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Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
They're not exactly subtitles (they don't appear at the bottom of the screen); they're not transcriptions of dialogue (as subtitles usually are); they're kind of an extention of Sherlock's personality. So what do we call them?
- Sparrow
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
On screen text. What else would we call them.
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
Sparrow wrote:
On screen text. What else would we call them.
True. Obviously, perhaps also just wondering if there's a technical 'industry' name for different effects....
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
Doubt it.
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"I demand to be incarcerated in the Tower immediately! With my co-conspirators, Sandshoes and Grandad"
"If you really are me, with your Sandshoes and your Dicky bow, then that calculation is still going on."
"Well, me and Chinny, we were surprised, but you came looking for us."
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
On screen text sounds fine 
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"Falling is just like flying, except there’s a more permanent destination."
"Sherlock Holmes is a great man, and I think one day—if we’re very very lucky—he might even be a good one."
"Would you like to-"
"-have dinner?"
"-solve crimes?"
"Oh"
- Sparrow
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
Or if you like it better, floating text.
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"I demand to be incarcerated in the Tower immediately! With my co-conspirators, Sandshoes and Grandad"
"If you really are me, with your Sandshoes and your Dicky bow, then that calculation is still going on."
"Well, me and Chinny, we were surprised, but you came looking for us."
- just_tea_thanks
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
In television production terms they're called macro overlays. My BA was in communications:televsion production, and that's what we were told to call them.
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Re: Sherlock's on screen texts: what do you call them?
In television production terms they're called macro overlays. My BA was in communications:televsion production, and that's what we were told to call them.
Yes... that's what I was trying to remember... thanks.
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We solve crimes, I blog about it, and he forgets his pants. I wouldn't hold out too much hope!
Just this morning you were all tiny and small and made of clay!
I'm working my way up the greasy pole. It's… very greasy. And… pole-shaped.
