Friday, 12 February 2010

Name for my magazine

To come up with a wide range of ideas for the name of my magazine advertising my film, I used an Internet search engine (Google) to find as many words as possible linked to the field of film and movies. I then took what I believed to be the most effective and versatile terminology from the list and used them to create some possible names for my product. I then narrowed the list down even further, selecting what I thought to be the best possible terms to use in the name of my product. This final selection can be found in a bold font below.

3-D
Alternate Ending
Anti-climax
Blockbuster
Blooper
Boom shot
Cinematic
Click
Climax
Compilation
Director's Cut
Epic

Extra
Feature
Film Noir
Final Cut
Focus
Homage
IMAX
Megaplex
Montage
Over-exposure
Reel
Release
Take
Zoom

Source: http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms.html (Visited 12/02/10)

I chose the words highlighted in bold to be a part of my short-list for the title of my film because they all hold connotations of an exciting, exaggerated cinema experience. They all make the world of film and cinema sound special and elitist, which is the effect that I am looking to create. If the name of my magazine gives off this exciting vibe, I believe that people will be more likely to want to buy my product because they will want to be a part of this 'so-called' amazing experience.

I then decided to narrow the list down even further. I wanted my magazine title to be short, punchy and memorable, so I chose to eliminate the terms which contained more than one word. Although I liked the exciting connotations behind the terms "Blockbuster" and "Megaplex", I felt that they were too long and complicated to be fully effective on my front cover. I also liked the short snappy effects of the words "Release" and "Feature", however I did not think that they had a very exciting effect phonetically and sounded a bit mundane. This left me with "Epic", which I felt was the best choice for the name of my magazine, as it was short, snappy and sounded exciting and modern, which would be suitable for my young target audience. magazine.

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