Choosing a name

Film titles are significant because they often represent what the film is going to be about. I think that choosing an appropriate name for my short film is vital as this will immediately indicate the message of the film as well as act as a form of recollection for any potential viewers. As my short film is going to be highly cultural, I wanted to chose a title for the film that will make this clear to an audience.

Here are some of my ideas so far:

- Guide to being Indian
- Things Indians do
- Stereotypes of Asians
- Cultural Differences

When I first started brainstorming ideas for a film title, I really liked the name 'Guide to being Indian'. Its simple, catchy and instantly tells the audience what the film is going to be about. However, I started to change my idea slightly and as I did this my title no longer worked. Originally I was going to film stereotypes of Indian people from an outsider's perspective. On the other hand, as I began planning out the construction for this, I realised that despite loving the film idea, it simply wasn't practical. Although, I have already got some wedding footage that I was going to include in my short film already (as posted on my blog previously) and I decided that I did not want to waste the filming that I had already done, especially with a fast approaching deadline. Therefore, I have come to a conclusion that I am going to do a comparison of the life of a 'typical' Indian and the life of a 'typical' Brit. This way I can film each stereotype//scenario effectively as well as use the filming that I have already got in one of my Asian scenario scenes.

Since my minor idea change, I decided that I would like to call my short film 'Cultural Differences'. This is short, straightforward and easy to remember, as well as effective in relation to explaining the overall brief content of the film without going into too much detail. I wanted to remain with a unrevealing title for my film so that it is intriguing rather than predictable.