Prop Setback

     Another prop we needed was fake blood, luckily I found some fake blood with props for Halloween costumes. However we had an issue, while this fake blood looked incredibly realistic and we could definitely put it on other props like the knife it stains. This means we couldn’t put it on the floor or “dead” body without it staining. So how could we solve this issue? This is our fake blood for props that we don’t need to worry about staining -

    We began by thinking of other red substances that we could modify to make them appear like blood, this alternative wouldn’t be as close to the camera anyway as the body/blood was in the background. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find anything red that wouldn’t stain except ketchup which definitely didn’t have the right color or textural look. Then we realized that since the scene with blood was being filmed in red lighting that the blood appeared darker/blacker so other products could appear similar even if they weren’t red. We experimented with different liquids and sauces when we finally settle on a mixture of soy sauce and another sauce, I forgot the name of. I believe it ended up looking pretty realistic and this is how it looks under normal vs. red lighting -