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Encyclopedia > Working title

A working title is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development. Although a working title may be kept as the final title, the assumption is that a working title will be changed before the actual release of the project. Working titles also allow the developing team to discuss the project in public places without letting people know exactly what it is.


Working titles are often used for films, video games, music album and software development. For example, the working title of the video game Shenmue was Project Berkeley. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Shenmue ) is an adventure game for the Sega Dreamcast, produced and directed by Yu Suzuki of Sega-AM2. ...


Examples

  • Adventures of the Starkiller (Episode One), The Star Wars, The Adventures of Luke Starkiller (Episode One) The Star Wars and The Adventures of Luke Starkiller, As Taken from 'The Journal of the Whills' (Saga 1) Star Wars. All were working titles for Star Wars.
  • Anhedonia, It Had to Be Jew, and A Roller-Coaster Named Desire were all working titles for Annie Hall.
  • Blue Harvest was the fake working title for Star Wars—Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. It was part of a larger ruse to disguise the nature of the film under the cover of being a horror film. Revenge of the Jedi was originally considered an official subtitle for the film, but dismissed because George Lucas did not consider revenge to be a way of the Jedi.
  • The Intimidation Game, the fake working title of Batman Begins.
  • Longhorn. The working title for Windows Vista before the official name was released.
  • RKO 281. The working title for Citizen Kane, presumably instated to prevent the film's alleged subject, William Randolph Hearst, from finding out about it. Later used as the final title for a film about the production of Citizen Kane.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man. The working title for Spider-Man 2 during production.
  • Clowns Can't Sleep. The working title for Ocean's Twelve during production.
  • QWERTY. The working title for a Linkin Park song during their songwriting process in late 2006.
  • "Yesterday". This Beatles' song included the working lyric "Scrambled eggs" and was also known by that name.
  • "Dolphin" was the working title for the Nintendo Gamecube.
  • "Revolution" was the working title for the Nintendo Wii.
  • Stand-Up and The Seinfeld Chronicles were the working titles for Seinfeld. Also, the series finale was originally named "A Tough Nut to Crack", in order to throw off television viewers about the contents of what would actually happen in the final episode.

This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... In psychology, anhedonia is a patients inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable life events such as eating, exercise, and social/sexual interactions. ... Annie Hall is a 1977 romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a script he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. ... Film poster for Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 film by George Lucas starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, and Jake Lloyd. ... Blue Harvest was the title of a fictitious film utilized to ensure secrecy and disguise the actual 1981–1983 production of the sixth installment of the Star Wars film series, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. ... Movie poster Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, is a science fiction film that debuted in 1983, and re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. ... Jedi Masters (left to right) Saesee Tiin, Agen Kolar, Mace Windu, and Kit Fisto. ... Batman Begins is a 2005 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman. ... Windows Vista is a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, Tablet PCs, and media centers. ... RKO 281 is a 1999 dramatic film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, and Roy Scheider. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ... For other people named William Randolph Hearst, see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation) William Randolph Hearst I (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate. ... Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 superhero film developed by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Michael Chabon, written by Alvin Sargent, and directed by Sam Raimi. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... QWERTY is the working title for an unreleased song by nu metal band Linkin Park. ... Linkin Park is a band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Music sample Yesterday ( file info) Problems? See media help. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Up describes the positive z-value in a gravitational field, just as down represents the negative z-value. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... Seinfeld is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, running a total of 9 seasons. ... The Finale is the name given to the final two episodes of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... Thats So Raven is an American sitcom television series broadcast on the Disney Channel. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Power Rangers: Ninja Storm is the eleventh incarnation of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Power Rangers: Dino Thunder are the twelfth generation of Power Rangers. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Bond 22 is the working title of a future EON Productions James Bond film, the sequel to the 2006 film, Casino Royale. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Cloverfield is the code name of an upcoming science fiction film produced by J. J. Abrams, directed by Matt Reeves, and written by Drew Goddard. ... Jeffrey J. Abrams (usually credited as Jeffrey Abrams or J.J. Abrams) (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, writer, actor, composer and director. ...

Working titles that stuck

Occasionally, the working title of a project becomes the actual title. Some notable examples include:

[Note: The directors planned to call it Pacific Air Flight 121. In an interview in early 2006, Samuel L. Jackson, star of the film, claimed that once he learned about the movie title being changed he said: "What are you doing here? It's not Gone with the Wind. It's not On the Waterfront. It's Snakes on a Plane!"]

  Results from FactBites:
 
Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1220 words)
Appropriate use of working titles can further goals to recognize academic staff professional contributions, to foster integration of academic staff into university life and departmental governance, and to communicate to the outside world a better understanding of the capabilities and responsibilities of individual academic staff members (important in research grant proposal competitions, for example).
When additional working titles are approved for either research or instructional academic staff, having these established guidelines will encourage their uniform implementation.
This is crucial since a principal goal of working titles is to better communicate to the outside world the research and scholarly talents of individual members of UW's research and instructional academic staff.
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