The team attempt to unravel the long history of the house and document paranormal activity taking place on the property Read More
The Crypto Crew team uncover and document evidence of the elusive legend known as Bigfoot. Read More
Dominick was a bright young man who had just landed the role of skippy in the Toxic Avenger Movie. He was on top of the world and had his whole life in front of him,with nothing but good things in store. But that all changed after the death of his parents. Read More
The 460 plus mile long Musi River, sometimes called Gold River, was the heart of Palembang especially during the 7th to 13th century Srivijayan empire. Many of the locals still depend on the river in many ways. Read More
On a late evening in April of 1942 three men hailed a taxi in Harlan Kentucky to take them to Virginia across Black Mountain. Secluded by the wilderness atop Kentucky's highest peak, the men killed the taxi driver. Later the killers were apprehended and had to stand trial for their crimes. This was just the beginning of the story. Read More
The Fourth Party
A well acted drama filled with romance and betrayal. Coming soon to streaming services everywhere!
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Captions or Subtitles?
Today we are taking a look at captions and subtitles. While the two are similar they are not the same. They both appear as text on your film and normally represent the dialogue between characters. Some streaming companies even group the two under one heading, which may lead to even more confusion for anyone trying to understand the difference.
Captions and Subtitles, while similar, both server unique purposes. Here is more information:
- Captions come in open or closed form. Closed captioning can be turned off, while open captioning is embedded directly into the film.
- Captions are very useful to people who are hearing impaired.
- Captions are generally onscreen text in the language being spoken in the film and includes non speech sounds. Captions may appear onscreen that says "intense music" or "birds singing".
- Almost all Streaming services and public television require your film or show to have captioning.
- Subtitles are generally onscreen text in a language the viewer understands when watching a film that has onscreen dialogue in a foreign language.
- Subtitles only includes dialogue.
- Subtitles are commonly used for foreign films.
Now, to simplify it a bit. If you have a film where the characters speak English and you are releasing your film in area where English is the spoken language you will need captions for the film.
Now, if you are releasing that same film in other areas where English is not the spoken language, then you would use subtitles that are in the areas native dialogue. The main purpose of subtitles is to translate the spoken language into the viewers language.
Captions are designed for viewers who cannot hear the audio in the video. Subtitles are designed for viewers who can hear but do not understand the language in the video.
As things change, the two words, caption and subtitles, have become more interchangeable when talking about onscreen text. And you can essentially achieve the same result with either form.
Here at ZMP, we typically translate English captions into different languages to make a film more appealing to a larger audience. This translation is also a service we offer to all filmmakers, for a very low fee, even if we are not your publisher/distributor. Feel free to contact us.
In closing, we hope this short article helps you understand the similarities and differences between Captions and Subtitle.
Have a great day!
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Searching for Sasquatch Chapter II: The Watchers
The wait is over! The exciting follow up to Searching for Sasquatch is Here!
Searching for Sasquatch Chapter II: The Watchers continues Jason Kenzie's quest to find Bigfoot. Jason Kenzie goes back into the deep forests of British Columbia in search of the legendary Cryptid creature known as Sasquatch and as Bigfoot in the United States. Along the way he conducts several interviews and encounters some of the most beautiful country you have ever seen.
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Searching for Sasquatch Chapter 2: The watchers (Coming Soon)
Coming soon from Zombie Media, Chapter 2 of the hit film series Searching for Sasquatch. Jason Kenzie goes back into the deep forests of British Columbia in search of the legendary Cryptid creature known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot in the United States.
Jason has a desire to learn more about Sasquatch and the people who have seen it. He also adds in a little comedic flare that is very entertaining.
Check out the official trailer for Searching for Sasquatch Chapter 2: The watchers.
If you missed chapter one you can watch it at the following services
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The Tree Widow
Now available from Zombie Media Publishing - The Tree Widow.
The Tree Widow is a film written and directed by Alison Mills Newman. Its the story of Sarah, an older God fearing widow, who opens her home to women only to discover their brokenness. Sarah attempts to help them heal their relationships by offering Godly advice. Some women don't acknowledge Sarah's point of view, and rebel. How can she change their minds?
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