CAPTION TEXT PART III

 

The word caption in English when translated into Indonesian is to interpret or provide a description of an image or video that will be posted in an article to emphasize article content, essay reports, and so on. The function of the caption is to provide an explanation or description to the reader of the article about the intent of your post. When writing an essay or article and using a caption in our writing, we will provide a more understandable explanation for the reader about the article or essay that we make. In addition to the caption function to explain the purpose of our writing in an article or essay, another function of the caption is of course so that the material we provide or write is more understood by the reader because we provide examples that match the written material we provide.

Text Caption in English learning material can be interpreted as a text that explains the meaning of an image that is displayed. In general, the images displayed are given meaningful captions, ranging from funny, wise to news and informative. In this paper, we will discuss examples of captions on text news items.

🎈Types of Captions in English

There are several types of captions in English in text news items. Where the caption is used to explain or provide more information about an image or can also beautify the image. Below are some types of captions:

1. Identification Bar

In this type of caption, only mentions who is in the picture.

2. Cutline

This type of caption says who is in the picture and what that person is doing.

3. Summary

This type of caption contains a more complete explanation of the people in the picture, what they did, when it happened, and why they did it.

4. Expanded

The form of this type of caption is more complete than the summary and this type of caption contains various events and their quotes.

5. Group Identification

This type of caption is the same as the type of identification bar caption except that this type is used if the image contains more than one person.

6. Quotes

This type of caption contains quotes from someone's words related to the displayed image.

🎈 Procedure for Writing Captions in English

From the examples of captions above, of course, it can be seen that writing captions in English is not arbitrary. There are several ways to write the caption. According to nwscholasticpress there are several things that need to be considered in writing a good caption that can be used as a complementary image, the procedure is as follows:

In writing captions in English, it is not necessary to use article words such as a, an, or the. As much as possible use the simple Present Tenses so that the picture can be described.

• The information provided to the reader is not obtained just by looking at the picture.
• The text in the caption is only to complete the photo, not to replace the photo.
• At the time of writing text captions do not need to start with a name.
• When writing a text caption that shows an individual, you can use the word "from left", not "from left to right".
• When writing text in the caption, there is no need to write clear words, such as "Above" and "Pictured here".
• In mentioning the name in the caption, if the name is really important.
• Writing a good caption in English can start with several variations of the words below:

1. Prepositional phrases
2. Infinitive – phrases
3. Participial phrases
4. Adjective phrases
5. Questions
6. Exclamations

🎈 How to Write Caption Text

There are some tips on how to write a good caption text. Here is 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.Actually you can just write the emotion or mood on the subject in the picture, but you have to confirm it directly at the source. 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.

🎈Example of Caption Text

Here is an example of caption text :

1) Identification Caption

“Indonesian badminton player wins gold medal in 2021 Olympics.”

“Apple founder Steve Jobs in his famous black turtleneck.”

“Hollywood actress Robert Downey jr poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.”

2) Group Captions

“Beyonce and her daughter were seen in Los Angeles attending a wedding. They both wore pink dresses and were seen entering the venue with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.”

“After visiting the iconic Taj Mahal and the famous Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, the Obama family met the representatives of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan on January 20th in Mumbai.”

“BTS made an appearance at the latest Samsung Unpacked event in Seoul, South Korea.”

“Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and other marvel stars assemble for an epic class photo in honor of Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary in New York.”

3) Summary Captions

“This aerial picture shows the graves of victims of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Okunoin cemetery in Japan on August 7, 2021.”

Gambar udara ini menunjukkan kuburan korban virus corona COVID-19 di pemakaman Okunoin di Jepang pada 7 Agustus 2021.

“A Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officer watches over the morning exercises for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients isolating at the Wisma Atlet in Kemayoran, Center Jakarta, on Sep. 4, 2020. Thousands of COVID-19 patients are dying at home in self-isolation, partly due to a lack of monitoring and medical supplies.”

Petugas Satpol PP DKI Jakarta mengawasi latihan pagi bagi pasien COVID-19 asimtomatik yang diisolasi di Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, Jakarta Pusat, pada 4 September 2020. Ribuan pasien COVID-19 meninggal di rumah di isolasi diri, sebagian karena kurangnya pemantauan dan pasokan medis.

“A security personnel stands guard at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic and Paralympic Village entrance in Rio de Janeiro on August 3, 2016, ahead of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which begin on August 5.”

Seorang personel keamanan berjaga di pintu masuk Desa Paralimpiade dan Olimpiade Rio de Janeiro di Rio de Janeiro pada 3 Agustus 2016, menjelang Olimpiade Rio de Janeiro 2016 yang dimulai pada 5 Agustus’.

4) Quote Caption

‘Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration’ – Thomas Edison.

‘You must tell yourself, no matter how hard it is, or how hard it gets, I’m going to make it’ – Les Brown

‘I will not lose, for even in defeat, there’s a valuable lesson learned, so it evens up for me’ – Jay  Z.

‘You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean, if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty’ – Mahatma Gandhi.

‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant’ – Robert Louis

5) Cutline Caption

“Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, the second daughter of Sukarno visits residents of the Luar Batang area of North Jakarta on May 26, 2015.”

🎈 How to Write Caption?

1. Observe the selected photo or video 
2. Find out the message from the picture 
3. Write concise phrase or sentence under the picture 

If you still don't understand the material above, here is a video about a more detailed explanation

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5 SOAL CAPTION TEXT :

1. Which caption best describes the picture above?

A. Prince Akihito married a commoner in 1959, ending a 1,500-year-old tradition.

B. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have three children and four grandchildren.

C. Japan's Emperor Akihito, flanked by Empress Michiko, delivers a speech to well-wishers.

D. Japanese Emperor Hirohito (center) poses with the Imperial family, including his wife, Empress Nagako (seated at left).

E. With the sakura season representing a fresh start, it's appropriate that April marks the beginning of the Japanese fiscal and school year. 

ANSWER : C

2. Which caption best describes the picture?

A. The People's Republic of China (PRC or PR China), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017.

B. Many Chinese students and scholars in the US have been subjected to lengthy investigation known as “administrative processing”.

C. China's political system was based on hereditary monarchies, or dynasties, beginning with the semi-legendary Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE.

D. Dragon dancers at Chinese New Year celebrations in London.

E. The collection of fortifications known as the Great Wall of China has historically had a number of different names in both Chinese and English.

ANSWER : D

The government will restrict foreign currency purchases following a sharp drop in the peso.

Firms will have to seek central bank permission to sell pesos to buy foreign currency and to make transfers abroad.

Argentina is also seeking to defer debt payments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to deal with the crisis.

In an official bulletin issued on Sunday, the government said that it was necessary to adopt "a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the normal functioning of the economy, to sustain the level of activity and employment and protect the consumers".

The central bank said the measures were necessary to "maintain currency stability".

It also said while individuals can continue to buy US dollars, they will need to seek permission to purchase more than $10,000 (£8,223.50) a month.

(Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49547189)

3. According to the text, we can conclude that ….

A. the government will protect people from US dollars.

B. individuals can no longer continue to buy US dollars.

C. Argentina is making new regulations to strengthen peso.

D. Firms will have to seek president’s permission to make transfers abroad.

E. Argentina refuses International Monetary Fund’s help.

ANSWER :  C

4. What is the purpose of the caption?

a. To make the picture look better

b. To give a description of what is going on in the picture

c. To tell about who was taking the picture

d. To explain the news

5.  According to the caption on the picture, when was the photo taken?

a. July 19 2018

b. February 1 2017

c. January 14 2016

d. December 7 2015