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Script comes first. Sometimes the title doesn't even come at all. I have some ideas that are over a decade old that still don't have a title. Just one of those things.
Very rarely does the title rear its head at the outset. Usually I get the idea, get more than halfway through, more towards the end, and the title will then jump out at me.
It doesn't say boo or anything, but that's how it works for me.
The title should reflect the story and when the story is being written, the title also has the propensity to change as well.
My last script underwent 8 significant rewrites and four title changes.
The title change reflected the direction of the story, which in turn had changed several times as well during rewrites.
The script I'm on now, has the same title I started with. Once private peeps give me insight and feedback on where I can improve, I'm sure that title will change as well.
For me, it depends. The title of my latest script came to me during the outlining phase. Other times, often with shorts, I start with a rough concept, which then leads the title, which in turn leads to the outline. However, there have been times where I have finished numerous drafts of scripts before a solid title came to me. When this happens, I normally explore and study the titles of similar films, to see if I can identify any common characteristics, as I always find this helps.
But I never force it. For me, titles are one of those things which will come to you when ready
I don't believe I've ever come up with a title first; regardless of short or feature.
Not to say they're not massively important (I've had hour long discussions over what the title should be), I just don't give weight to them in the beginning,
Sometimes the title can encapsulate everything the story is about... within seconds of thinking of a title the story grows around it. A title is just a word or a sentence... every story starts from one of those.
It's impossible for me to remember if a title has come first or not with my own work, but I'm pretty sure it has.
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