Planning-Titles

 Hey readers! 

Its Inaya, and today I wanted to focus on a very important part of the film opening. This very important part is the the title! Titles of any film are so important. They are the words that represent your film, the meaning and is what helps audiences recall your film. Without titles, it would almost be impossible for films to get proper recognition. It is one of the first parts that creates the first impression of your film to your audience so I want to make sure I really think about this.

Since my plot is based on forbidden love I wanna create a title which sort of reflects this. In my mood board, a factor that I included was the sunset which I thought really captured the essence of the couple's relationship as it is beautiful in the moment, but doesn't last forever. Therefore, for my title I wanted to use that to my advantage and incorporate it in some type of way.

As sunsets are soft and sentimental, I wanted my title to capture the same feeling. I wanted to make my title a bit poetic as well. Since I wanted to include the concept of a sunset some words I took into account to use were the following:       

• Light
• Sun
• Skies
• Warmth
• Golden
• Sundown
• Dusk

After some brainstorming I came up with three potential titles:

1. A Warm Goodbye
2. Where the Sun Wasn't Meant to Set
3. Lost in His Light

From these three options I had to narrow it down to one. So I made a list of some pros and cons:

A Warm Goodbye- 

Pros: Sentimental, fits the theme, soft

Cons: Doesn't feel very deep and meaningful compared to others

Where the Sun Wasn't Meant to Set

Pros: Bittersweet, more deep

Cons: Very long, sounds a bit complicated

Lost in His Light

Pros: Gives more insight on the plot, sentimental bittersweet

Cons: Uses the word his so it may feel too specific

Production Company Name: Crimson Creek Films

  As for the sequence, I plan to first show the title card after the first scene over a black background. Then for the director and production company, I plan to show those early on in the second scene.

  Finally, after considering each aspect of the titles I landed on "Lost in His Light". I found the wording to flow very nicely on the tongue and thought it showed two sides. One happy and sentimental, and the other bittersweet and sad. It carries emotional depth and also reflects the main character's realization and reality of her situation later in the film. And all at the same time the idea of the sunset is still used with the word "light". Now that I have the title, I can make better decsions when it comes to the fonts and colors I use that effectively bring out the beauty and emotion of the title!