Naming Our Short Film

For our film there were a couple of names that Tosin came up with to suit the film.

• What We Were....
• Missing You
• Bringing Back Hope
• Once Upon A Time..

We decided to go with the name, Bringing Back Hope, as it rounded up the whole of the film. For bringing back hope, we meant it in the sense of bringing back the feeling of hope, as well as bringing back the character Hope from out of her despair and restoring her back to her former self. The name focuses on the character and reflects on despair in the sense that something has gone missing, which is hope, and the absence of Hope is despair, which is present in the film.

Missing you
We felt that the name missing you, was too bland to use and didn't sum up the film enough, besides the fact that it already hints at the fact that someone is gone, gives the audience too much of a clue into what it is about, whereas, bringing back hope, sums up the whole film and still provides a bit of mystery into the storyline.

What we were....
What we were... is too confusing and felt to sad to use, it made it seem that we were going to make a romance or a coming of age instead of a drama that focused on two sisters and also the resolve. It does heavily get the feeling of despair and was our second choice. The ellipses give the feeling of something incomplete.

Once upon a time....
Once upon a time felt too childish to use, however reflected the childish personality of the younger sister and how the story is told through her diary.