What does a captioned performance look like?

Captioned performances have text on screens at the front of the auditorium so that deaf and hard of hearing, or anyone that would like to read along, can also enjoy the performance.

What is creative captioning?

Creative captioning is when captions are artistically integral to the show, for example if they are part of your set design. Creative captions are developed alongside the show and are designed to compliment the set and the performance.

What is live subtitling?

Live subtitling, also known as speech-to-text transcription (STT), gives deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people access to talks and lectures in museums and galleries, conferences, literary festivals, post-show discussions in the theatre, and in a wide range of other settings.

What is an open captioned performance?

For audience members with hearing disabilities, Open Captioning features an electronic text display which shows what the actors are saying or singing. Open Captioning is available for select performances.

What is a captioned film?

Introduction. Captions display dialogue on-screen and also describe the audio or sound portion of a film, allowing viewers who are D/deaf or hard of hearing to follow the script and the action of a film at the same time.

How do you add live captions to zoom?

How to enable closed captioning in Zoom Rooms

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
2. In the navigation panel, click Room Management then Zoom Rooms.
3. Click Edit next to the Zoom Room you want to enable closed captioning for.
4. Click the Meeting tab.
5. Under the In Meeting (Advanced) section, click the toggle for Closed Caption.

How do you do live captions?

Sending Embedded 608/708 Closed Captions

1. Create a live stream by going to
2. At the top, click Stream.
3. Enter a title and description, then click Create Stream.
4. Click Settings.
5. Click Setup.
6. Turn on Closed captions.
7. In the drop-down menu, select Embedded 608/708.
8. Click Save.

What is open captioning in movie theater?

Open captions — similar to subtitles — appear on the screen and cannot be turned off, while closed captioning is displayed on electronic devices that customers must request.

What is OC cinema?

Open Caption Movie presentations that utilize open captioning display dialogue and sound descriptions onscreen in text throughout the movie. Films featuring open captioning are designated with an OC next to the film title on the theater showtimes page.

How do deaf people go to the theater?

Movie theaters are required under the Americans with Disabilities Act to provide accommodations for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, which most often come in the form of closed captioning devices like captioning glasses and displays placed on armrests.

Does Zoom have live captions?

In meetings, the host or another meeting attendee assigned by the host can provide manual captioning, an integrated third-party closed captioning service can provide the captioning, or Zoom’s live transcription feature can provide automatic captioning through closed caption settings.