Name and logo for my film

The next stage of the production process was to devise a name for my film. I wanted the title to be punchy, memorable, and believable for the musical genre. Musical titles are conventionally very short and snappy, for example, "Rent", "Fame", "Hairspray" and "Chicago", reflecting the exciting, dynamic pace of musicals. I came up with several ideas for a title for my own musical, and then chose which one I felt best worked with the style of film I wanted to create. Some of my favourite choices are listed below:

1. Spotlight- I felt that this title would be ideal for a musical as a spotlight is a piece of equipment iconic to this particular genre, however I did not feel that the title put across a very high level of excitement or drama, which I wanted my title to create.
2. Believe - This is my favourite choice of a title, and the one I chose to use for my film. The word 'believe' is short and punchy, which will make it memorable as a film title and reflects the dynamic pace I aspire to create within my final trailer. The word also covers some of the key themes which will run throughout my film, such as aspiration, competition and fulfilling your dreams. This title also pairs well with the song I have chosen to use as the backing track for my trailer, "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey.
3. Dance Off - Although this title is very catchy, I did not feel it would be entirely suitable for use on my musical because it gives the impression that my film will only involve the art of dancing, whereas I wish to cover both dance and drama.
4. Stage Struck - Again this title is very catchy, particularly through the use of the alliteration. This was my second favourite choice for a title for my film, as it held the excitement that I wanted to create, and the word 'stage' is also iconic to the musical genre. However I do not feel it is as punchy as my chosen title, "Believe".
5. Hit It - This title is again very punchy, but is in no way iconic to the musical genre and therefore I do not feel it is the best choice for the title of my film.

My next task was to design a logo for the title of my film, "Believe".


















Above: Logo for the 2009 re-make of "Fame". Image source: http://www.filmscoreclicktrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/famereduxcd.jpg









The font which I decided to use for my logo is "Moonshine Script NF." I wanted to use a similar style to the 2009 "Fame" logo, as this will create further links to the similarity media language between "Fame" and my own musical "Believe". I enlisted the help of a friend when making the final logo (see below) who had a specialist programme on their computer for creating logos. I decided that I wanted my logo to use bright colours and reflect the idea if stage lights, further establishing the films genre as a musical.