Title

 As my editing is coming to an end, it is finally time to come up with a title. I have been researching many mystery movies and they all have at least one thig in common; they have a short title that still manages to install a sense of mystery and fear to the audiences. Knives Out (2019) is a perfect example of that. The title consists of two simple words, one syllable each, yet it explains what is to come in the movie and with the connotation of "knives," it installs a certain sense of mystery and thrill that the movie is supposed to give off. Other examples would include Clue (1985), Gone Girl (2014), Memento (2000), Zodiac (2007), etc. Therefore, I needed to come up with a title that let's audiences know it is a mystery movie, it is nice and short, and one that semi-explains the dancer aspect to it. It took a LOT of thinking and brainstorming, but I finally came up with the perfect name: Tombé. Now that might not seem like it makes a lot of sense, but it will, let me explain. A lot of ballet terms come from the French language and have meanings that non-French speakers don't really think about; they just think of the step. Tombé is a step in ballet whose literal translation is "to fall." That already gives so much context to what might happen to the main character and what has been happening to the disappearing dancers. Don't understand French? That's ok! You may not know the definition but upon looking at the word, another you are reminded of another word: Tomb. That subconscious connection leads a person to believe someone might die, or that people are dying in the film. It makes the film seem way more ominous.

Here is a great example of how this particular step is used in ballet.