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“Red Herring” Official Trailer

"Red Herring" is a Las Vegas based independent film produced by Cohencidence Productions that I worked on back in October as the First Assistant Camera for a talented cinematographer and good friend, Kunitaro Ohi. It's a film that's shoot was as grueling as it was rewarding - nothing worth doing comes easy, I suppose.

by Evan Luzi | Industry News | February 1, 2010 | Comments: 1

We shot Red Herring on the RED ONE using Zeiss Superspeeds. It’s a testament to everyone on that crew that the footage looks as great as it does with the fast-paced schedule we were working through. I will comment more on this film in future posts. In the meantime, check out the trailer above.

Official Synopsis:

“Red Herring” is a neo-noir murder mystery, chronicling Jack Adamson’s hunt through Las Vegas for the “Blue Screen of Death” assassin. When his investigation of 4 coincidental deaths leads him to his best friend, all bets are off…

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What’d you think of the trailer? Cinematography, production design, acting, set pieces, did it all flow for you?

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