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. Do you choose the films you watch based on whether they offer subtitles for the Deaf and Hardof hearing people or not?□ Yes □ No □ Don’t knowc. Finding subtitle options in DVD menus is:□ Easy□ Difficultd. What type of SDH do you find easier to read / understand?□ TV □ DVDe. Why? ___________________________________________________6) SUBTITLING STYLESa. Do you find the font used in teletext easy to read?□ Yes □ No □ Don’t knowb. Do you find the font used in DVD/SDH easy to read?□ Yes □ No □ Don’t knowc. When characters need to be identified, what system do you prefer?□ Only colours□ Only name tags□ Only positioning subtitles next to / under the characters□ Combining colours and positioningd. The number of colours used is:□ Sufficient □ We could do with a wider range□ Too many and therefore difficult to reade. Where do you prefer subtitles to be shown?(assuming that whatever your general preference, the position would be changed temporarily toaccommodate captions or strap lines).□ Bottom of the screen only□ Top of the screen only□ Both top and bottom of the screen□ Next to the character who speaks each timef. For live events, how do you prefer subtitles to be shown?:□ Word by word □ Blocksh. How do you prefer descriptions of sounds to be reflected on the subtitles?□ Explaining where the sound comes from □ Using words reproducing the sound□ Describing what the sound is like □ Pictogramsi. Where do you prefer sound-related information to be shown?□ Top-right side of the screen□ Bottom of the screen next to the subtitles□ Next to the source of the soundj. Regarding information about the mood of the characters, how do you prefer that to be shown?□ With emoticons □ Explanation between brackets □ Nothingk. When there is instrumental and background music in a film/TV series, what do youprefer?:□ To have the title of the song on screenPage 42