Production Name

To decide on my production company name, I chose three words as a starting point to brainstorm ideas from. These words were 'timing' as we thought this could convey that we do things quickly and don't like to waste time, 'thriller' as is a thriller that we're producing, also there was an option for more 'universal/personal' production names. From these three categories, we came up with relatable words for possible production names. To make it easier to compare and contrast the names, as to which ones I think are better for production company name, is put them into a table format. This would help and allow me to easily, quickly and effectively come up with names that relate to our film or what we're trying to get across. After doing some research into other existing production company names I found out that not all of them are specifically tailored to one type of film or theme, for example, "20th Century Fox". This name isn't aimed at any specific type of film nor genre, however it is a very big production company. For this reason I have a category for personal and/or universal names which can be for any type of film or genre. The other categories I come up with is one for thriller production names as it is a thriller we are producing for this project and the other is timing because within any production company it's good and useful to be accurate with the time to get things done within an efficient timespan. Also that other reason I've got the category timing is because I can easily add effects to make it more into the cinema type of production company when doing a production logo. Using this method of a table with three overlaying topics allows me to experiment with a variety of different words and terms as well as this it allows us to see which compliment our film the most.

After composing this table of names, I began to choose which one was best suited for my film and what I'm trying to get across. The names I liked the most were Sixty Seconds Studios, Paced Productions, Tic Toc Productions, Time In, Global Danon, Scream Out Productions and WhoDunIt for various different reasons. I like both 'Sixty Seconds Studios' and 'Paced Productions' for their alliteration. The triple 'S' and double 'D' would not only make the production name unique, but also give a different feel to the name. However I won't be using any of these as my production name as neither of them portray what my film or what I'm trying to get across. For example, although 'Sixty Seconds Studios' was a nice idea, the name is heavily focused on 'sixty seconds' which doesn't connect with my film, or the production of it. I also liked the name 'Time In' it is phonetic with 'timing' (they sound similar). However this also doesn't portray my film or what we're trying to get across. The concept of 'Global Danon' was to add my personal touch to the name of my groups production company. The name 'Danon' derived from putting 'Daniel' and 'Shanon' together. This name doesn't particularly portray our film, but it does portray unity which we would love to get across.

In my opinion, 'Scream Out Productions' is a good production name simply because it allows us to easily add a relatable sound effect that could eventually become recognisable alone. This name also portrays thrillers as the 'scream out' allows the audience to think of things quite scary, like someone being chased and screaming due to fear (highly common feature in thrillers). For the reasons mentioned above, 'Scream Out Productions' is an option for my production name. Another option for a production name is 'Tic Toc Productions'. I think the name is really productive and unique. The name itself brings many creative ideas to mind, about the background noise, word movement, pictures to use and picture movement. The name allows the individual and their own perspective to take control of the meaning. In general, people will gather that it has something to do with time or a clock due to the onomatopoeia of 'Tic Toc'. However, because that is pretty much all there is to the name, any deeper meaning would be due to how each individual views it. Some may interpret it to be something different than others. For this reason, and the ones mentioned earlier, I would like to have this as my production name. The final production name I really like is 'WhoDunIt'. Many production names have 'Production', 'Studios' or 'Titles' in the name. However I believe this name sounds better without it. For this reason, this name is also different and unique to not only most of the other production names I've chosen, but also other existing production names. The name implies inquisition, but if we continued to make films and the name became known, the implied inquisition will not be needed as people would know 'who done it' without questioning it. Also, the change in the word 'done' to 'dun' means the target audience for this name is more likely to be for a younger crowd that use a lot of 'text language' where shortening and abbreviating words is done often. I also decided to make the name 'WhoDunIt' rather than 'Who Dun It' as it gives the name, this giving the company as sense of unity and fluency. Having each word together metaphorically represents the togetherness and unity of the company making a film.

Overall, from all the names I originally came up with, my final favorite are 'WhoDunIt', 'Scream Out Productions' and 'Tic Toc Productions'. After following careful consideration, I will decide on my production name.