[bksvol-discuss] Re: question on picture captions
- From: "Valerie Maples" <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 02:12:05 -0500
It was my "bad" for not giving specific information about this book. I was
thinking specifically, but asking generally, and your information makes
better sense overall. It is late, but I am on a roll; what can I say?
Thanks for your help, Carrie!
Valerie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 12:39 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question on picture captions
Yes, different situations call for different actions. I was giving the
general rule, but if you feel that it would be better to identify the people
in the images, that's fine with me. Whatever is less confusing for the
reader!
Thanks for allowing me to clarify! Carrie
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From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 10:18:10 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question on picture captions
Hi, Carrie!
I am leaving them as is (like your description) since I was already halfway
through this book when I thought to ask, but in this case identifying
information is immediately before or after the pictures, so my guess is it
would be okay to at least identify the central character? In this book I
think it is actually more confusing to leave names out.
I guess situations may dictate?
Valerie
On May 31, 2010, at 12:06 AM, Carrie Karnos wrote:
Hi Valerie,
The convention among people who create image (or audio) descriptions
professionally is that until the person is named in the text (or movie), you
refer to the person in the picture as "young boy" or "woman" or whatever.
That way, you don't give away an information ahead of when it's presented in
the text (or movie). Make sense?
Carrie
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From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, May 30, 2010 9:31:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question on picture captions
If you know who is in a picture based on the story, do you identify them by
name or do you label them by sex and age like "young boy" or "woman" so that
the picture is text independent?
Often when I am proofing the second is done, but I am inclined instead to
name the person. How does everyone feel about this and what are preferences?
Thanks for your help and input!
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