I need a name...

Gabriel Yeager · October 23rd, 2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Meryem Ersoz

another way to approach this would be to let your footage inspire your name instead of the other way around. put that camera to work and follow where it leads you...

I like that Meryem! Thanks. I was just trying to find one so I can start having my friend make me a site, that I can put them on. Thats all.

Thanks!
~Gabriel~

PS: For those of you that want know, I am going to be doing my first shoot this saturday. Its going to be some early documentary work. You can ask me for more info.

Jarrod Whaley · October 23rd, 2006, 08:53 PM

I named my production company after the street on which I made my first (ridiculous and comedic and in no way "professional") movie. I could just as easily have named it after that first movie ("China Night Pictures"... hmmm...) .

The point being: the name doesn't have to have anything to do with the content of your work at all. You could name it after your sister or your girlfriend or your favorite Greek food. Whatever. Be creative.

(Everyone in town seems to think I live on Oak Street because of the name, but that's fine with me because I'm a confirmed hermit and don't want anyone to know where I live anyway :) )

Ken Diewert · October 24th, 2006, 01:00 AM

Small world...

I was thinking of naming my company Oak Street Films, then I saw yours.

I actually have lived on Oak Street for 8 years...Instead I went with the street name (Cutlass Lookout) of a cottage we have on a small island (which I mortgaged to buy my new gear)
http://www.cutlassfilm.com/beta

The Islands streets are all pirate themed, so I'm playing off of that.

Gabriel Yeager · October 24th, 2006, 01:05 PM

Thanks guys! But I am not sure what I want it to be named yet, I think today I will try as much as I can to think of one...

Your right, It does not need to have anything to do with what I make. But I do want a name that I wont change in just one year. That is why I am putting so much work into trying to make one. I came up with one a long time ago, but it is so hard for anyone to remember. But I don't know, you guys tell me what you think, it was "Extranjero Productions". Its spanish for "Alain".

A friend of mine made a easy logo for me. I'll make it an attachment.

Thanks everyone!
~Gabriel~

October 23rd, 2006, 08:53 PM	#17
Jarrod Whaley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: chattanooga, tn Posts: 721	I named my production company after the street on which I made my first (ridiculous and comedic and in no way "professional") movie. I could just as easily have named it after that first movie ("China Night Pictures"... hmmm...) . The point being: the name doesn't have to have anything to do with the content of your work at all. You could name it after your sister or your girlfriend or your favorite Greek food. Whatever. Be creative. (Everyone in town seems to think I live on Oak Street because of the name, but that's fine with me because I'm a confirmed hermit and don't want anyone to know where I live anyway :) ) __________________ -->jarrod whaley. www.oakstreetfilms.com

October 24th, 2006, 01:00 AM	#18
Ken Diewert Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Posts: 1,200	Small world... I was thinking of naming my company Oak Street Films, then I saw yours. I actually have lived on Oak Street for 8 years...Instead I went with the street name (Cutlass Lookout) of a cottage we have on a small island (which I mortgaged to buy my new gear) http://www.cutlassfilm.com/beta The Islands streets are all pirate themed, so I'm playing off of that. __________________ C100, 5DMk2, FCPX

October 24th, 2006, 01:05 PM	#19
Gabriel Yeager Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, NorthWest USA Posts: 788	Thanks guys! But I am not sure what I want it to be named yet, I think today I will try as much as I can to think of one... Your right, It does not need to have anything to do with what I make. But I do want a name that I wont change in just one year. That is why I am putting so much work into trying to make one. I came up with one a long time ago, but it is so hard for anyone to remember. But I don't know, you guys tell me what you think, it was "Extranjero Productions". Its spanish for "Alain". A friend of mine made a easy logo for me. I'll make it an attachment. Thanks everyone! ~Gabriel~ Attached Thumbnails __________________ Gabriel Photography