Netflix false narrative format
Thread poster: Pilar Dueñas
Pilar Dueñas
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Dec 22, 2020

Hi,
Anybody has up-to-date information on Netflix false narratives for Castilian Spanish in particular. Last time I checked, all FNs were in all caps, regardless of how the text appears onscreen. Is this still the case?


 
Francisco Vare
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All caps, normally. Dec 22, 2020

¡Hola, Pilar!

As per Netflix instructions:

"Forced narratives for on-screen text should be in ALL CAPS and no period at the end of the text, except for:

Instant messaging, chats, text messages (e.g. SMS, WhatsApp) which should stay in ALL CAPS but follow current Spanish punctuation rules.
Long passages of on screen text (e.g. prologue, epilogue, etc.), which should use sentence case to improve readability."

You can find all the i
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¡Hola, Pilar!

As per Netflix instructions:

"Forced narratives for on-screen text should be in ALL CAPS and no period at the end of the text, except for:

Instant messaging, chats, text messages (e.g. SMS, WhatsApp) which should stay in ALL CAPS but follow current Spanish punctuation rules.
Long passages of on screen text (e.g. prologue, epilogue, etc.), which should use sentence case to improve readability."

You can find all the info regarding Spanish here: https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios.com/hc/en-us/articles/217349997-Castilian-Latin-American-Spanish-Timed-Text-Style-Guide

Hope it helps!
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Pilar Dueñas
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Thank you! Dec 22, 2020

Great, thanks, Francisco. I do have the link but sometimes Netflix make changes and don't update the Guide for a while.
This may be off-topic but, have you ever translated silent film intertitles? I am leaving the text boxes as they appear onscreen, what do you think?
Thanks!


 
Francisco Vare
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Sorry Dec 22, 2020

I have never translated silent film intertitles, so my opinion could be very wrong, but I would personally also leave the text boxes as they appear on-screen.

 
Pilar Dueñas
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Gracias. Dec 22, 2020

That's great. I'd rather have a second opinion.
Take care.


 
Francisco Vare
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No hay problema. Dec 22, 2020

Fingers crossed y Feliz Navidad.

 


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