Naming your short film

[ASHREY]

HELP!!

script is finished. ready to be filmed(within days/weeks).

but it has no name!

been though numerous ideas, none of them have fitted.

how do you name your scripts?

cause i am drawing a blank!

its about a couple who stole money. the male is caught by the men who've they stole from. and they beat him until he eventually gives up the woman and the money. (very brief overall)

very tarantino-esk!

help!

 

[Zensteve]

Just give it a temporary name, and refer to it as a working title?

 

[WeightOnWheels]

Miss Benjamin (working title)

 

[directorik]

how do you name your scripts?

I usually try to sum up the theme in the title.

A thriller about thieves: "dark crimes"
A horror/comedy set in a restaurant: "Horror Brunch"
A thriller about a man trapped in a closet by some
unseen (but heard) thing: "Closet Case"
An actioner about a two people fighting a government
agency: "Shock Force"


Sometimes a line of dialogue makes a great title.

Two girls dare a boy to ring a doorbell at a scary
looking house: "I Dare Ya"
A Halloween tale about a group of dead people who must
convince a living couple to rent a haunted house: "Welcome
to the Neighborhood"

So what's you theme? Not the story, the theme?
Is there a great line that might make a good title?

 

[indietalk]

Win, Lose
Precious Heist
Love To Steal

 

[VSGTMC]

Try to come up with creative way to describe the theme/story of the film. Or use the title of something relevant or central to the film.

 

[Lord of Light]

"Impeccable Timing"

"A Couple of Thieves"

"Hot Merchandise"

"Beaten"

I'm usually pretty good about coming up with titles for my own work. Hopefully mine's helped you out with yours, though. Good luck.

 

[VPTurner]

Tough Love comes to mind.

 

[CeraGraves]

Dirty Laundry

Dunno why that came to mind, but sometime titles don't really have anything to do with the film.... although, I guess laundry, like laundering money... i dunno... and then dirty laundry is often a point of contention between couples and implies that there are things hidden between them...

 

[countevil]

'You're money and your wife'
A bit of a punish I know. I would say 'Your money or your wife' but you said both get taken.

 

[Carter Hayes]

Without having read the script it's tough to name, but one element that stands out is the betrayal. What would it take to sell out one's significant other? With that in mind, maybe call it something like Breaking Point.

 

[Astranth1012]

What about Coercion? The male theif is unwilling to give up his counterpart and the goods, so he must be coerced into betraying them by getting beaten up...