How 5 Movie Props Are Made To Be Eaten, Movies Insider

Prop makers frequently have to make props that arent just handled, but consumed by an actor. Food stylists like Melissa McSorley have to replicate an objects true properties while making something safe to eat. Typical prop blood can be safe to put around an actors mouth is small qualities, but in HBOs True Blood, the characters had to consume a lot of blood, meaning her concoction had to go far beyond red juice. She also found ways to replicate the viscosity of blood. McSorley used cleverly disguised dates to imitate a live cockroach for Crazy ExGirlfriend, and made edible maggots from scratch for Netflixs Daybreak, so she wouldnt harm any actual live maggots. Check out more of Melissa McSorleys work here: MORE INSIDER VIDEOS: What 16 Movies Looked Like Behind The Scenes in 2021, Movies Insider ER Doctor Rates 10 Emergency Surgery Scenes in Movies br, br,