Mike,
The disadvantages of the CleanFilms option have been mentioned (filters for
each movie and the proprietary ClearPlay DVD player). I don't know if the
following will be a solution or not for your particular movie, but I happen
to empathize with the students at the center of this discussion, in that
when I have a choice, and I usually do, I much prefer watching a movie
without the profanity. To that end we use the "TV Guardian"
(https://tvguardian.com/gshell.php?page=FAQ#general) at home. I can't find
good discography for it, but in order for TV Guardian to work on "El Norte"
(and any other movie) it needs to have closed-captioning, and not come from
Universal Studios. Students could listen to any of the audio tracks on a DVD
while English closed-captioning is being displayed (or not) and then when
profanity is encountered the audio is muted. The closed-captioning can be
blanked as well, or an optional phrase is substituted. (Regardless of how
one feels about the issue, the technology is ingenious:
https://tvguardian.com/gshell.php?page=FAQ#general.) Note: This has no
impact on subtitling, which is different than closed-captioning.
For a university setting: Set up a video-viewing carrel in the language
resource center with the TV Guardian. Signs explain the different settings
to the students and how to adjust them, and students set the strictness of
the profanity filter and also determine what happens when the profanity
comes along.
I hope this is of some help.
Scott Despain
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North Carolina State University
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-----Original Message-----
> Hello to all.
>
> Here is a problem some of you may have already solved. While not
> many Universities and colleges may have this problem I am sure
> almost all high schools do. To be succinct, we need a way to
> "clean" up strong language in foreign language film subtitles. Some
> of our students, here, have complained about this and will not watch
> films that contain this. I have read about the clean view DVD
> player that has filters one purchases to accompany it. Would this
> solve the problem?
>
> Very best to all, Mike Ledgerwood
>
> Mikle D. Ledgerwood, Ph.D.
> Chair of World Languages and Cultures Professor of French Samford
> University 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229
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