Title Brainstorm

Title Brainstorm

 Before anyone sees a film, the first thing they look at is the title of it. On the title alone you can make your script go from the bottom of the reading pile to the top. Your title could make someone want to see your film over another. However when it comes to choosing your title it should be short, simple and sum up what the film is about. To inspire us to come up with the title of our film we looked at current movie titles.

 All of these titles are short and simple but also enigmatic. They make you want to find out more, such as     who is 'Number Four' ??? What is being referred to in 'Unknown' ??? However 'Hall Pass' has the tagline 'Good for one week' which tells you that is is probably being aimed at a less sophisticated audience.
Our film is being aimed at 15-24 year olds, this is quite a wide market, our film has to appeal to late teens  to early adults. Our film has to get the attention of these significantly different stages of life. A title is a good place to begin, we need something that not only summarises what our film is about but also catches the eye. So we made a brainstorm of titles.....

The Boundary

                  Boundaries

                               Who's There?

                                               The Stalker

                                                            False Suspect

                                                                           The Border

                                                                                        Borderlines

We did a survey with people within our target ages of which title they thought worked best in terms of our storyline, characters and location. Here is what they had to say....

Blaine Fleet  Age 15 " I like 'The Boundary' because its catchy and sounds specific, the other tittles sound too general. They could relate to anything. I like the idea that the title could relate not just to the road name but also to the boundary between normal and crazy..."

Georgia Legg Age  18 "False Suspect is my favourite out of the group because it is the most intriguing, it makes me want to watch more and find out who the suspect is..."    


Kate Townsend Age 22 " They are all good titles however False Suspect relates best to the thriller genre. This is because it implies that their is a red herring involved. Red herrings are often used in Thriller films to create suspense and intensify the mystery"

....And the tittle of our thriller is

False Suspect