Caption
Text
Group 6
Group Members
1. Nurin Fajrin (31)
2. Rachel Sira (32)
3. Radinta Annindyta (33)
4. Sadhan Satria (34)
5. Sekar Ayuasmara (35)
6. Syifa Syamila (36)
What is a caption?
A caption, also known as a cutline, is a text that
appears below an image. Most captions draw
attention to something in the image that is not
obvious, such as its relevance to the text.
Captions can consist of a few words of description,
or several sentences. The purpose of caption text is
to help reader understand information that may not
be in the text.
The Function of Caption
1. Provide Information to Complete The Picture:
to provide additional information and complete a photo. So, we
can't just insert captions into articles and end up making our
readers not understand.
2. Establish Credibility:
Add credibility to a photo, image, video, table, or graph presented
so that it looks more real.
3. Promote Better Engagement:
To make people interested in seeing the photo and understanding
it.
Structure
The title
1 image title description that
represents the image
relatively Section heading 3
text that provides information on the
image in the form of the essence of
The lead
2 text that leads to more specific
each subchapter of the article very
specifically
image information and can
attract the reader's attention
Structure
The title
image title description that
represents the image
relatively Section heading
text that provides information on the
image in the form of the essence of
The lead
each subchapter of the article very
text that leads to more specific
specifically
image information and can
attract the reader's attention
Language Features
Of Caption Text
1. Present Tense: because you will be explaining
information that is actual and factual.
2. Active Voice: because it is easier to understand
than the passive voice.
3. Credit or Source: explaining the photographer's
identity, such as his name and where he works.
4. Prepositional Phrase: a group of words
consisting of a preposition, its object, and any
words that modify the object.
Language Features
Of Caption Text
5. Infinitive Phrase: infinitive form of verb plus any
complement and modifiers.
6. Adjective Phrase: a group of words used to modify
the nouns.
7. Question: used interrogative sentence.
8. Exclamation: used to express your emotion such as
happiness, sadness, anger, etc.
Language Features’
Examples
1. Present Tense: "He watches TV in the evening".
2. Active Voice: “The manager approved the
budget" (active voice) instead of "The budget was
approved by the manager" (passive voice).
3. Credit: Source: National Geography
4. Prepositional Phrase:
The book on the shelf belongs to me." In this
sentence, "on the shelf" is the prepositional phrase,
and "shelf" is its object.
Language Features’
Examples
5. Infinitive Phrase: "To win the game is his only goal."
In this sentence, "to win the game" is the infinitive
phrase.
6. Adjective Phrase: "The book on the table is red." In
this sentence, "on the table" is the prepositional phrase
and "red" is the adjective of the adjective phrase.
7. Question: “Have you ever heard about fast fashion?”
8. Exclamation: “What a disaster!”
TYPES OF
CAPTION TEXT
1. Identification bar
mentions who’s in the picture.
2. Cutline
mentions what’s in the picture and what’s the person doing.
3. Summary
contains a complete description/ explanation of who’s people in
the picture, what was done, when it happened, where it happened,
and why it was done.
Identification bar
cutline
Summary
TYPES OF
CAPTION TEXT
4. Expanded
more complete form of summary, also includes how it happened
and the quote.
5. Group Identification
same as the type of caption identification bar, this type only used
if the image contains more than one person.
6. Quote
contains quotes from someone’s words related to the picture.
RULES OF WRITING CAPTION
1. 2. 3.
Supply specific Use present Caption is
information tense on the written in a
(answering 5WH- first sentence complete
questions)
sentences
RULES OF WRITING CAPTION
4. 5.
Clearly identify Identify the
the people and person from
location in the left to right
photo
how to write
caption text
Observe the picture or
1 video that you will give
the caption Write a sentences or 3
phrase under the
picture
Find out the message
2 from the picture before
you write the caption
Example
Example
1. Title: Stranded (Terlantar)
2. Identification: Menjelaskan apa yang terlihat jelas pada foto.
In this photo provided by the Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Indonesians carrying
Philippine haj passports wait after being intercepted by authorities on Aug. 19 at Manila's
airport before they boarded their flight for Saudi Arabia to participate in a haj (pada foto
ini terlihat para calon haji yang memegang paspor Filipina menunggu setelah ditahan oleh
pihak berwenang pada tanggal 19 Agustus di bandara Manila sebelum mereka berangkat ke
Saudi Arabia utnuk berhaji)
3. Secondary info: penjelasan yang tidak terlihat pada foto.
Officials said the 177 passengers' identities were revealed as Indonesians because they
could not speak any Philippine language or dialect and could only converse in English (Pihak
berwenang mengatakan bahwa ke-177 penumpang tersebut adalah warga negara Indonesia
karena mereka tidak dapat berbicara bahasa Filipina dan hanya bisa berbahasa Inggris)
Dari foto tidak terlihat bahwa orang-orang pada foto itu berkebangsaan Indonesia, juga
tidak terlihat mereka bisa berbicara bahasa Indonesia.
QUESTIONS
1. WHAT ARE THE RULES OF WRITING CAPTION
TEXT?
2. HOW TO IDENTIFY THE PERSON IN THE
CAPTION TEXT?
3. THERE ARE SOME TYPES OF CAPTION TEXT.
WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF QUOTE?
ARE THERE
ANY
QUESTIONS?
Thank
You
