It happens that a film is shot, edited, but it does not have a title. 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 a picture disagree about what their film is about. Having caught the essence, it is easy to guess the future name.
Instructions
Step 1
"The Mask" with Jim Carrey is about a wonderful mask with the help of which the prankster deity Loki is infused into a person. "The Matrix" is about the system in which people exist after they have been enslaved by machines. "Leon" is a film about the killer Leon and a little girl.
Step 2
"The Legend of …"
If the film is based on a fairy tale, legend, myth or a real historical event overgrown with conjectures, then the film may well begin with the word legend. These names are usually elaborate and wordy. For example, "The Legend of the Guardians", "Avatar: The Legend of Aang", "The Legend of Bruce Lee".
Step 3
"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. & Mrs. Smith, Dumb and Dumber. This technique is suitable for lyrical comedies, melodramas - love stories.
Step 4
"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 these titles include subheadings. For example, "Kiss through the wall. Love and no cheating." It is normal when the viewer realizes that he is facing another high-quality, formatted comedy about love and cheerful losers. But if the film is amateur or it is a student's work, then it is better to choose a more capacious and shorter title.
Step 5
"Future Aphorism".
In this case, the quintessence of the moral of this film or the most important characteristic of the protagonist is taken into the title of the film. In any case, this is something abstract, philosophical, with a slight tinge of aphorism. "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Life is Beautiful". Such names are quite appropriate not only for future box office champions, but also for low-profile festival films or small philosophical short films that are posted on the Internet.
