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Deaf/Hard of Hearing

vanlassie

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1. Wow. That's some pretty indifferent thinking on the part of filmmakers.

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2023, 08:43 PM

Jan 2023

I wonder if they realize that, just because THEY were fortunate enough to have normal hearing, in time they may come to realize that they will also want CC when they start to lose hearing due to old age. Most of my 65 plus friends rely on captioning.

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Sundance Jury Members Walk Out Over Closed Captioning Issues [View all] sheshe2 Jan 2023 OP

Wow. That's some pretty indifferent thinking on the part of filmmakers. vanlassie Jan 2023 #1

Agreed. sheshe2 Jan 2023 #5

Most background sounds are so loud on movies that even folks with normal hearing have problems. Srkdqltr Jan 2023 #2

Yep - many times the music or ambient stuff totally masks the dialog. SeattleVet Jan 2023 #6

I wish film makers could understand canetoad Sep 2024 #7

I've used them since the late eighties. ggma Jan 2023 #3

Not just the words, the spelling too. sheshe2 Jan 2023 #4