A red herring refers to a device or diversion used to distract the onlooker from the original idea. Red herrings are often seen in films, adventure games, and puzzles. However, the most common use for a red herring is in literature, especially mystery and thriller stories.
Simply put, a red herring is an item which has no use in the story except to distract the reader from the real culprit. The red herring can take the form of a character, which the reader may believe to be the killer, only to discover later that he is innocent. Or it can take the form of an item which readers believe to be the clue to a discovery, but which turns out to be worthless.
Red herring is used in many different ways to confuse viewers or show them a glimpse of danger during a scene, in our thriller scene we have used this at the start of the clip where the character is followed by a car and immediately the viewers think a chase may begin, but nothing happens at the time.
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