MAKALAH MATERI CAPTION

SMA PGRI 117 KARANG TENGAH

Disusun oleh:
-Aa Rajib Ghani
-M. Rafli
-Restu Irvan
-Yasir Arief
 Definition
brief text over or under a picture in a book,
magazine, or newspaper that describes the picture
or explains what the people in it are doing or
saying.

Social Function
What is social function of caption text? Helping
readers or viewers to evaluation information.
Helping readers or viewers to understand
information. Helping readers or viewers to analyze
information.

Structure
Every caption has 3 parts. The first sentence
describe who, what, when and where for the
subject. The second sentence details the massage
or why behind the photo and all caption need
credit and realease line. First sentence began with
“who” who identify for subject.
 Kind of Caption

1. Identification Bar

This type of caption is usually used to explain or

identify each person in the photo, but does not
explain a story. Captions of this type of
identification focus on clarity. For example:
 2. Group Captions

Group Captions are usually used to describe

multiple images. This caption should have at least
two sentences per image and include quotes where
possible. The group caption must be clear about
which image each description describes.

For example:
 3. Summary
For the summary caption type, it usually contains
an explanation of the subject in the picture, the
activity carried out in the picture, the time of the
incident, the location of the incident and the
reason why the activity was carried out.

For example:
 4. Quotes

Quote caption means it contains a quoted sentence

from someone in the picture.

For example:
 5. Cutlines

Cutline type captions are the ones most often

found in images and writing in newspapers and
media, both offline and online. The cutline caption
explains the subject in the image and what the
subject is doing.

For example:
 6. Expanded

The expanded caption type is the type of caption

with the most complete information. As the name
of the type suggests, this expanded caption text is
a development of the previous text, especially the
summary caption. For example: