Red herrings are used rather commonly in thriller genres, It mainly consists of clues which are both misleading and distracting from the actual issue, this could be done either intentional or unintentional.
This expression is normally used to claim that the argument at which another person has brought up is entirely irrelevant to the specific question.
A good example of a red herring is "I think that we should make the academic requirements stricter for students. I recommend that you support this because we are in a budget crisis and we do not want our salaries affected."
Like i have said before, red herrings are commonly used in films. Another example which is more related to film language is...The red herring can take in form of a character, which the audience may feel that he is a killer, only to later discover that he is innocent. Or another good example could be that a red herring can take the shape of an item which could be seen as clue to a discovery by the audience, but turns out to be worthless.
Friday, 7 December 2012
The Birds
"The Birds", 1963 Directed by: sir Alfred Hitchcock
"The Birds" is a 1963 horror film which some elements of suspense are added throughout the film. The horror stars Tippi Hedren (this was her breakthrough film) and amongst other stars such as Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and the then tender Veronica Cartwright. This subtully intense horror film portrays an american women (Tippi Hedren) who was on a quest to look for her potential partner and love interest (Rod Taylor) in Bodega Bay California, however while she is in that area the atmosphere there dramatically changes due to the grotesque attacks on the residents of bodega bay by the most unlikely of creatures-birds.
The motives and incentives behind the attacks in the horror movie were not proven and remains a mystery throughout the film. The methods and tactics used by the birds were unbelievable, unthinkable and simply "not of their intelligence" as quoted from the elderly actress in the film which her character studied birds and their origins, but she was far from right due to her not thinking that birds could ever do such monstrous things and as i've said before, due to her perception that birds simply did not have the wit to attempt the attacks.
The film marks Tippi Hedren's movie debut and she was commended for her efforts on the film, even though it seems as if there were not any problems during production of the film and about the film, indeed there was. There was a quite notable incident which took place during the production of the film; in a particular scene Tippi Hedren was simply told to just go upstairs and enter a room and do nothing-which she in fact did, however not knowingly hundreds of birds were released onto her resulting in her having numerous scars and immediately having treatment. (she was promised that the birds used in the scene will be mechanical ones but in fact they were not). This incident has since scarred her for life-well this is what she has claimed in one of her autobiographies.
However, away from the negative side, the film has been generally commended for the directors use of a soundtrack and the use of animation in the film.
In addition, the film has been regarded as the seventh best thriller of all time by the American film institute, and Bravo awarded it on the 96th spot on ' The 100 scariest movie moments ' for the scene where the birds attach the city. So generally, the film has received very high critical acclaim for its various elements which were used to make the film an outstanding thriller. To add evidence to this point, the movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes has given the film an approval of 95% and it has been described as "Hitchcock's last unflawed film" by film critic David Thompson. This piece of information just further explains that this film,despite what occurred in its production, is generally perceived as a success.
"The Birds" is a 1963 horror film which some elements of suspense are added throughout the film. The horror stars Tippi Hedren (this was her breakthrough film) and amongst other stars such as Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and the then tender Veronica Cartwright. This subtully intense horror film portrays an american women (Tippi Hedren) who was on a quest to look for her potential partner and love interest (Rod Taylor) in Bodega Bay California, however while she is in that area the atmosphere there dramatically changes due to the grotesque attacks on the residents of bodega bay by the most unlikely of creatures-birds.
The motives and incentives behind the attacks in the horror movie were not proven and remains a mystery throughout the film. The methods and tactics used by the birds were unbelievable, unthinkable and simply "not of their intelligence" as quoted from the elderly actress in the film which her character studied birds and their origins, but she was far from right due to her not thinking that birds could ever do such monstrous things and as i've said before, due to her perception that birds simply did not have the wit to attempt the attacks.
The film marks Tippi Hedren's movie debut and she was commended for her efforts on the film, even though it seems as if there were not any problems during production of the film and about the film, indeed there was. There was a quite notable incident which took place during the production of the film; in a particular scene Tippi Hedren was simply told to just go upstairs and enter a room and do nothing-which she in fact did, however not knowingly hundreds of birds were released onto her resulting in her having numerous scars and immediately having treatment. (she was promised that the birds used in the scene will be mechanical ones but in fact they were not). This incident has since scarred her for life-well this is what she has claimed in one of her autobiographies.
However, away from the negative side, the film has been generally commended for the directors use of a soundtrack and the use of animation in the film.
In addition, the film has been regarded as the seventh best thriller of all time by the American film institute, and Bravo awarded it on the 96th spot on ' The 100 scariest movie moments ' for the scene where the birds attach the city. So generally, the film has received very high critical acclaim for its various elements which were used to make the film an outstanding thriller. To add evidence to this point, the movie critic website Rotten Tomatoes has given the film an approval of 95% and it has been described as "Hitchcock's last unflawed film" by film critic David Thompson. This piece of information just further explains that this film,despite what occurred in its production, is generally perceived as a success.
Chuck Jones - animator
chuck Jones was born on september 21st 1912 and died february 22 2002. He was a very famous animator, cartoonist and he directed many cartoon films for companies such as warner bros. One of the most remember shows in which he created and directed was looney tunes. He is also regarded as the creator of famous cartoon icons bugs bunny, sylvester, the roadrunner and Coyote. Most notably, the roadrunner is considered his masterpiece and are today regarded as one of the best cartoons ever made.
However, unfortunately Warner bros was shut down in early 1963. So he and his staff were eventually hired by MGM productions with the incentive to create more Tom and Jerry episodes and theatricals. Again much to his displeasure, Tom and Jerry were discontinued four years later in 1967. So he produced and directed the TV special 'How the Grinch stole Christmas'.
Chuck Jones is undoubtedly regarded as one of the founding fathers of animation and has frequently been hailed as a large contributing factor and influence towards the industry. In one of his most notable productions ' the roadrunner' it contains various laws and rules which are:
The roadrunner has the ability to enter the painted image of a cave while the coyote cannot.Sometimes the coyote is allowed to hang in midair until he realizes that he is about to fall down and get hurt, known elsewhere as the Roadrunner and Coyote moment.The coyote can overtake rocks and cannons which fall down earlier than he does and ends up being hit by them.If a chase scene occurs on a cliff, the roadrunner is not affected by gravity while the coyote is and eventually falls down.
However, unfortunately Warner bros was shut down in early 1963. So he and his staff were eventually hired by MGM productions with the incentive to create more Tom and Jerry episodes and theatricals. Again much to his displeasure, Tom and Jerry were discontinued four years later in 1967. So he produced and directed the TV special 'How the Grinch stole Christmas'.
Chuck Jones is undoubtedly regarded as one of the founding fathers of animation and has frequently been hailed as a large contributing factor and influence towards the industry. In one of his most notable productions ' the roadrunner' it contains various laws and rules which are:
The roadrunner has the ability to enter the painted image of a cave while the coyote cannot.Sometimes the coyote is allowed to hang in midair until he realizes that he is about to fall down and get hurt, known elsewhere as the Roadrunner and Coyote moment.The coyote can overtake rocks and cannons which fall down earlier than he does and ends up being hit by them.If a chase scene occurs on a cliff, the roadrunner is not affected by gravity while the coyote is and eventually falls down.
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
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