intertitle
To insert text into a film in this way.
Noun
- A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
- The film made frequent use of intertitles: every scene change was accompanied by text describing the new location.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:intertitle.
Synonyms: title card leader subtitle
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Latin titulusbor. Old English titul Middle English title English title English intertitle From inter- + title.
Forms
Verb
- To insert text into a film in this way.