Sunday, 7 May 2017

deciding on a title


I have decided to call my film endless, this suggests that the cycle of these dreams that I will have throughout the film will never stop, showing the power of whatever is trying to kill me, compared to the weakness of me, unable to control whatever is in my head. This suggests the equillibrium of the protagonists life will never return, this goes against propp's narrative theory, as This also links in with with psychological thrillers because it suggests there is no definite ending, leaving the viewers speculating and theorizing what the meaning of it all was, this is the case with the psychological thriller, the shining, in which fans have been discussing the film for years in online forums.

I also considered using the name mind games, as this would have summed up the storyline of my film, however I decided this was too much of a generic name, and as the film title is what the film will be remembered by, it would be important to make a statement.

My original idea for the title of the film was going to be unrest, simply saying the name sounds unnerving, it has a supernatural feeling to it, referring to ghosts that are "unrested" and still have a purpose to carry out on earth. This could have linked to the fact that in the opening i was trying to rest but the dream meant that I couldn't, and the word rest has positive connotations, linked with peace and healing, and the title is denying the protagonist of this luxury. it could even refer to whatever it is that is in the dream, maybe a supernatural figure that is "unrested" and wants some sort sort of revenge? we don't know at this point as the film starts right in the middle of the action, but this would link in with thrillers having unexpected and in-depth plot twists.                                                 the reason why I didn't use use this name was simply because it has already been taken, by a film in January 2017. This shows how important it is to research before hand, as shocker studios could possibly be sued for this, and because they are an independent film company with a smaller budget, this would be a major blow for them.

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