Pick a new Title for TRAPPED

[capncnut]

if only becuase theres GOTTA be more than one film out called trapped allready. Indeed, there are movies out there already named Trapped, Acension and Besieged. That said, there was a computer game titled Deadlands too.

[SRP76]

I can throw some wannabe titles out there. May not be what you're looking for, but it's fun for me. So: "Dinner and a Movie" (no, not really. Ignore that one.) To a Theater Near You From the Inside The End Held Over Quarter to Nine Exit Risk Sanctuary Getting Out Lords of Nowhere The Moat Freedom of Despair Walls Captives The Zoo 2 Miles ......those have popped into my head. See what you think.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Lou and I were coming up with titles last night, but we were more or less goofing on other titles. "Zombie Movie Matinee" "Just another zombie movie with 6 people stuck in a theater with no real chance of survival, but you will spend the $14.00 to find out anyway whether they live or die, or if this movie sucks or rules." "Zombies Surround A Building" "People hide from Zombies" "Just another Zombie Movie" "From the guy who brought you Deadlands: The Rising comes a film much better than Deadlands: The Rising" We went on for an hour like this... but... Ascension was my first choice when I started thinking new titles. Trapped pretty much fits the story of the movie to an extent, but the fact a slew of films are named Trapped makes it an issue for me, not too mention the fact the film looks a lot bigger in scope than the title would suggest. Most people figured I would film it in a very claustrophobic style, but I didn't. I kept saying to my DP.. "They may be stuck here, but I don't want it to feel like the walls are closing in on them too much, they need a bit of room to breathe." After shooting with Jim Krut and the rest of the government based cast, I sat there dumping the footage into my PC for editing, and while cutting some of it I said to myself "Trapped isn't going to work as a title". If the movie was just about the people stuck in the theater Trapped would work, but since I show the origins of how it all starts I figured the title needed to be changed. I spent 3 hours seraching the Thesaurus and dictionary for ways to use words like RISE, RISING, RETURN, FALL, in a horror movie title. The reason I keep going back to DOMINATION of the LIVING DEAD, is because when the title appeared on screen in the new teaser I made as is slowly fills the screen it starts by saying "NATION of the LIVING" then once the last zombie footage passes by it speeds up to say DOMINATION of the LIVING DEAD. I will concede that the "of the Living Dead" does sound a bit tiring, but it isn't easy to find titles for zombie films. Some of the other titles Lou and I did talk about on a more serious note were. Deadlands 2: Resurrection Deadlands 2: Trapped plain old "Ascension" I remember when Lou got excited on one title... Deadlands: The Ascension I sort of killed that momentum because it is just another way of saying Deadlands: The Rising. The way I figure it is I will get a new name for the film before I release and if nothing tickles my fancy by the time the film is finished I will toss a coin and one side will be TRAPPED and the other side will either be ASCENSION: The Rise of the Dead, or something else that fits closely to how the story works.

[MinionZombie]

Hellsing saying the "of"/"by" thing in connection with Domination did make me think... Or how about "Dead Domination" - Dead Nation becomes Dead Domination...I duno, something along those lines, it avoids the "of the living" thing. Ultimately, a title just has to kick ass and be memorable and get across the right vibe which most suits what is actually on screen...*scratches chin*...hmmmm..

[DjfunkmasterG]

That what I feel too MZ, but although TRAPPED gets the point across, it doesn't have that punchy vibe.

[LouCipherr]

I say we go with: DEADLANDS 2: YOU FU*KING NAME IT with all this confusion around the title, "Matinee Buffet" is starting to sound good now... How about Deadlands 2: FEATURE PRESENTATION Trapped still does fit. The center of the story revolves around the theater. I still dig "Ascension" but like you said, that's just another way of saying "rising" so I dunno.. I really do like that word though. Ascension. It does have a ring to it.

[MinionZombie]

I say we go with: DEADLANDS 2: YOU FU*KING NAME IT with all this confusion around the title, "Matinee Buffet" is starting to sound good now... How about Deadlands 2: FEATURE PRESENTATION Trapped still does fit. The center of the story revolves around the theater. I still dig "Ascension" but like you said, that's just another way of saying "rising" so I dunno.. I really do like that word though. Ascension. It does have a ring to it. But this isn't Deadlands 2 though right? So, er...

[LouCipherr]

It's not that it's leaning 'twards "deadlands 2: something-or-other" but, the idea hasn't been completely discounted, either. Don't worry MZ, I'm confused too. The one thing that's really cool is Dj has a great tagline for the movie - but it's just.. the title has to fit the movie and go along with that tag line. *brain explodes from thinking too hard* bah, I'll keep working on it.. *wanders off, confuddled*

[bassman]

What about "Deadlands 2: The Trapping"?

[MinionZombie]

What about "Deadlands 2: The Trapping"? Or "Traplands 2: The Deadening!" (yes, with exclamation power ) Lou - I'm confuddled alright, do you have to be stoned to understand what's going on in the title discussions or on speed or something?

[LouCipherr]

lmfao, good one bassman! Or "Traplands 2: The Deadening!" (yes, with exclamation power ) THAT'S IT! DECISION MADE! Traplands 2: The Deadening THAT RULES! do you have to be stoned to understand what's going on in the title discussions or on speed or something? Its the coovan, MZ. It's all about the coovan...

[MinionZombie]

Ahhhhhh the coovan... *rubs some into gums* "Traplands 2: The Deadening!" here we come!

[LouCipherr]

*snatches the coovan from MZ and indulges* Well Dj, you have 7 votes to keep it Trapped, and MZ and I think it should be: Traplands 2: The Deadening! So what's it gonna be!?

[DjfunkmasterG]

Traplands: Zombies Surround A Building

[Mike70]

gone with the zombies a zombie too far rio zombio the longest zombie (sounds like a porno title) the good, the bad and the zombified (have i invented a word here?) zombie2: the undead in the city pride and zombidice sense and zombibility invasion of the zombie snatchers (sounds like another porno title)