CAPTION CHAPTER 2 PART 2

 

How to Write Caption Text

 1. Accuracy

 You have to know what you want to say. Do not write down or make judgments about the mood or mood of the people in the picture. Also pay attention to the actions of the subject or those around the subject.

 2. Don't Be Too Real 

Avoid phrases that tell the reader about very obvious actions, such as shaking hands, looking, gestures, chatting, and so on. This, of course, can be seen by the readers. Caption text that is too real like, 'Director A and Director B shake hands', or 'The principal of SMA J is looking at the computer pointed to by teacher B'.

 3. Avoid Cliches

 Avoid clichés or trite words. Avoid using words that describe actions with feelings, such as excited, rejoicing, jumping with joy, clapping happily, and so on.

 4. Showing the Subject of the Photo

 Don't show the subject of the photo in a way that talks to the subject like "Hey Joe, what are you doing in front of that building?" "Hey Jane, where are you right now?" and so forth.

 5. Language Style

 Actually, the style of language can be adjusted to the picture shown. For example, a funny style photo can be given a funny caption text too. Photos that are serious in style or such as tables and graphs must be given a serious caption as well.

 6. Identification

 Identify all clearly visible people in an image. If the photo or image contains four or more people and is not a group portrait, individual identification is not required, unless one or two people are clearly the center of attention in the photo.

Caption Text Function

 Writing caption text is not necessarily made just like that, but in its manufacture it has several functions, including:

 1. As an addition to the credibility of an image or video that is given a caption. That way, the image or video will be treated as real.

 2. As a way to get lots of people interested in watching videos or pictures. In addition, the use of caption text also provides an explanation of the images or videos that have been posted.

 3. Complete information from photos or images that are already published in social media or print media. With caption text, readers will easily understand the intent of the video or image.