Film Title.

The title of a film is very important when it comes to attracting an audience an giving the film meaning. A good film title will give the audience an idea of what the film is going to be about and should also hint slightly at a plot line.
Film titles such as "dawn of the dead" give a clear message as what this film may be about, that 'the living dead are starting to walk among us' or whatever people would call it. It gets straight to the point and prevents the audience guessing what the film may be about. It gives no hint of a deeper message and in my opinion tells viewers that this film won't be very articulate and meaningful.
However, there are some film titles, 'Layer Cake' for example, that seem to have nothing to do with the plot of the film. Layer Cake is a film that is based around how drug dealers and criminals work, the title seems to give no hint as to what this film is about. It isn't about a cake with many layers as some audience members might think at first glance. This is why we must look at deeper meanings. The title of the film doesn't give a direct outline to what the film is about, but highlights the industries that are involved in the film. Looking at the drug trade, we learn that it is made up in many layers, of hands on men, to the top guys in suits getting the big money. This hierarchy can rather resemble a cake that has different layers. This is where the creators got their name.
Depending on the title of our film, we will either be giving the audience a clear view of what our film will entail (and therefore possibly giving the impression that the film itself may not be very meaningful or proffesional) or we will be giving them a clever, thought out title that gives the film an element of professionalism.

James Banister