The Bitter Script Reader: “Titles”

A quick tip re the importance of script titles from The Bitter Script Reader:

Your title is the first thing any reader will see. In some cases — who am I kidding? — in EVERY case it will determine which script they pick off the slush pile next. A good title should give a sense of the genre, hint at the premise and be memorable. Bad titles tend to be generic, bland or pretentious.

My favorite title story: Would you be interested in reading a script called “Stillness in the Water”? Pretty awful title, yeah? Well, that was the title above the ‘alternative’ title on the final draft of this movie’s shooting script. 

That script? Jaws.

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