[Ads-l] word for kind of subtitle?

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here is a another possibility for the term you desire: expository intertitle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertitle
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Intertitle

In films, an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of
filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i.e. inter-) the
photographed action at various points. Intertitles used to convey
character dialogue are referred to as "dialogue intertitles", and
those used to provide related descriptive/narrative material are
referred to as "expository intertitles".[1] In modern usage, the terms
refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start
of films and television shows.
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On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 8:13 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Insert title" sounds adequate, but I still think there's another term out
> there.
>
> But "insert title" will do for now.
>
> Thanks!
>
> JL
>
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 11:48 PM imwitty <imwitty at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > How about "closed caption"?
> > L.
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> > On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
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> > > I think it was a little catchier than that. "Establishing" may have too
> > > many syllables.
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> > >
> > > JL
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> > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2019 at 7:31 PM Peter Reitan <pjreitan at hotmail.com>
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> > > > Establishing Title Card gets some hits.
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> > > > Not long ago I came across a special term for the sort of movie/TV
> > > subtitle
> > > > that labels the time and place of a new scene or identifies a new
> > > > character.
> > > >
> > > > They were used extensively in The X-Files, but are common elsewhere.
> > The
> > > > earliest exx. I've noticed, IIRC, were in the 1958 version of
> > _Dunkirk_,
> > > > and they were used a lot in _The Longest Day_.
> > > >
> > > > Now that I need to know the term of course, I can't remember it, and I
> > > > can't find it on the Net.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody know what it could be?
> > > >
> > > > (No, it's not "informative subtitle.")
> > > >
> > > > JL
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