At The End Of The Day
Red Herring Lyrics

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When I was a little boy I wanted to
To be an architect.
It only took a couple of months
To change that blueprint.

Then I was a painter,
Went to the museum,
Studied up good to be an art nerd.

'Til I learned a picture's only worth a thousand words.

(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
So when did I change,
(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
From doing what I want,
(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
To doing what
(Wanna get paid!!!)
I want to get paid.

Take your million bucks
And throw it all away.
If you're not happy you're just broke
At the end of the day.

Then there was high school,
Playin' in the school band,
Wailing on the saxophone like a madman.
Gonna be the next Charlie Parker, you know.

Then the theatre,
Wanna hit the big stage,
Someone says, "Son, you know that ain't the way!"

Gotta do something to pay the bills.
Well, at least I can still "act" fulfilled.

(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
When did I change,
(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
From doing what I want,
(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
To doing what
(Wanna get paid!!!)
I want to get paid.

Take your million bucks
And throw it all away.
If you're not happy you're just broke
At the end of the day.

YEAH!!!!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Red Herring's song "At The End Of The Day" address the inner conflict that many individuals face when choosing between pursuing their passions and doing something that will provide financial stability. The verses detail the singer's childhood aspirations of being an architect and painter, which he quickly abandons after realizing the limited income potential. He moves on to playing the saxophone and acting, only to face the same dilemma once again. The catchy chorus emphasizes the futility of chasing money at the expense of personal fulfillment. Herring urges the listener to prioritize happiness over wealth and not make the mistake of throwing away a life of purpose for a quick buck.

The song offers a relatable message to anyone who has had to sacrifice their dreams for financial security. The lyrics question the societal pressure to choose a conventional career, even if it doesn't align with one's passions. Herring alludes to the danger of losing oneself entirely in the pursuit of wealth, and the importance of taking a step back to assess what truly makes one happy. The song can be interpreted as a reminder to never give up on one's passions, even if it means taking a financial risk.

Line by Line Meaning

When I was a little boy I wanted to
In my childhood, I had ambitions of becoming an architect.

To be an architect.
To create structural designs of buildings and bring them to life.

It only took a couple of months
My career aspiration changed soon after.

To change that blueprint.
I altered my plans and goals for a career.

Then I was a painter,
My interests shifted to painting.

Went to the museum,
I studied art and explored museum exhibitions.

Studied up good to be an art nerd.
I developed knowledge in the field of art as I identified myself as an art enthusiast.

'Til I learned a picture's only worth a thousand words.
I realized that a picture is limited to its visual representation and cannot depict more complex themes.

(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
Musical interlude.

So when did I change,
I question when and why my priorities shifted.

(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
Musical interlude.

From doing what I want,
From following my passions and aspirations.

(Doo-wop, Doo-wop, Ba Da)
Musical interlude.

To doing what
To pursuing endeavors for the sake of monetary compensation.

(Wanna get paid!!!)
I am looking for financial gain.

Take your million bucks
Money cannot buy happiness.

And throw it all away.
Material possessions cannot bring fulfillment.

If you're not happy you're just broke
Without true happiness, wealth is meaningless.

At the end of the day.
Ultimately, it is about personal fulfillment in life.

Then there was high school,
During my teenage years, I was involved in music education in high school.

Playin' in the school band,
I was a member of the school band where I played a saxophone.

Wailing on the saxophone like a madman.
I played with an intense and passionate demeanor.

Gonna be the next Charlie Parker, you know.
I aspired to be as famous and talented as saxophonist Charlie Parker.

Then the theatre,
I then pursued a career in acting and theater.

Wanna hit the big stage,
I aimed to perform on larger stages and to achieve recognition for my theater work.

Someone says, "Son, you know that ain't the way!"
I received negative criticism regarding my career aspirations.

Gotta do something to pay the bills.
I am forced to pursue other job opportunities to support myself.

Well, at least I can still "act" fulfilled.
Although I am not satisfied with my career path, I can still pretend to be fulfilled.

YEAH!!!!
Exclamation emphasizing the expression of emotion in the song.

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

StudioBinder

3y↑205

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Red Herring Definition and History
02:14 - Technique 1: The Whodunit
03:38 - Technique 2: Unreliable narrator
06:20 - Technique 3: Emotional Effect
08:23 - Technique 4: Historical Subversion
09:26 - Technique 5: Casting and Marketing
10:56 - Takeaways and Wrap Up

All comments from YouTube:

StudioBinder

3y↑205

Sai kumar

3y↑4

Wow , thanks for taking my advice to give spoiler alert for movies which you are going to explain in a video.
It's a good habbit to implementing the subscribers advice.
All the best.

Unreal Spaces

3y↑3

you should have a list at the beginning of the movie of where you spoil movies. I wanted to watch the orient express.

male6561

Any more examples of technique 3? :)

Poorva Vashistha

😂

OlafReuh

How about the red herring in this video, where you announce spoilers for some movies and in fact these movies are not the ones that are spoiled...

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Empire

1y↑313

I would just like to mention the double red herring in hot fuzz. The store manager was immediately set up as evil and the movie was dropping the biggest hints, like ominous smiling, creepiness etc that he is the bad guy, so much so that it made me (and probably everyone else) think that he is obviously just a red herring. Turns out he is actually evil and he tricked us all. I tried to outsmart the movie but it outsmarted my outsmartedness

StinkyPoopooArt

1y↑12

a similar thing is constantly done in the chainsaw man comic. it fucking shows red flags and makes you forget those things happening and then they come back but worse and then everyone is surprised.

John Jim

1y↑3

This is true. It only works, however, because the store manager is indeed guilty as we were initially lead to believe, but then also in a very different way than we thought.

kaltzifer of fire

1y↑1

Hot Fuzz is great (trilogy fan's noise intensifies) !

Lolikuma Desbear

1y↑1

A similar plot was in "The 'Burbs" with Tom Hanks. We are to believe the neighbors are scary. But then it turns out that all the suspicious behavior and accussations were false...until then in yet another twist we find out they were not false, the neighbors are indeed creepy killer and the characters suspicion was right all along

Oneiros

@John Jim Yeah that. I thought it was so obvious that it was him there was no way it actually was him cause nobody would write that obvious a murderer and portray it as a mystery. I aslo thought it is impossible that it is not him with ALL the hints we've been given. And in the perfect reveal it both was and wasn't him in a way I never would have expected. Brilliant red herring

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Charles Garza

2y↑775

Fun fact: We weren't the only ones to be fooled by The Usual Suspects red herring. The director told each one of the cast in the lineup that they were Keyser Soze, and they didn't find out until he premiere that they weren't.

Hunter Short

1y↑25

I hope this is true

Mitchell Wooldridge

1y↑20

But they all die... except for Keyser Soze. How does that work?

Kamarul Ariffin

1y↑51

@Mitchell Wooldridge maybe they thought that they're going to be dead because they're Keyser soze

Chris Woolum

1y↑16

fun fact: they're never fun

Crack The can

1y↑1

Its so obviously tbh

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saucercrabzero

3y↑397

The production quality of these videos is excellent, and I have learned so much about the craft of film from the very good explanations within, and in addition whoever runs the YouTube account is very active in replying to comments, even on older videos! Truly one of the best marketing choices for any product I've ever seen, absolutely top marks.

StudioBinder

3y↑40

Got to stay in touch with our viewers ;)

Et Adventure

3y↑3

I want to like your comment, but it's at 69. I hope this is enough 👍

Phakes619

1y↑1

@Et Adventurelooks like the number has been eclipsed and a like is in order.

Et Adventure

1y↑1

@Phakes619 lol thanks for making me aware

Phakes619

@Et Adventure Yw 😊

Beeto

1y↑59

My favorite red herring example was in a series of unfortunate events, in which there was an auction which had an item that the protagonists had hoped could lead them to their kidnapped friends, but in fact those friends were incased in another object in the auction which was a large statue of a literal red herring

Tinker Gnomad

2y↑53

"Casting misdirection," worked well in Promising Young Woman also. I was very surprised by elements of the film, and the deliberate casting choices drove the point home more than expected.

Oliver

1y↑34

I think the Hereditary trailer was also a pretty good red herring. We are led to believe that the daughter will be the main antagonist, so what happens half way through is all the more shocking.

THE DOCTOR

3y↑1.1K

The casting and marketing red herring is what The Suicide Squad did.

Austin Hamedih

3y↑46

Got em

StudioBinder

3y↑134

💯

M Meraj Hossain

3y↑11

ya immediatly what came to my mind :P

A L

3y↑6

🤣

SuperPOWer Pictures Videography

Indeed!!

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Marco Antonio Salazar Matamoros

3y↑69

The concept of “the mystery box”, as used by J.J. Abrams in his films, is a big example of the “Casting and Marketing” Red Herring. The marketing focuses so much about this and that big mystery that, by sheer memetic mutation, the snowball grows and grows and everybody thinks every single little oddity is a huge clue.

This kind of red herring also has a huge, and that is HUGE, flaw (a flaw that is becoming more problematic nowadays with how quickly it can spread, thanks to the Internet) and that is if people loathe the payoff of the red herring, they will raise HELL over it, and that same memetic quality will become the doom of the filmmaker - to put it succinctly, “once bitten, twice shy.” Doubly so if you try to make it your “signature style”, like Abrams has.

It is not so much a flaw of the film, but really, a flaw of marketing and humans in general.

StudioBinder

3y↑14

Goes back to how the technique is used for it to be effective

Ethan Mauser

2y↑10

It reminds me of how he cast Mark Hamill in TFW and did nothing with him.

Fujoshi Central

2y↑5

That is a lesson Shyamalan should have learned. Don't over do the twist. And don't insult your audience's intelligence. I figured out the village before the ending.

chris riley

1y↑1

JJ wanted to cast and market lost around micheal Keaton and kill him of T the end of the pilot but the studio didn’t want to cast a high profile actor that wouldn’t be the actual star

OnePiecer

1y↑35

I sometimes feel like the film industry knows really good about how a good film is done, but they decide not to.

S

1y↑1

Artists care about good films. The film industry does not care AT ALL about making good films. They're an "industry" it's in the name, they only care about making $$$. That's why casting and misdirection is done...bad action films abound. They know people will pay for crap if it's got a hero in it.

ExMachina70

2y↑85

Memento had the single greatest red herring in cinematic history. Trinity from the Matrix was the villain in Memento, and Cypher from the Matrix turned out actually be a good guy. It was such brilliant casting because you came in watching Memento, you immediately had the bias of their intentions.

Kenneth Eaton

1y↑14

Arguably all three main characters are villains and use Leonard's memory issues to implement their plans. Teddy leads Leonard to at least two murders. Natalie does something similar, though only after Leonard kills her boyfriend. Leonard for his part does it in order to be able to ignore his culpability in various crimes, thus allowing the cycle to continue.

. . . Now, where was I?

Konstantin Yagodin

1. maybe it's kind of casting red herring, but raither unintentionally, 2. Natalie is no villain, 3. Teddy is pretty fuckin' far from innocent

Sometimes there are so many red herrings or the story is so messed up (as in aforementioned Memento) that the thing just doesn't work as classical red herring. In Memento the watcher is some kind of misled in almost every small episode

ExMachina70

@Konstantin Yagodin Hey MAN! What did Teddy ever do to you!!!!

The Felix's Kitchen

3y↑6

Love this episode. You guys are an EPIC help in my culinary filmmaking journey. Thanks a Million. Great Episode! Aloha🤙🏾

StudioBinder

Happy filming!

Dr. Braxy Gilkey Cruises

1y↑1

I am loving this channel!!! It's been a joy over the past week watching more videos. In this one, I especially love that you included The Others which is a movie I adored and yet never hear much commentary on. Thank you for that!!!

Hamba Tuhan

3y↑16

Very educative and applicable to many creative fields. Good job 👍🏾

StudioBinder

3y↑1

🙏❤

Aditya Rajeshirke

3y↑5

Besides character's beliefs&needs,his wants and philosophical conflicts with other characters in the story structure....Red herring is something which can not only change audience's expectations but can also surprise them at every moment of the film

Mandy B

3y↑3

I'm a recent sub because, well, I've only just discovered you in the last few weeks and I was impressed from the start. Excellent explanations! I've learned more about certain features of writing as well as filming, in some cases better than I did during the creative writing courses for my degree!

Though I have an alternative origin to the red herring meaning (I know it's not your explanation). It was actually use by hunt saboteurs back in the early 1800s. Used as a way to take the hounds away from the scent of the fox because it smelled stronger - and in my experience, most dogs love fish! The biggest surprise when I learned it was that hunt sabotage started as early as it did. I can't say that this story is the real one, but it comes from a book about such sayings which has "Red Herrings" in the title!

NicoN13 13

2y↑30

Leonardo dicaprios role in scorseses departed(Spoiler) is also one of my favorites.

I can exactly remember how utterly shocked I was when he, after being one of the main protagonists for the majority of the movie, stepped out of that elevator and just gets shot in the head in the most unceremonious way possible at the moment where everyone expected him to come out as the hero of the story the most.
I still remember how I just couldn't believe it while watching departed for the first time, I actually expected him to survive a headshot, that's how much I couldn't believe that they just killed him like that.

J

I watched this movie with my mom and when we finished watching it we couldn’t stop talking about it for like a week

Peter Reilly

1y↑1

Check out Infernal Affairs. The Departed is a remake of it.

Konstantin Yagodin

It's a remake of an asian movie. With Tony Leung in DiCaprio role. It's like expect Sean Bean to survive 😂

Elli Risaman

3y↑1

These videos are super fun and informative. It would be cool if there was a quick film exercise to do after each video to help learn and use the skill. But either way these videos are amazing!

StudioBinder

Thanks for the tip! We've done that before for several videos; always figuring out what's the best move for each piece of content

Michael Mud-Dragon

2y↑5

My favorite book series, The Grimnoir Chronicles, has something that all the characters believed. It's not shown to be false until late in the third book of the trilogy. The characters believed it and so did I.

George Hamilton

2y↑13

6:20 Yes! Someone agrees that this was the intention! So many people have given me crap for saying that it was purposefully ambiguous whether that was Miller or Ryan in the cemetery in the opening scene.

Konstantin Yagodin

1y↑1

The close up of the old man's face and the immediate cut to Miller's face in the beginning leave no place for a doubt. I've forgotten if Ryan was on Omaha beach at all, or if it's told about in the movie. Furthermore, if he wasn't, what we have here is some foul play on Spielberg's side.

Jamey Dunne

1y↑3

500 Days of Summer almost has an anti- red herring, announcing exactly what the film really is. By the time you get to the climax of the movie, you are abruptly reminded by the movie that it told you what it was. They do such a good job of hooking you in the middle that youstill don't see it coming.

BigDaddyJinx

46w

The casting one was also present in Executive Decision. At the height of Steven Segal's popularity they cast him and featured him prominently and then promptly killed him off. If I had to think long and hard about it I'm sure there are dozens more like that, as were mentioned here.

Aman Ahmed

3y↑4

A very helpful video. I think there is also a red herring in "Mystic River" where all the clues lead to false accusation.

3y↑1

@Luis Sierra was the second one good?

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C G

1y↑1

Honestly the best red herring is what Attack on Titan does: Place additonal information that is not untrue, and is captivating on its own, to distract from the fact that there is more crucial information, often in the same frame. It makes the story deep and complex while still mysterious, without lying to the audience - a keen eyed viewer can pick up on everything.

Prabhu Raj

3y↑4

Please keep making more videos, as someone who's interested in filmmaking I'm learning so much

StudioBinder

Luis Marques

3y↑12

Thank you Studio Binder for another amazing insightful video. Imma tell my kids this is the best film school

StudioBinder

3y↑2

You're all accepted!

Angelo Morales

3y↑57

Studiobinder back at it again with quality content👌🏽

Edit: I love the spoiler alert before you went into the analysis👌🏽

StudioBinder

3y↑4

Glad you liked it!

Steve Mendel

Well most people hates spoilers so it's understandable. Me on the other hand likes alot of spoils as a way to love the full film more.

play tunes

if only there was an alert for the spoilers in the comment section

Butter_NUT

My favourite was the one form Joker. When watching the movie their relationship was so radically different from the tone of the movie that it didn't feel real but when it was revealed it still hit hard. Perfect.

MammaApa

I love that the video game The Secret of Monkey Island turned this concept on it's head and the item you actually need in order to get past a troll guarding a bridge is... a red herring.

Christian Olsen

3y↑183

Promising Young Woman pulled off a flawless casting red herring by casting likable comedians like Bo Burnham and Max Greenfield as all the "nice guy" men. And the only good man was Alfred Molina, who we all know as a villain.

Luis Sierra

3y↑4

yeah, also that we thought that everybody was going to get away with murder

StudioBinder

3y↑17

Great call!

Sofia Surreal

3y↑8

Really demonstrated how important casting is.

Nexils

2y↑2

Exactly the movie I thought about when I saw that part of the video.

Tinker Gnomad

2y↑1

I came here to say this. Glad I'm not the only one who noticed.

Toola Roola

2y↑8

"Four little Soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three." It was the first "red herring" in my life.

Zenocrate

2y↑1

I always enjoy these immensely! The term 'red herring; is older than stated, though, harking back to that indefatigable neologism'er Thomas Nashe at the time of Shakespeare.

Doug O Bannon

2y↑2

In Silent Running the lead(Bruce Dern) was the red herring. Dern had always played the badguy in a film. And in that film he comes across as crazy, angry and unhappy. The audience is lead to believe he is again the badguy. But then we realize that he is the hero instead.

Chestnut Bowl

3y↑3

My favorite casting red herring (maybe?) is Samuel L. Jackson in Deep Blue Sea. My LEAST favorite casting red herring is Bryan Cranston in Godzilla. The former situation felt like the stakes were raised and it was a nice shock; the latter situation was just a disappointment that didn't pay off.

3y↑1

It's all in the details 👌💖

AVANISH DUTTA

@StudioBinder Devil's always in the details too, but the greatest trick the devil ever pulled off was making the world believe that his entire existence was an illusion.

Bona Fide

1y↑4

The film Bodies Bodies Bodies does this as well (spoilers!). It turns out the initial “murder” — which led to all the other murders and the idea that there was a murder — was an accident. The guy killed himself accidentally with a machete while trying to open a bottle. Everyone assumed it was a murder, and then again because of miscommunication/ lack of communication, another person is assumed to be the murderer and is also killed. It’s a really interesting film!

TesserId

This know the third definition of red herring that I've heard. This one seems most plausible, but the other ones are good too, and now I feel like research all the different variants.

Cosmic space thing

1y↑47

Wander over Yonder has an episode with a good red herring where Wander follows a supposed hero trying to save a princess, but it turns out the hero is just a simp who gets rejected and the princess doesn’t even need saving

AB

1y↑2

literally me

Cardboard Toaster

1y↑2

Similar story in smiling friends actually with a dwarf and a princess

Lolikuma Desbear

A funny kind of Red Herring was in "The 'Burbs" with Tom Hanks. We are to believe the neighbors are scary. But then it turns out that all the suspicious behavior and accussations were false...until then in yet another twist we find out they were not false, the neighbors are indeed creepy killer and the characters suspicion were right all along

Izzy Evans

3y↑2

Excellent content as always!

Nothing against Hot Fuzz as I loved it but I really don't think it has anything to do with the director. Agatha Christie is the queen of red herrings. Her books are filled with them. If you haven't seen the original 70's movie of Orient Express it is so much better.

Meyyarasu Govindaraj

3y↑4

you guys are amazing... I always prefer about your chanel whenever I talk about movies with others. keep rocking!!!

StudioBinder

We appreciate the promotion!

octo chan

1y↑3

I'm surprised this didn't point out the use of genre conventions as a red herring to hide what kind of movie you think you're watching in Knives Out

Hmmm. This helped me integrate a twist in my screenplay better. I love this channel man

OrbitOnceAround

3y↑5

Die Hard Trilogy had one of the best red herring set ups in film history.

StudioBinder

Agreed!

Shikhar Saini

3y↑36

The film poster completely different from the film's theme is also a red herring.

StudioBinder

3y↑6

Yup, that's part of the marketing!

Bennyton

Deadpool recall immediately

coolloner85

Malignant hahah

StinkyPoopooArt

1y↑7

there is one in the comic called chainsaw man that is a good way to do one as well. the writer shows an obvious RedFlag, then he goes to other plot points making people forget about the RedFlag then comes back to that point again but worse making people surprised

Mr Nukes

If you've already read fire punch you'd understand the foreshadowing easily

StinkyPoopooArt

@Mr Nukes the heck is fore punch

Mr Nukes

@StinkyPoopooArt I meant fire punch

StinkyPoopooArt

@Mr Nukes oh lol, that comic where the main plot was star wars

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Sappa Parameswararao

3y↑2

Thanks for taking my advice to give spoiler alerts . Iam so glad to see that , u are using spoiler alert . This is a great step to your success .

StudioBinder

We've used this in the last What is video too!

Rich Cymru

Some of the best Red Herrings from one of the best writers in history, Vince Russo. 'Swerve Bro!'

Nucleus Media Malayalam

3y↑1

Sir expecting more plot devices 🤝😍please upload

StudioBinder

3y↑1

More to come!

S R

3y↑2

Great video talking thanks for the spoiler warning I just skipped the spoiler parts for the films I have not seen until I see them

StudioBinder

That's what it's there for :)

KhasAdun

I need to start taking notes and quizzing myself on this stuff, this is amazing.

Kushagra Gupta

I think this channel is a blessing for all the film makers out there.. I'm very grateful😍

Dhanya M

3y↑4

While writing in the fabula/syuzhet structure should i use a three act structure in the syuzhet side or is there any other ways ti write syuzhet 🙂

StudioBinder

Comes down to what you want to achieve! Memento is a good film to study for this

Darkside Rebel

3y↑2

This is really more about plot twists, than red herrings specifically

StudioBinder

a lot of the examples do use red herrings for plot twists

MAHESH

3y↑1

Thanks for sharing with us ❤️❤️❤️

StudioBinder

3y↑1

Cheers!

MAHESH

@StudioBinder lots of love❤️❤️❤️

azwar rakitic

3y↑2

Amazing as always 👍

StudioBinder

Cheers!

sreenu varma

3y↑2

Very good content. Thank u studio binder.

StudioBinder

Only the best content for you guys

younggodicarus

3y↑32

I’m surprised no one mentioned the red herring in Uncut Gems. Like that one got me good

Izzy Evans

3y↑3

As silly as a movie as it was, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels got me the same way.

Luis Sierra

ah yeah at the end, yeah, that one was good

StudioBinder

3y↑3

That's a great example too!

Guido Guido

What was it?

Luis Sierra

3y↑2

@Guido Guido he won the bet and the end but got shot nonetheless

Guhihihi chao

I love the way StudioBinder states a film term

Bilal Tamsamani

3y↑1

One of the best channels on YouTube, thank you

StudioBinder

Thanks for watching!

Claus Vergara

3y↑3

Awesome as always!!!

StudioBinder

Cheers!

Ronin Nib

Love these kinds of videos.

Jucad vgv

2y↑2

you left out 'the murder of roger ackroyd'. in that book (and then t.v. movie), there's certainly a red herring! many christie fans and critics actually became quite angry because they thought the plot twist she used wasn't 'fair'. (not a theater movie, but still a movie.)

Vona Kenyon

You are right there was a lot of anger but it was unfair. Agatha Christie was always fair to her readers. You read her books once and the endings are always a surprise-then several years later you read them again and you realize that in every chapter there are clues that point to the murderer. There are just also clues that point to others and you don't know which clues are important until the second reading.

Paul Davis

3y↑1

I really hate been red herrings are used badly. And that's when they have characters saying and doing and reacting in a way that makes zero sense at all in hindsight. Then it's just crappy plotting. It's a great technique only if the previously shown events and behavior actually still makes sense after the reveal.

StudioBinder

Yup, like all great techniques it has to be used properly

Petra E

3y↑3

For me, the most shocking red herring casting decision was Walter Matthau in Charade.

StudioBinder

3y↑1

Great example!

Vona Kenyon

Yes that was an excellent example.

Bubbly Art

34w

Writing a murder mystery with my friend, this helped a ton.

JS1990

2y↑2

The GoT ending also uses a red herring. In the marketing of the tv show finale they put us on a false trail and make us believe
it's going to be a good ending but than you watch it and realize it's the opposite of a good ending. Red Herring.

Konstantin Yagodin

GoT doesn't have any ending

Kaique Mesquita Correa

I like these videos, it’s like having a foot (a toe at least) inside the cinema industry

Joseph van Wyk

3y↑5

You should NEVER mislead or deceive the audience, ONLY distract them (aka red herring). The audience sees right through deception and being "clever" and it's bad reflection on the directors. No one cares how smart you think you are. If you don't respect your audience, don't make films. Rather have fun with the distractions than deceive your audience having them walk out with a sour face. And in return blame them for not understanding, lol.

StudioBinder

What's your favorite example of a film deceiving and a film using a red herring?

TIFFANY PERSAUD

37w

Learning so much. Thanks for this. Korean films have… no genre 😅. I was waiting for then to be mentioned.

jaya prakash

3y↑5

Never heard of this trick before. Thanks man

StudioBinder

3y↑1

Great technique to play with :)

Vona Kenyon

The list of films in this video would be a good place to start if you want to learn more about red herrings and movies as well.

Cultura Pop e Espiritualidade

Makes us wonder if searching for a life purpose is not a huge red herring

ChristopherRyans

Just found this channel I'm totally addicted right off the bat

Lulu Crafted This

Wait, was that red herring origin story...a red herring?? 😆 DELIGHTFUL! You have a new subscription from me. 👌🏾

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