Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Duration / Spotting of subtitles
Poster: Monica Paolillo
Post title: Hold it!
[quote]Noukita wrote:
lots of very short subtitles, even if separated with a few seconds might simply nerve the audience. [/quote]
Caution, Noukita. You shouldn't have lots of very short subtitles. You have to have subtitles that stay onscreen no longer than 7 or 8 seconds. They shouldn't be too short. 7-8 secs are enough to put in quite a lot of text, so they won't be short. Unfortunately, sometimes the audience will be nerved as much as we are when we hear someone digressing all the time. It's about the same experience the audience will have with the video without subtitles. Of course, you can, and you must mediate and try to improve the viewer's experience to the best of your ability but you can't do miracles ;)
[Edited at 2013-03-26 15:11 GMT]
Topic: Duration / Spotting of subtitles
Poster: Monica Paolillo
Post title: Hold it!
[quote]Noukita wrote:
lots of very short subtitles, even if separated with a few seconds might simply nerve the audience. [/quote]
Caution, Noukita. You shouldn't have lots of very short subtitles. You have to have subtitles that stay onscreen no longer than 7 or 8 seconds. They shouldn't be too short. 7-8 secs are enough to put in quite a lot of text, so they won't be short. Unfortunately, sometimes the audience will be nerved as much as we are when we hear someone digressing all the time. It's about the same experience the audience will have with the video without subtitles. Of course, you can, and you must mediate and try to improve the viewer's experience to the best of your ability but you can't do miracles ;)
[Edited at 2013-03-26 15:11 GMT]