She Lies Beneath
This title implies that the film is a thriller as it hints that a character is buried beneath the earth and forsehadows that someone knows and it is not a secret. It also has a sense of mystery about it and entices our target audience to watch our film, as people want to know who lies beneath?
However, this title is similar to the 2000 supernatural horrror 'What Lies Beneath' and this film includes the idea someone in a body bag, much like our film. Therefore, a negative aspect of selecting the title 'She Lies Beneath' is that it's too similar to an existing horror title and we want ours to be unique.
Emily
'Emily' is the name of the dead character in our thriller film and adopting this as the title for our film hints that the female character has a significant role/meaning. Also, the pure innocence and simplicity of the name contrasts with the fact our film is a thriller; a genre associated with death, blood and evil.
On the other hand, having a key character's name as the film title can be viewed as a generic convention of the comedy genre. For example: 'Borat', 'Alfie', 'Bruno' etc.
A point to consider is that we could challenge the typical key conventions of thriller films by choosing 'Emily' as our film title, even though this is usually common in comedies.
Dead Giveaway
This fits the thriller genre effectively as is foreshadows the theme of death and the word 'giveaway' hints to someone possibly uncovering a dead body or a dark secret. Additionally, it is mysterious and intriguing because the audience will surely feel eager to discover the ' Dead Giveaway' and the story behind it.
Conversely, a negative aspect surrounding this title is that it fails to be memorbale since it's not short and sharp as opposed to 'Emily'.
However, the vagueness of the title taunts the audience into watching the film and it suggests key themes of a typical thriller, such as: death and secrecy.
Sophiya Ali
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