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 A red herring is something that is meant to distract or mislead the audience so that when the truth is finally revealed it surprises the audience. An example of this is in the recent murder mystery Knifes Out where the identity of the killer is hidden and the audience is often misled until it is revealed in a climactic and dramatic way. A good example of a red herring is in the thriller movie shutter island. red herring Shutter Island In this scene, it gives off the impression that there are two Marshalls going to investigate this mental hospital. At the end of the movie we find out this is not the case and one of them is a patient at the hospital and his partner is his doctor this shocks the audience as they would not have expected this twist in the movie. 

Most sound in movies is after the movie in a studio by a foley artist What is a foley artist? A foley artist is someone that uses a range of props to record the everyday sounds that we hear in films that the microphone would not pick up on set. For example, this could be a door opening a horse walking on sand.  They tell stories through sound  how do they do it? They have a studio with loads of props and spend hours finding sounds out of these props. here is a clip of a foley artist in a studio. Often very common sounds are made in obscure ways. The film a Quiet Place makes use of foley sounds, the echolocation sound that the aliens make was made using snapping celery.  foley artist

click me! When filming it is important to make sure that all the cast and crew are perfectly safe. This includes a risk assessment which must be done for each location a shoot takes place. In this blog, I explain good safety when filming and why it is important. 

  We were given the task of making a thriller scene so we could practice our skills.  Here we can see a low-angle shot of the killer this is to make him seem big and shows that he has the power in the scene as he is stalking his victim.  Here you can see the light in the bottom left of the image this was our attempt at trying to create a chiaroscuro effect it took a couple of attempts but came out well in the final piece.