There are a number of interesting challenges in creating the captions for my movie, “Claustrophobia.” Because the main purpose of creating them is to make the movie accessible and understandable to the hearing-impaired audience, a number of special considerations come into play. Firstly, since the main character (Tim Patterson) signs frequently, is it necessary [...]
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NEW DISTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITIES
As I continue to navigate the brave new world of independent film distribution, it occurs to me that we have reached (or are close to reaching) a tipping point. One of the presenters at the independent film symposium held in conjunction with the recently completed LA Film Festival was Nolan Gallagher, the founder of Gravitas [...]
Creating Captions
One of areas I’m focusing on as far as the distribution of Claustrophobia is concerned is a push to market the film to the hearing-impaired community. In order to do that, I need to create a captioned version of the movie that includes not only the dialogue but indications of sounds and sound effects. Because, [...]
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