in the picture.

Text 2: Heather Dalton, Julian Ryno, and Ma'Kenley Burns are in the picture.

3. What do they do based on the picture?

Answer : 

Text 1: They enjoy a trial tun of the first phase of the Jakarta MRT. 

Text 2:  They doing math problems on the Dream Box system.

4. Where did the picture published?

Answer:  

Text 1: The picture publishes in the Jakarta Post.

Text 2: mThe picture publishes in AP Photo.

5. Why did the writer write this text?

Answer:  

Text 1: The writer wrote the text because he wanted to describe a picture of Jakartans enjoys a trial run of MRT.

Text 2: The writer wrote the text because he wanted to describe pictures teachers connect with students living technology-infused lives.