Title Research & Evaluation
The title of a film are one of the most important aspects as many people judge a film by it's title. This was one of the hardest things we had to decide on and we first searched the internet for some advice on picking a film title
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4 Tips To Make A Great Movie Title
1. Choose something that the audience cannot guess what the film is about
This was important as we wanted our audience to be intrigued by our title and that it gave a vague clue on what the film was about so it enticed them to watch it to find out.
2. Choose something as short as possible
A film's title is the first thing our audience sees and we wanted something short and snappy to gain their interest. Long film titles can disinterest the audience and deters them from watching it. Also, a long film title is not necessarily relevant to the content of the film and does not have any value to it. (FACT: the longest film title ever is 'Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2'
A film's title is the first thing our audience sees and we wanted something short and snappy to gain their interest. Long film titles can disinterest the audience and deters them from watching it. Also, a long film title is not necessarily relevant to the content of the film and does not have any value to it. (FACT: the longest film title ever is 'Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2'
3. Is the title copyrighted?
With millions of films produced around the world, all of those film titles are copyrighted meaning no one else can take them. It was difficult for us to find a perfect film title without it being copyrighted. Our group really liked the title 'Captured' as it encapsulated the meaning of our film opening. However, upon further research, we discovered 'Captured' is copyrighted to a 2015 horror film directed by Carolyn Hodge. Similarly, 'Focus' is also a copyrighted title to a 2015 action film.
With millions of films produced around the world, all of those film titles are copyrighted meaning no one else can take them. It was difficult for us to find a perfect film title without it being copyrighted. Our group really liked the title 'Captured' as it encapsulated the meaning of our film opening. However, upon further research, we discovered 'Captured' is copyrighted to a 2015 horror film directed by Carolyn Hodge. Similarly, 'Focus' is also a copyrighted title to a 2015 action film.
4. Use Simple Language
What is our film title?
After much deliberation, we decided to name our film opening 'Capture'. As aforementioned, 'Capture' encapsulated everything our film opening was about (a girl taking photos with a camera and being murdered by a supernatural creature). The title also conforms with the advice of it being a short, snappy title that entices the audience's interest. It is also not copyrighted or trademarked by any companies. Other choices included: Motion, Shutter, Reality and Visual, but we believed that these names were a bit too technical and did not convey to the audience that our film belongs in the horror genre.
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