Planning: Naming Our Film

After researching coming of age short films, we found that short, simple names were the most effective in conveying the narrative of the film. For example 'Youth' by Tom Petroni portrays a similarly positive image of growing up as our own film. 'Youth' successfully conveys the genre of the film to the audience, and suggests the types of the characters involved and what narrative the film may follow. We have taken inspiration from this particular film and have decided to name our project 'Growing Up'. Again this is a simple name that successfully conveys to the audience that this belongs to the coming of age genre. It also coincides with the narrative of our film, as our protagonist grows in age and experiences multiple defining moments throughout the film. Our film is also a reflection on 'growing up' and presents a message of not wasting your youth trying to mature quicker; to enjoy being a teenager.