Blog #6 Let The Blood Pour

The types of prop blood used in movies has a lot to do with the budget that the movie has. The earliest used prop blood in films were ketchup. Alfred Hitchcock used Bosco chocolate syrup because the movie Psycho. It was made in black and white so consistency and color did not matter. In TV shows the budget is shorter so blood does not look as real, but as the show gains views the budget will increase and blood is one thing that will be upgraded depending on how frequent blood is shown in the show. The same concept pretty much goes the same for movies just instead of viewers it is budgets. The more money the better the blood. Also the type of blood depends on how gory the film will be. If blood is shown more frequently then producers will be looking for a bigger budget to spend on more realistic prop blood. This also helps a producer determines exactly how much blood to by for each scene and re-shoots.