One or two word film titles are a clear convention of the drama-thriller genre, 'Fight Club', 'Argo' and 'Room' being just a few examples. Because of this, when it came to choosing our film title, we were very clear that we wanted it to be short.
We knew that the 2 minutes which we had been given for our film opening would not be enough, nor would it be appropriate to indicate the entire story-line, therefore we needed a title which would give the audience a hint as to what is to come. Initially we played around with the idea of titling our film with a single adjective, remaining around the theme of her abusive father, some of our thoughts included 'Aggression', 'Reckless' and 'Abuse'. However, we decided against this as we struggled finding words to sum up the film that didn't come across a little cheesy.
We then decided to look into naming the film after our protagonist, emphasising the way in which our psychological drama/thriller will revolve around her, leaving us with the task of selecting a name worthy of being a film title. We first tried the names 'Lucy' and 'Alice' but decided that they were to traditional, we then thought about the name 'Daisy' which although decidedly too gentle a name for our film, lead us to think about other flowers. With the theme of flowers in mind we finally decided on the name of 'Rose'. Within film the rose has powerful semiotic meaning being used, in films like 'American Beauty' and 'Beauty and the Beast', to connote passion however always with a sense of foreboding. The flower of the rose therefore seemed the most efficient and effective way of portraying to the audience the complexity of our protagonist's character and position.
We then decided to look into naming the film after our protagonist, emphasising the way in which our psychological drama/thriller will revolve around her, leaving us with the task of selecting a name worthy of being a film title. We first tried the names 'Lucy' and 'Alice' but decided that they were to traditional, we then thought about the name 'Daisy' which although decidedly too gentle a name for our film, lead us to think about other flowers. With the theme of flowers in mind we finally decided on the name of 'Rose'. Within film the rose has powerful semiotic meaning being used, in films like 'American Beauty' and 'Beauty and the Beast', to connote passion however always with a sense of foreboding. The flower of the rose therefore seemed the most efficient and effective way of portraying to the audience the complexity of our protagonist's character and position.
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