ASK & DISCUSS INDEX

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

"Dead Weight"

Y'know, like she became a burden to him, hindering his progress. And then she's dead.

Shut up, it was the best I could come up with over a coffee. And at least I gave it a go, not like everyone else here. Cowards!

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

Alwyne,

Thank you! This is exactly the kind of thing we're after. I like it but I'm wondering if it perhaps makes it sound like a horror film? I'll pass it on though!

Thank you thank you,
Em

8 years, 11 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

Black notes
Forced Solo
Mandatory Solo
Soloify
Playing alone

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

I think it can also be spelled as one word, which I feel comes over as more subtle - Deadweight.

That might be just a US spelling, though.

8 years, 11 months ago - Dan Selakovich

Table for One
Last Call
The Wrong Note
The Missing Note (s)
The Lost Note
Solo Artist

And being snarky, I couldn't help but list these not very appropriate titles:

Killing Stephanie
Problem Solved!
Family Plot
How to get ahead in the Music Business
It all worked out, in the end
Frank's Best Day Ever

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

Paddy and Dan, these are great. The word 'solo' is definitely a good one to play with I think.

And Dan... That made me chuckle way too much. I'll pass them onto The AA (who funded the project) and see what they reckon ;)

8 years, 11 months ago - Andrew Griffin

Crescendo.

8 years, 11 months ago - steve Savitz

When the Music's Over (also use the Doors soundtrack by the same name) or you could get more ambiguous like "Highway Blues" or "The Last Duet" (nod to "The Last Waltz") or "Last Tango in (whatever City it's filmed)" or you could to Extreme Ambiguity like "The Wombat that Knew Too Much Part IV".

8 years, 11 months ago - Andrew Griffin

Discordant.

8 years, 11 months ago - Tegan Harris

Duet's End
Soloing
Solo decision
Solo Message
Decision Made
The Final Note

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Maybe not as good as Dead Weight, but how about Vexed Message?

It's a pun on Text Message (he's texting when he crashes), and things have been vexed between him and his partner. And if in the script he happens to be texting his acceptance of the recording deal when he crashes, all the more appropriate.

8 years, 11 months ago - Bridget Bradshaw

Emoji Musical Note (starts them thinking you're being embarrassingly "down with the kids"!). It would be better if the actual emoji

8 years, 11 months ago - Mät King

Can't resist a pun: Crashendo

8 years, 11 months ago - Mät King

Too Many Bars

8 years, 11 months ago - Helen Crevel

Maybe just 'Going Solo'?

8 years, 11 months ago - Star Kennedy

I don't have an idea for a title, but I'm wondering why they didn't ALL die, because left as it is, the message appears to be that texting at the wheel is a way to get rid of unwanted obstacles in your life and become rich and famous.

8 years, 11 months ago - Alan Dunlop

Turn
Single Lane
Counterpoint
Cadence

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Star, don't knock the system - texting while driving got me out of two marriages and a problematic business partnership.

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

Hi all,

Thank you so much for all the messages. After sending your suggestions over, including 'Crescendo', our executive producers then suggested 'Cadence' or 'Dissonance', one of which I think we'll be going with. I can see someone else has just suggested 'Cadence' too which makes me like it even more! We were certainly toying with 'Going Solo', 'Solo Artist' and 'Dead Weight' as well.

Couldn't have found anything without your help to brainstorm though, so I'd like to thank you all in our credits. Let me know if I have your name wrong or if you'd rather I didn't:

Alwyne Kennedy
Paddy Robinson-Griffin
Dan Selakovich
Andrew Griffin
Tegan Harris
Bridget Bradshaw
Mät King
Helen Creval
Alan Dunlop

And in answer to your question Star, there's a lot more to the plot than the info I've given here. Also, he finds out she's pregnant and the text he's sending is turning the offer down saying he can't do this without her. We want the film to make people think about how fatal accidents can affect the friends and family of those killed, and we also want to get across that he now has to live with his mistake.

8 years, 11 months ago - Matt Dede

Short Note

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Nah, don't credit me, Emmeline. Didn't do nuffink. Besides, the last thing I want to be associated with is education. I'd lose my street cred.

8 years, 11 months ago - Tegan Harris

Cadence is a great title but would it catch your target audience? I know that my friends wouldn't know what it means.

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

What wanted something subtle, ambiguous and memorable. The artwork and marketing should do the catching for us as we have some pretty good ideas up our sleeves for that. We wanted a title you can mull over that might not make sense until after you've seen the film, so if it means people have to work out the definition while they're at it, then that's dandy!

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

We wanted*

8 years, 11 months ago - Michael Patrick Kelly

The Duo

Duo Dynamic

8 years, 11 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

Hey I'm more than happy to take a credit on something I didn't do ;-)
Royalty cheques via SP ;-)

8 years, 11 months ago - Helen Crevel

Awww no need to credit me - it's nice to weigh in is all! Look forward to seeing more! :-)

8 years, 11 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

I just thought it was a nice gesture after you guys actually took the time to make suggestions!

8 years, 11 months ago - Star Kennedy

Thank you for the extended description of the plot, Emmeline.
It makes much more sense knowing that he was going to turn the offer down.

8 years, 11 months ago - Dan Selakovich

Paddy and I would like our credit to read: "Masters of all that is unholy"

Thanks!

8 years, 11 months ago - Róisín Monaghan

HI Emmeline,

How about: Split Second

8 years, 11 months ago - Lee 'Wozy' Warren

Killing her Softly
The Wrong Chord
Strike a Chord
The Last Waltz
Solo Arrangement
Big Break
Crash Course/cause
...

8 years, 11 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Emmeline, my preference is for Róisín Monaghan's Split Second. He's required to split from the secondary person in the partnership and he crashes when he's distracted for a split second. Oh, and she gets split open in the crash.

All hail Róisín Monaghan, our new God of Titles.

8 years, 11 months ago - Dan Selakovich

I'm with Alwyne. Split Second is really good.

8 years, 10 months ago - Andrew X. Fleming

Metronome and Falsetto have cool ambiguous qualities. The obvious answer is Driven to Distraction but a bit too on the nose :)

The message of the piece seems to wrong way around to me (I understand there's more to it than you've told us). Surely the record deal should require both of them, he's distracted (by a message about it I assume), crashes, she's dead, record deal gone.

The way it is it feels a bit like "Never, ever, text while driving...... however if you do it just may sort out that awkward record deal issue.". Also that stipulation made me assume on first read that he crashed the car on purpose to kill her and get the deal, but maybe that says more about me.....

8 years, 10 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

If we're still playing, everyone can go home now, I've got it.

Underture

Royalties via SP, etc ;-)

8 years, 5 months ago - Jose Rivadulla-Rey

Changing Lanes

8 years, 5 months ago - graeme holmes

The Passenger

8 years, 5 months ago - Richard Simpson

is this still an active question? I noticed it was posted 5 months ago. I like Split Second but if that hasn't floated the boat then I suggest 'Drive' or 'Solo'. Good luck.

8 years, 5 months ago - Max Wells

Mobile Killer
max wells

8 years, 5 months ago - Franz von Habsburg FBKS MSc

Two Lips from Amsterdam

8 years, 5 months ago - Ed Griffiths

Howabout...BROKEN NOTE or DECOMPOSED?

8 years, 5 months ago - sabina jay

I quite liked Last Call, good luck with the film

8 years, 5 months ago - Emmeline Hartley

Thanks guys I appreciate the suggestions but we actually released it a few months ago and it was called Cadence. You can see the film here: https://youtu.be/mL3SrAOOFHs

Thank you!

8 years, 5 months ago - Sam Seal

Career.