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From: Byron Croes-Lacroix
Date: Nov 3, 2015 12:39PM

Hello WebAIM community,

I have a question which pertains to movies and their captions and transcript requirements. I will be performing an accessibility check on numerous videos and while I'm aware of some requirements and best practices, I'm wondering if feature films and film excerpts are treated any differently.

What would the recommendation be for a feature film, or excerpt of a feature film. Would one use the script as the transcript if available? Should a script not exists are descriptive captions sufficient?

Another question with regards to film is the use of closed captioning and subtitles, can these coexist in the caption file?

I would appreciate any advice and input.

Thank you kindly,
Byron