Title Explanation - Ascendancy

By definition,our title, ascendancy means 'occupation of a position of dominant power or influence'. This was decided as our group mind-mapped ideas around power, evil and authority. We explored different words, themes and phrases surrounding these themes. Due to the plot having a theme of cult influence on a innocent, vulnerable boy we thought this title connoted the plot and themes of our film well. The image we wanted to create was the power shift between the protagonist and the invisible antagonists. The sibilance of the word Ascendancy creates a harsh, irregular and rather prominent sound when spoken aloud which compliments the mysterious, unknown plot of the film. This would ensure the audience are intrigued yet nervous and cautious due to the element of 'unknown' surrounding the title.   

This post was written by Mattie Goddard