The Morning Watch: The Ghosts And VFX Of ‘Ghostbusters’, The Origin Of “Oh Yeah” From ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ & 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, watch a vintage featurette on the making of the ghosts, monsters, and visual effects of the originalGhostbusters. Plus, learn how the famous “Oh Yeah” song fromFerris Bueller’s Day Offcame into existence, and listen to a roundtable discussion hopefully Emmy contenders in TV directing, includingJonathan Nolan(Westworld),Deborah Chow(The Mandalorian),Alex Garland(Devs), and more.
First up, watch this vintage featurette for the originalGhostbusterstalking about the creation of the various ghosts in the movie, from the opening spectre in the library to the perpetually hungry Slimer, as well as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Plus, they talk about the creation of the proton streams, and other visual effects.
Next up, it’s hard to think about Ferris Bueller’s Day Off without thinking of the song “Oh Yeah” by Yello. The two will be linked until the end of time. But how did such a seemingly simple and odd some come about? Listen as Dieter Meier and Boris Blank, the two members of the band behind the song, talk about the origins of the song withGreat Big Story.
Finally,The Hollywood Reporterhosted another virtual roundtable discussion, this time with some of the most buzzed about directors in television this year. It’s not as long as their usual rundtable discussion, but it’s still a decent chat withAlex Garland (Devs), Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian), Janet Mock (Pose,Hollywood,The Politician), Jon M. Chu (Home Before Dark), Anna Boden (Mrs. America), and Jonathan Nolan (Westworld).
