Oh Title, Where Art Thou?
I’ve been working on my thesis/first screenplay on and off for 2.5 years now, and while I’ve made a lot of progress, it is lacking one crucial element: a title. I’ve had a number of working titles since I started the project, but none have really encompassed the entire scope of the story. Some of the failed titles include the following:
The Dangerous Lives Of Butlers (Joke title)
Sherry Summers By Day
Altered Egos (Title thesis will be submitted under)
Editing Jack Johnson
Engaging The Hero
Hero Complex
Right now, I’m going with Editing Jack, which is a little shorter and catchier than the full name version but still not quite perfect. It’s been driving me nuts because I feel without a good (or at least consistent) title, I don’t really have a good grasp on a project. I usually don’t have this much trouble with titles either.
On a related note, my favorite title I ever used was “#66 Heartbreak Red”. It was for a poem about lipstick. Actually, it was from the POV of the lipstick.