Yesterday, Tom and I recorded our latest Production Log, giving a general progress update and explaining our current situation. Unfortunately, yesterday evening, I realised that I had forgot to mention something relatively crucial: we have a title for our film!
Tom and I have been thinking about various title ideas for a while. 'Selfless' was a strong candidate, as this is the central concept that our film revolves around. However, both Tom and I thought that this was too obvious; too 'in your face,' for a film that we intend to have a great degree of subtlety.
One media lesson, we were trying to think of a title by explaining the plot of our film to people in different ways. We were focusing on the fact that the protagonist is doing good deeds; affecting other's lives for the better, without being noticed. A friend mentioned 'shadow' as a possibility, and whilst I liked the idea, I did not like the word 'shadow' itself. So later, I searched the internet for any interesting words related to 'shade' or 'shadow' that stood out. This is when I came across Penumbra, a title that Tom and I both liked.
Penumbra is a suitable title, not only because it is an interesting word to say and pronounce, but because it carries a meaning which is relevant to our film and adds to the meaning of the film.
The word is used in many different contexts, each use with its own definition. The definitions that are relevant to us, from Dictionary.com, are as follows:
The word is used in many different contexts, each use with its own definition. The definitions that are relevant to us, from Dictionary.com, are as follows:
General definition: a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area.
Legal definition: an area within which distinction or resolution is difficult or uncertain.
Tom and I are looking to exploit the 'two-step flow' model in the marketing of our film (where discussions about the film become a way of advertising - Click here for Tom's explanation), and we are confident that Penumbra will draw people's interest, whether they hear it spoken in a face-to-face conversation, or see it written on the internet or in print.
Above is a very short example of how the title could look at the beginning of the film.
Tom and I are looking to exploit the 'two-step flow' model in the marketing of our film (where discussions about the film become a way of advertising - Click here for Tom's explanation), and we are confident that Penumbra will draw people's interest, whether they hear it spoken in a face-to-face conversation, or see it written on the internet or in print.
Above is a very short example of how the title could look at the beginning of the film.
An excellent explanation of the decisions for title - which by the way is excellent - it has assonance and genuinely intrigues.
ReplyDeletewell done