It happens that the film is shot, edited, and he has no name. And most importantly, it is not clear what to do: resort to the usual cliches or come up with something new? This happens when the creators of the picture disagree about what their film is about. Having caught the essence, it is easy to guess the future name.
Instruction manual
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The “Mask” with Jim Carrey is about a wonderful mask, with the help of which the prankish deity Loki infuses a person. The Matrix is about a system in which people exist after machines have enslaved them. "Leon" is a film about killer Leon and a little girl.
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"The legend of …"
If the film is based on a fairy tale, legend, myth or real, but historical event overgrown with speculation, then the film can very well begin with the word legend. These names are usually artsy and verbose. For example, The Legend of the Guardians, Avatar: The Legend of the Aang, The Legend of Bruce Lee.
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"1 + 1".
If there are two main characters in the film, between whom a dramatic situation unfolds, then the picture can be called by their names or characteristics. "Chuck and Huck, " "Mr. and Mrs. Smith, " "Dumb and Dumber." This technique is suitable for lyrical comedies, melodramas - love stories.
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"Phrases"
Nominative + genitive: "Night of the Living Dead", "Hound of the Baskervilles", "Shadow of Hamlet's father."
Nominative + prepositional: "Room in Rome, " "Last Night in New York, " "Home Alone."
Sometimes such names include subtitles. For example, "Kiss through the wall. Love and no fraud." This is normal when the viewer realizes that in front of him is another high-quality, formatted comedy about love and cheerful losers. But if the film is amateur or it is a student work, then it is better to choose a more capacious and short title.
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"Future aphorism."
In this case, the quintessence of the morality of this film or the most important characteristic of the protagonist is taken into the name of the film. In any case, it is something abstract, philosophical, with a slight touch of aphorism. "Moscow does not believe in tears", "Flying over the cuckoo's nest", "Life is beautiful." Such names are quite appropriate not only for future box office champions, but also for quiet festival films or small philosophical short films that are posted on the Internet.
note
It is necessary to look for a through symbol so that the viewer, when he pronounces the name, has a distinct visual image in his head. For example, "Top", "Network".
Useful advice
It is best to play with the stamps first during a brainstorming session. Choose the top ten titles. And then already work with them.
