Working title
A working title is a preliminary name for a product or project. The usage is especially common in
and is synonymous with production title and tentative title.Purpose
Working titles are used mainly because an official title has not yet been decided upon or to intentionally disguise the real nature of a project.
Usage as production titles
Working titles are primarily a practical matter, just to prevent confusion as ideas for release titles can keep on changing for a variety of reasons.
For example, while
Usage as a ruse title
Fake production titles are frequently used by high-profile films or television series to prevent undesired attention by the press or fandom, price gouging by suppliers[3] and casual or targeted theft. Notable examples of ruse titles include Blue Harvest (Return of the Jedi), Red Gun (House of the Dragon),[4] and the Batman films Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, which were produced under the titles The Intimidation Game, Rory's First Kiss and Magnus Rex.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Librarians, Reference. "Research Guides: Organizing Academic Research Papers: Choosing a Title". library.sacredheart.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (23 November 2022). "'Dune: The Sisterhood' Creator Diane Ademu-John Steps Down As Co-Showrunner Of HBO Max Series". Deadline.
- ^ Bloom, Jim, Production Supervisor; Ch. 9, bonus material disc of the 2004 Star Wars Trilogy DVD box set.
- ^ Albrecht, Louis (2020-07-18). "HBO's Game of Thrones Prequel House of the Dragon is looking for two female leads". Redanian Intelligence. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Nolan Fans article "The Dark Knight Rises As Magnus Rex"