CAPTION CHAPTER 2 PART 1

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DEFINITION OF CAPTION TEXT


 Caption text is a short text that is used to complete an image. Caption text appears usually under pictures, photos, graphics, posters and even tables. The short text serves to describe what is in the image. Captions are usually also used to emphasize the content of articles, essays or reports.


 All captions must have at least two sentences. The first sentence is present tense and explains what is happening in the picture by answering 5W (what, when, where, why, who).The second sentence is the past tense or past tense and describes the background or situation behind the picture. 


 In addition, write down as much information as possible and do not write information that is not clear. The focus is on telling the story and providing the reader with new and interesting information. The third sentence should be a quote that completes the story in the picture. Many readers like it because it makes each image unique. Quotes can come from the person in the picture, a witness, or a person involved in activities with that person.)




Types of Caption Text


 Caption text also has several types, namely:


 1. Identification


 This type of caption text is usually used to describe or identify everyone in the photo, but does not explain a story.


 2. Group Captions


 Group Captions are usually used to describe multiple images. The group caption must be clear about which image each caption describes.


 3. Story-Telling Caption


 Story-telling captions are the ideal type of caption and can be used whenever possible. This type of caption will tell a story behind the image.


 4. Summary


 For the type of caption summary, it usually contains an explanation of the subject in the picture, the activities carried out in the picture, the time of the incident, the location of the incident and the reason why the activity was carried out.


 5. Quotes


 Quote caption means containing a quote from someone in the picture.


 6. Cutline


Cutline type captions are the ones most often found in pictures and writings on newspapers and media, both offline and online.


 7. Expanded


 the type of expanded caption is the type of caption that has the most complete information. In accordance with the name of the type, this expanded caption text is a development of the previous text, especially from the summary caption.


Generic Structure Caption Text


 Caption text, although it is a very short type of text, also has a generic structure as in other texts. Here is the generic structure of the caption text.


- Title


- Lead


- Section headings.



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