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Tommy Nelson
Screenplay Titles!

When working on an original script, how often do you change the title through or after the writing process? I know the title is as crucial as the writing itself and I was just curious as to how many different titles other writers go through before settling on the right one.

Daniel Lokey

oh sorry yes I can never make up my mind.

Tabitha Baumander

I write novels and screenplays and the title is always a hard one. I think you have to boil it down to a single element that tells the whole reason the story exists. Then understand that some second p...

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William Martell

For me the story is the title, so I usually stick with it until Fade Out... then it might change. I have a script that began as a story about people who worked the graveyard shift, and the title refle...

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Benjamin James Turner

I've never been able to nail a title right out of the gate. I always use a working title and hope that a more poignant title emerges as I write.

Alex Sarris

Hey Tommy, the title and Logline are critical as it is the first thing a potential Producer reads. If it doesn't appeal to him then he may not read further so I can understand your desire to get it ri...

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