Film Pitch Presentation

Pitch for ‘Dyers List’ from Joseph Dunkerley

Title Generators

As part of the process of selecting a title for our film, I used a variety of online movie title generators for inspiration. Unfortunately I was unable to find a one which was suitable for the type of film my group had in mind. This was because the majority of the title generators which I were able to find were not solely intended for actual film naming processes, but were designed with comedic purposes in mind.

(http://phrasegenerator.com/actionmovies)

The first title generator which I used was ‘Action Movie Title Generator’. I used this website because the film which I am creating shall be a hybrid genre combining crime, action and thriller elements. This website generates a range of ‘movie titles’ by combing two action related words from a large word bank which they have created. I found these titles to be unusable as they seemed either too generic or unfitting for my film. I believe that these titles were more intended for fully action movies such as Rambo and Die Hard. As can be seen in the screenshot, one of the titles which the website generated for me was ‘Fatal Punishment’.

(http://www.gandronics.com/bmovie.php)

The next generator that I used was called “B-Movie Title Generator”. Unfortunately the titles which it was able to produce were fairly limited and lacked quality. As shown in the screenshot, it came up with overly generic titles such as ‘The Gangsters’. This was not the sort of thing that my group members and I were looking for and we ended up not using any of the titles.

(http://www.hanttula.com/exhibits/b-movie-title-generator/)

The next generator used was also called ‘B-Movie Title Generator’. It provided a wider range of titles than the previous generator, but the titles which it came up with were too specific and ridiculous. Also the titles seemed to be primarily science fiction and horror based. One of the titles generated was ‘Revenge of the blood-thirsty space robots’. This site was clearly meant to produce only comical movie titles and was therefore not appropriate for use in our project.

(http://mdbenoit.com/rtg.htm)



The following title generator was simply named ‘Random Title Generator’. The good thing about this title generator was that it displayed six new titles each time, thus allowing for a faster time with less hassle. Unfortunately the majority of the titles were not suitable as they were primarily fantasy based and our trailer is to be for a crime and action movie.

We ended up deciding not to use any of the titles that were generated as the vast majority of them were either unrelated to the genre or undesirable. Instead of using title generators to create the title of the movie, we simply had to come up with a selection of names ourselves.

Music Selection

In preparation for the trailer I am going to make, my group and I have selected a range of songs which we are considering using for our trailer. We have chosen to look at these songs before the actual filming and editing so as to get a general feel for the pacing and mood of the trailer.

These are the songs which have been considered:

 

Royksopp - Keyboard milk

This song had a steady build up and a nice pacing to it. In addition to this it gives the feeling of a journey and is gives the feeling that it would work well in a trailer for an action movie. My group felt that it was fitting and have decided that we shall definitely try using it in our trailer. The only issue that we may encounter with the song is copyright protection. Copyrighted music would be bad as we would be risking the possibility of the video being removed from youtube due to copyright protection. This would result in us failing the course.

Radiohead - Everything in its right place




This song sounded very appealing and had a good pace. However we ended up feeling that it was too light-hearted to be in a trailer for an action movie and was therefore inappropriate for usage. Another of the negative aspects of the song was the vocals as they would confuse the message our trailer was giving. 

Caspa - Cockney Thug Remix

This song was suggested due to its catchy rhythm and tune. It gave us the feeling that we were looking for but unfortunately we decided not to use it. This was decided due to the use of swear words and the excessive repetition of the melody. The swearing would limit the audiences that the trailer was able to reach as it would not be allowed to be shown on a range of different television channels and at a selection of film viewings.


Pegboard Nerds - Razor Sharp

The group decided that this song was simply too intense for the trailer and would thus lower the overall quality of the film. In addition to the intensity, the vibe felt too positive at parts which made a weak contrast to the rest of the song. If we used it the trailer would end up lacking credibility as we would be unable to produce a product which fitted suitably with the song.


Professor Murder - Free Stress Test

The group liked this song very much so. However it was far too upbeat and positive for consideration in the video. If we were doing a slightly less dark production then this song would be very fitting for the trailer. Another issue faced was the possibility of copyright problems as the song is highly recognizable.


Birdy Nam Nam - Cadillac Dreams

This song fitted well with the setting of our trailer. Unfortunately the pacing was inappropriate and the lyrics were completely unrelated to the film trailer. If we had focused more so on the drug aspect of a action/crime film then this song would have definitely had more of a chance of being used.