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I like Article 19.
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"SMU--Death by Example" But, I like the original title better.
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Article 19 say's it all. When you said "theatre", that sounds exciting by itself. Looking forward to it.
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The problem with "Article 19" (which is a great name) for this sort of release (which Thad didn't confirm nor deny) is that "Article 19" means nothing to those who aren't very educated. A good amount of ESPN's audience isn't educated. Therefore, to maximize audience, you need a less obscure name.
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Calallen is correct, IMO. And, relating to ESPN's audience is something that is important. ESPN likes to start the promos for these films with "What if I told you..."

There are some differences, but somewhere there exists a parallel to what if I told you that before Butler outshined the mighty Indiana Hoosiers, it happened before, in another state. And, all things equal, and owing to the actions of a select few, the entity analogous to IU saw to it that they would never again be showed up by the small private school up the highway in a bigger city.

There's a better way to put that, but I'm multitasking. You guys get the gist.
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CalallenStang wrote:The problem with "Article 19" (which is a great name) for this sort of release (which Thad didn't confirm nor deny) is that "Article 19" means nothing to those who aren't very educated. A good amount of ESPN's audience isn't educated. Therefore, to maximize audience, you need a less obscure name.


All the other 30 by 30 films have obscure names. Keep Title 19.
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As some of g y'all know, I was working on a similar project (well, we were starting from print, not film, but still, chronicling the re-birth of SMU football after the 2006 season. That didn't work out so well).

I was very fond of our working title: "Redemption Saturday" which in this case was Saturday, November 28th, 2009 which was the win over Tulane that essentially guaranteed that we'd get a bowl invitation. Now granted, we were using the redemption angle in the personal backstories and as a theme throughout, but still... I really liked the title and would like to put it on the list for Thad's consideration.

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So Thad, when can we expect to see this???
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ponyboy wrote:
CalallenStang wrote:The problem with "Article 19" (which is a great name) for this sort of release (which Thad didn't confirm nor deny) is that "Article 19" means nothing to those who aren't very educated. A good amount of ESPN's audience isn't educated. Therefore, to maximize audience, you need a less obscure name.


All the other 30 by 30 films have obscure names. Keep Title 19.


"A Silly Little Game" (referring to fantasy baseball) is currently being advertised. Definitely not an obscure name.
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I'm sure this has already been mentioned, but a football player told me that they were airing this the night of the Heisman.
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It is obscure of you do not know to what it refers. Article 19 will not be obscure if they say to what it refers.
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CalallenStang wrote:Cheating Death


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I think the other options sound a little cheesy (no offense :D ), I like Article 19!
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