{"id":15199,"date":"2022-08-05T14:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T18:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/stranger-things-captions-a-lesson-in-language-and-detail\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:27:35","slug":"stranger-things-captions-a-lesson-in-language-and-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/stranger-things-captions-a-lesson-in-language-and-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Stranger Things\u2019 Captions: A Lesson in Language and Detail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Stranger Things\u2019 Captions: A Lesson in Language and Detail<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2022-08-05T14:35:06+00:00\">August 5, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-Header-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-Header-3.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-Header-3-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-Header-3-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Blog-Header-3-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-best-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Closed Captioning Best Practices [Free eBook]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Season 4 of the sci-fi Netflix drama Stranger Things has taken the world by storm, breaking the record for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/stranger-things-season-four-breaks-viewership-record-for-netflix-3248259\"><b>Netflix\u2019s most-watched English-language TV show<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ever in just 17 days. But it\u2019s not only the action-packed plot that people are talking about. Stranger Things\u2019 captions have people [chittering] all over the internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Some of These Captions are Not Like the Others<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The closed captions accompanying season 4 of Stranger Things have prompted quite a reaction from the online community; viewers are creating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1533901911245500416?s=20&amp;t=DrrwSocMMrHxHHewXi7pvQ\"><b>memes<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> about Stranger Things\u2019 captions, and websites are even<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/stranger-things-4-subtitles-captions-best-descriptions.html\"><b>ranking<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the captions\u2014people are noticing that these captions stand out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As season 4 of Stranger Things has shown us, sometimes viewers who do not have hearing loss use captions simply because they create an extremely positive, though graphic, user experience for anyone tuning in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similar to the electric toothbrush, which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/trends-in-video-accessibility\/\"><b>originally created for individuals with motor disabilities<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, captions do not exclusively serve people who are d\/Deaf or hard of hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Viewers are both moved by and appreciative of the unusually descriptive captions that accompany the latest and most disturbing season of the show to date. The show goes above and beyond, creating an incredibly graphic experience for viewers who dare to turn on captions and read the creative descriptions themselves. Phrases like [wet squelch] and [eerie, unsettling music playing] describe the audio with illustrative detail, which is a crucial component of this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some of the most notable captions from the season according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/jenniferabidor\/stranger-things-closed-captions-season-4-volume-2\"><b>BuzzFeed article<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[guttural gurgling]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[menacing synth music playing]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[gate pulsates wetly]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[intricate, macabre music playing]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[disconcertingly jaunty music continues]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[tentacles undulating moistly]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[flesh tearing]<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Eldritch thrumming]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-best-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tips for Creating Accessible Online Video <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How Much Detail is Too Much Detail?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Stranger Things\u2019 captions are a good example of how important closed captions are and have given accessibility a bit of a spotlight, it also brings up some questions around captioning best practices and standards of which creators should be mindful. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/meryl.net\/stranger-things-captions\/\"><b>An article by Meryl Evans <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">about the show discusses some of these considerations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While there has been a generally positive reception towards the detailed captions, it is best practice to \u201clet the visuals do the talking\u201d in a video, according to Meryl. The over-explanation of sounds in Stranger Things makes for much wordier captions that increase the reading load. Part of quality captioning according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/599-captioning-key---elements-of-quality-captioning\"><b>DCMP<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is readability; captions must appear on-screen long enough for the viewer to easily read them without missing what is happening visually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stranger Things\u2019 captions also use some very advanced and niche language. The language used in captions should not exceed an 8th-grade reading level; some of the vocabulary used in these captions are at a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/meryl.net\/stranger-things-captions\/\"><b>21st-grade reading level<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If a viewer needs to look up a word used in captions, their focus has been taken away from the content and the overall experience becomes more cumbersome. Captions should contain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/static-assets\/nadh121.pdf\"><b>simple language<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and help a viewer understand what is happening, not leave them with more questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What Stranger Things\u2019 Captions Teach Us About the Importance of Language<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a special link that connects language and discourse to identities; we use language to construct identities for ourselves and display them to the world. In the case of Stranger Things, the writers have created identities for each fictional character in the show, including the slimy creepy creatures that keep us up at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vecna is the evil monster who serves as the villain of season 4; so much of his identity revolves around the squelchy, scary sounds he produces. These sounds play an integral role in this season, even more so than in past seasons. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/captioning-sound-effects-in-tv-and-movies\/\"><b>By writing equally graphic and eerie captions<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the authors have made Vecna\u2019s identity accessible to d\/Deaf and hard of hearing viewers and have provided them with a more robust viewing experience that accurately describes much more than the basic happenings of a given episode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/stranger-things-season-4-captions#:~:text=We%20chatted%20with%20the%20masterminds,(quality%20checker)%20Karli%20Webster\"><b>Netflix interview<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with the brains behind the captions, English SDH (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/whats-the-difference-subtitles-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-sdh-v-closed-captions\/\"><b>subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) author Jeff T. and English SDH QCer (quality checker) Karli Webster discussed the positive reception of their work. The two stressed how important video accessibility was for them in creating captions for Stranger Things season 4: \u201cWe wanted to try to accurately reflect [the importance of sound design] in our subtitles for the Deaf and hard of hearing because this is their primary avenue for access to those sensory inputs,\u201d Jeff T. said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/8-benefits-of-transcribing-captioning-videos\/\"><b>many benefits<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that come with captioning your videos, with media accessibility being the most important. However, as Stranger Things\u2019 captions have proven, many users who turn on captioning when consuming video content <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/who-uses-closed-captions-not-just-the-deaf-or-hard-of-hearing\/\"><b>do not have hearing loss<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/studies-find-captions-improve-engagement\/\"><b>Captioning can improve comprehension<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, engagement, and the ability to watch videos without audio in sound-sensitive environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stranger Things has shown its audience how much descriptive captioning can impact the user experience for all viewers, and we are anxiously waiting to see what comes next [suspenseful audio distortion].<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Curious about more potential benefits of captioning?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-best-practices\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/CTAs-1000-x-286.jpg\" alt=\"closed captioning best practices for media &amp; 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