But what about when they have to fake throwing up ― especially if it’s a closeup?
Sure, there’s the tried and tested ”‘puking’ into a bag” method. But for those full-throated, chum-bucket scenes that make us feel queasy ourselves ― yeah, for that you’re going to need some disgusting goop and a way to, err, expel it.
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How’s fake vomit made?
Speaking to Movie Insider, special effects artists at NYSPFX revealed their recipe for vomit changes according to the scene ― thicker, gloopier vomit “used a combination of potato leek and split pea soup.”
But you can also add things like noodles for “squiggly” bits as well as frozen berries and tomato paste.
These are then “thrown up” via a pump ― and because the pumps are “made for liquid, not vomit, thick, pasty, substances,″ the Movie Insider interview revealed.
So, they place the thicker substances at the top of the tube ― so that the thinner liquid acts as a “propellant” to push it out.
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What’s that about a tube?
You might have noticed that the goriest on-screen vomit scenes are usually shot in profile.
That’s because the end of the tube is sometimes taped to one side of an actor’s face for added realism ― other scenes sneak the tube up an actor’s sleeve and tape it to their wrist, so they can fake vomit while pretending to cover their mouths.
For true puke purists, though, it can get gorier.
Speaking on Hot Ones, Sydney Sweeney revealed that during her Euphoria hot tub throw-up scene, “They had to get a pump, and they had this pipe that they just taped and hid on my body. And then they CGI’d it out up my neck and then there was a horse bit that I had to put in my mouth. So during that scene, they’re filling my mouth with throw up.”
She added, “And then I opened my mouth, and it just started shooting out my mouth. It was the most disgusting thing I ever experienced.”
It doesn’t matter whether you’re into soaps, gore, rom-coms, or dramas; rare is the telly lover who’s managed to avoid seeing the on-screen death of their favourite character.
And if you’ve watched a show with a particularly high character kill-off rate, like Game of Thrones, you’ve likely witnessed post-battle scenes that’d make Napoleon feel queasy.
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But once you’ve got past why your beloved character has gone to Hollywood Heaven, the question of just how actors manage to lay so convincingly still for so long during the corpse shots comes up.
Luckily, Marina Hyde, co-host of behind-the-scenes podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, has answers for us.
Which are?
Marina spoke to a producer about forensic pathology prior to the podcast and learned that yep, people do cast corpses.
She explained that “some people do freak out” when playing corpses, and not everyone can lay still enough for long enough to get a good shot, “so you have to audition [for corpse roles] by lying still.”
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Ever with perfect corpse casting, though, shots used to not linger on the chest because it’s very hard not to show the rise and fall of breath.
“But now ― this is like one of the big routine instances of VFX ― they can capture it at rest (the chest) at one moment, then they layer that still in the rest of the footage.
“For those ones where there’s an open-eye corpse, the VFX is particularly useful,” Marina added.
Her co-host Richard Osman said, “Essentially there are some actors who are very very good at being still, and now they cheat the ‘not breathing’ elements.”
Woah.
I know! A Reddit thread asking people who had played dead on-screen to share their experiences also provides some gory insight.
“I was on an episode of Chicago Fire as a featured extra. I was in a rubble scene after a marathon bombing,” site user Citrous_Oyster wrote.
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“The camera was on a crane facing down on the file and I was laying on my back across the rubble. I was instructed to try and hold my breath as long as I could or take short breaths. I was in a yellow jacket so it also hid some of my breathing which helped,” they shared.
“I work in post-production and can confirm I have removed breaths from actors playing dead. Not particularly complicated generally,” Redditor Jewel-jones added.
Originally scheduled for Sept. 18, the 75th Emmys Awards wiggled their way into this year’s awards season after the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America strikes put Hollywood on pause.
But the best television of 2023 will finally get its time to shine on Monday, when the Emmys air live from the Peacock Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles at 5 p.m. EST.
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Who’s Hosting And Where To Watch
Anthony Anderson is taking on hosting duties as the Emmys are broadcast live on Fox. The awards will be available on Hulu the following day.
Fashion fans can catch E!’s official red carpet show starting at 6 p.m. EST.
The best television of 2023 will finally get its time to shine on Monday, when the Emmys air live from the Peacock Theater in Downtown Los Angeles at 5 p.m. EST.
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Who’s Nominated
Monday’s Emmys might give TV fans a minor dose of nostalgia. The 75th annual television awards considered programming that aired between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, and announced its nominees last July.
Succession swept up 27 nominations with its final season, making the HBO drama the most-nominated series at this Emmys. HBO’s The Last of Us and The White Lotus also got major recognition, snagging 23 and 24 nominations apiece.
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Television’s Biggest Night
The fanfare of the 75th annual Primetime Emmys comes at a tricky time for the television industry.
Months of strike-related production delays drastically reduced the number of shows networks have in the pipeline, leaving the 2024 release calendar more sparse than usual.
Meanwhile, streaming services are trying to contend with stagnant subscription numbers and major mergers like HBO Max’s partnership with Discovery+ and Disney+’s takeover of Hulu.
See all the nominees for the 75th annual Primetime Emmys here:
Preparations for the 75th Emmy Awards were in full swing over the weekend, ahead of Monday’s show.
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Outstanding Drama Series
“Andor”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Crown”
“House of the Dragon”
“The Last of Us”
“Succession”
“The White Lotus”
“Yellowjackets”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us”
Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”
Melanie Lynskey, “Yellowjackets”
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us”
Keri Russell, “The Diplomat”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
F. Murray Abraham, “The White Lotus”
Nicholas Braun, “Succession”
Michael Imperioli, “The White Lotus”
Theo James, “The White Lotus”
Matthew Macfadyen, “Succession”
Alan Ruck, “Succession”
Will Sharpe, “The White Lotus”
Alexander Skarsgård, “Succession”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Elizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”
Meghann Fahy, “The White Lotus”
Sabrina Impacciatore, “The White Lotus”
Aubrey Plaza, “The White Lotus”
Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”
J. Smith-Cameron, “Succession”
Simona Tabasco, “The White Lotus”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Murray Bartlett, “The Last of Us”
James Cromwell, “Succession”
Lamar Johnson, “The Last of Us”
Arian Moayed, “Succession”
Nick Offerman, “The Last of Us”
Keivonn Montreal Woodard, “The Last of Us”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Hiam Abbass, “Succession”
Cherry Jones, “Succession”
Melanie Lynskey, “The Last of Us”
Storm Reid, “The Last of Us”
Anna Torv, “The Last of Us”
Harriet Walter, “Succession”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
“Barry”
“The Bear”
“Jury Duty”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Ted Lasso”
“Wednesday”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Jason Segel, “Shrinking”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face”
Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, “Barry”
Phil Dunster, Ted Lasso”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
James Marsden, “Jury Duty”
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, “The Bear”
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Henry Winkler, “Barry”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
Jessica Williams, “Shrinking”
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal, “The Bear”
Luke Kirby, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Nathan Lane, “Only Murders in the Building”
Pedro Pascal, “Saturday Night Live”
Oliver Platt, “The Bear”
Sam Richardson, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Becky Ann Baker, “Ted Lasso”
Quinta Brunson, “Saturday Night Live”
Taraji P. Henson, “Abbott Elementary”
Judith Light, “Poker Face”
Sarah Niles, “Ted Lasso”
Harriet Walter, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
“Beef”
“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
“Daisy Jones & The Six”
“Fleishman Is in Trouble”
“Obi-Wan Kenobi”
Outstanding Television Movie
“Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas”
“Fire Island”
“Hocus Pocus 2”
“Prey”
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Taron Egerton, “Black Bird”
Kumail Nanjiani, “Welcome to Chippendale’s”
Evan Peters, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Michael Shannon, “George and Tammy”
Steven Yeun, “Beef”
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Lizzy Caplan, Fleishman Is in Trouble”
Jessica Chastain, “George & Tammy”
Dominique Fishback, “Swarm”
Kathryn Hahn, “Tiny Beautiful Things”
Riley Keough, “Daisy Jones & The Six”
Ali Wong, “Beef”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Murray Bartlett, “Welcome to Chippendales”
Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird”
Richard Jenkins, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Joseph Lee, “Beef”
Ray Liotta, “Black Bird”
Young Mazino, “Beef”
Jesse Plemons, “Love and Death”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Annaleigh Ashford, “Welcome to Chippendale’s”
Maria Bello, “Beef”
Claire Danes, “Fleishman Is in Trouble”
Juliette Lewis, “Welcome to Chippendale’s”
Camila Morrone, “Daisy Jones and the Six”
Niecy Nash-Betts, “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Merritt Wever, “Tiny Beautiful Things”
Outstanding Animated Program
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Entergalactic”
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal”
“Rick and Morty”
“The Simpsons”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Julie Andrews, “Queen Charlotte”
Alex Borstein, “Family Guy”
Mel Brooks, “History of the World, Part II”
Maya Rudolph, “Big Mouth”
Wanda Sykes, “Crank Yankers”
Ali Wong, “Tuca & Bertie”
Outstanding Narrator
Mahershala Ali, “Chimp Empire”
Angela Bassett, “Good Night Oppy”
Morgan Freeman, “Our Universe”
Barack Obama, “Working: What We Do All Day”
Pedro Pascal, “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World”
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
“The Daily Show With Trevor Noah”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
“Late Night With Seth Meyers”
“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert”
“The Problem With Jon Stewart”
Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
“The Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Starring Rihanna”
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
“Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium”
“The Oscars”
“75th Annual Tony Awards”
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
″Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter”
“John Mulaney: Baby J”
“Lizzo: Live in Concert”
“Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter”
“Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would”
“Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”
Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
“The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey”
“My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy”
“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy”
“Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi”
“United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell”
Outstanding Structured Reality Program
“Antiques Roadshow”
“Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives”
“Love Is Blind”
“Queer Eye”
“Shark Tank”
Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
“Indian Matchmaking”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Selling Sunset”
“Vanderpump Rules”
“Welcome to Wrexham”
Outstanding Competition Program
“The Amazing Race”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”
“Survivor”
“Top Chef”
“The Voice”
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness, “Queer Eye”
Nicole Byer, “Nailed It!”
Padma Lakshmi, “Top Chef”
Amy Poehler & Maya Rudolph, “Baking It”
RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special
“Being Mary Tyler Moore”
“Judy Blume Forever”
“My Transparent Life”
“Pamela, A Love Story”
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series
“Dear Mama”
“100 Foot Wave”
“Secrets of the Elephants”
“The 1619 Project”
“The U.S. and The Holocaust”
Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking
“The Accused: Damned or Devoted?”
“Aftershock”
“Last Flight Home”
“The Territory”
Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
“Awkwafina Is Hangin’ With Grandma”
“Better Call Saul Filmmaker Training”
“Carpool Karaoke: The Series”
“I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson”
“Only Murders in the Building: One Killer Question”
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Kevin Hart, “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
Tim Robinson, “I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson”
Ben Schartz, “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Nathalie Emmanuel, “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
Jasmine Guy, “Chronicles of Jessica Wu”
Paula Pell, “Die Hart 2: Die Harter”
Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series
It’s the dream, isn’t it? Unearth something old from the attic, blow the dust off, hand it to a valuer, and realise you’ve been hoarding a secret fortune this entire time.
Well, that’s more or less what happened to Antiques Roadshow guest Lucy.
In a Childhood Special episode of the show, hosted at Belmont House, the woman made an appearance with original sketches of the Teletubbies. They’d been drawn by Jonathan Hills, her late husband ― he was a designer and illustrator who died in 2020, aged 66.
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The drawings were completed before the TV show’s initial airing in 1997, meaning they represented a vision of the kid’s telly legends most of us had never seen before.
Antique expert Mark Hill evaluated the collection, saying “We’re looking here at a selection of drawings of what look like the Teletubbies, but there’s a sort of slight difference in some of them. They’re original drawings – how on Earth did you come to get these?”.
“My husband was asked to develop some characters for a programme they were making, which was directed at children that were at home watching TV without an adult,” Lucy answered.
“Jonathan sadly died two years ago. And this is his legacy,” she added.
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The initial sketches look very different to the Teletubbies we all know
The early drawings revealed creatures that more closely resembled bears and mice.
In fact, the show was almost called something completely different ― Lucy shared that the TV touchstone almost went by Teleteddies (that’d explain the bear-like design, right?).
Mark Hill commented on the “creepy” appearance of a sketch of the iconic baby’s face in the sun, but Lucy said children liked it because they could see themselves in it.
How much is it worth, then?
“At some point, you want what made you feel warm and happy and cosy as a child. And I think when that age group matures, I think they’re going to want to buy things like this,” Mark Hill began his evaluation.
“They’re going to want to own these and display them. When it comes to value, we have to ask what they might pay. What would you pay for a Teletubbies original drawing? £500? I think so. £1,000? Highly possible,” he revealed.
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Lucy’s collection contains 80 original drawings, meaning she could bank £80,000 from the entire set.
″[Jonathan Hills, her ex-husband] would be so thrilled,” she said. “It’s great.”
The main evening news programme on Russia’s state-run television was interrupted by a protester holding a poster against the war in Ukraine.
“NO WAR,” the sign read in English. Then, in Russian below: “Stop the war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They are lying to you.”
The rare rare anti-war protest on Channel One – behind the show’s anchor – was brief as the feed abruptly changed cameras.
The OVD-Info website, which monitors political arrests, posted a video in which Ovsyannikova identified herself as an employee of Channel One and spoke against the war.
“What is going on now is a crime,” she said. “Russia is an aggressor country and Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for that aggression.”
“Unfortunately, I’ve spent many of the last few years working for Channel One, doing Kremlin propaganda, and I’m deeply ashamed of this,” she said, according to a translation. “Ashamed that I allowed lies to come from the TV screen. Ashamed that I allowed the zombification of the Russian people.”
“We Russians are thinking and intelligent people,” she added. “It’s in our power alone to stop all this madness. Go protest. Don’t be afraid of anything. They can’t lock us all away.”
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