[1] In modern usage, the terms refer to similar text and logo material inserted at or near the start or end of films and television shows.
However, they are most commonly used as part of a historical drama's epilogue to explain what happened to the depicted characters and events after the conclusion of the story proper.
The efforts of home movie aficionados to intertitle their works post-production led to the development of a number of innovative approaches to the challenge.
Several specialty accessories from this period such as Sony's HVT-2100 Titler and cameras such as Matsushita's Quasar VK-743 and Zenith VC-1800 could be used to generate intertitles for home movies.
[7]: 20 Early 1980s video game consoles and applications catering to the demo scene were also adapted for the generation and recording of intertitles for home films.