The Morning Watch: How To Make Baby Yoda’s Macarons, Creating Paper Props For Movies & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, find out how to make Baby Yoda’s famous blue macarons fromThe Mandalorianwith some help from executive producerJon Favreau. Plus, meet a prop maker responsible for creating various paper props, fromhandwritten letters to driver’s licenses, inSilver Linings Playbook,Parks and Recreation, and more. And finally, listen to a nearly hour-long chat with directorPaul W.S. Andersonabout the upcoming video game movieMonster Hunter.
First up, a new episode ofBinging with Babishbrought in The Mandalorian executive producer Jon Favreau to provide some insight into the making of the blue macarons that The Child famously stole in the episode titled “The Heist.” Yes, they’re inspired by blue milk, but if you want to make them, it could end up being complicated and pricey.
Next,Great Big Storyprofiles Ross MacDonald, a craftsman responsible for creating tens of thousands of paper props in various movies and TV shows. You might not realize, but there’s a lot of thought that goes into the appearance of various books, documents, business cars, driver’s licenses, notes, and more paper-based props, and MacDonald figures out the right way to have paper aged, cut, copywritten, and more.
Finally,Sony Pictureshosted a virtual chat withMonster Hunterdirector Paul W.S. Anderson to talk about the adaptation of the hit video game. Plus, you can see a bunch of photos from behind the scenes, visual effects animatics, and much more. Watch to the very end, and there’s also an interview with videoggame creators Kaname Fujioka and Ryozo Tsujimoto.
