There is technology available that allows the movie theater to project the captions onto a special receiver that you pick up from customer service and fits into your drink holder.
It is a semi-transparent material that you can position in your field of view under the screen where your closed captions would normally be. You can call and ask your local movie theater about it. I can't remember what it is called right now, but I will try to get back here and let you know.
That's RWC (Rear Window Captioning) and they aren't really that great if you ask me. I prefer to have it on the screen, not on some sort of fiberglass thingy that you put in the cupholder.
What? no place for a drink???
I hear that RWC is helpful for people who can't see very well. they can increase or decrease the font size . don't know if it is true or not because I haven't been to a movie theater for years.
In terms of enabling CC - I think it would depend on how they are showing the movie. With a DVD, I can see it as an option. If they are still using movie reels (possibly to prevent illegal distribution of film), I imagine turning on CC would not be an option. I don't work in the movie/theater business though - so don't take my word of it.
Is it true that if you go to a cinema, you can ask them to enable captions?
Captionfish: A captioned movies search engine
I use this website to find out what movies in my hometown are captioned.
I did not know that existed ..
THANK YOU !!!!
You can't adjust the font size from what I know. It's just a fiberglass panel that you put next to you. You have to make sure that it reflects the captioning from the back of the room. If you want the font to be bigger, you have to sit closer to it.