Hittin' Up the Focus Group

[rinue]

Okay; pretend you don't know anything about the film I'm making or the fact that I'm making it. Which short are you more interested in seeing:

1. "The Sleeping People"
2. "Sleepy People"

and what do these titles make you expect?

Comments

Metaphysics!

[bluezybunny.livejournal.com]

1. "The Sleeping People" makes me think there are people who are either engaged in a dream state (possibly synchronous) or are the victims of outside influences (hypnotists or "The Strangers"). Alternatively, it could be a documentary about college students who make their wages donating their subconscious to science, or intricate wordplay for a documentary exposing people who believe in fairy tales (A better title might be "Keep Dreaming, Sleeping Beauty").

2. "Sleepy People" suggests an outbreak of noise or plague of some sort which prevents people from sleeping and portends a fantasy demonstration of how that might pan out should metaphysics somehow suddenly play a role (zombie-like or drug-induced behavior which never rests). It could also be a documentary explaining how college students have learned to make time for schooling, studying, and partying all on twenty minutes of sleep a night.

Depending majorly on what your plans are with these titles, I'd say "The Sleeping People" is more attractive for the intellectual or thriller crowd while "Sleepy People" might be more attractive to the cheesy comedy or action crowd.

Hope that helps!

-Quip