featurette
noun
ˌfē-chər-ˈet\
Definition of featurette
: a short film especially : a short documentary film about the making of a full-length movie
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Netflix's upcoming period drama The Crown is rumored to have cost around $156 million to produce, and a new featurette out today suggests that no expense was spared in recreating the world of Queen Elizabeth. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "New Trailer Takes Viewers Behind the Scenes of Netflix's The Crown," 13 Oct. 2016 Extras: director commentary and a making-of featurette. — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, "Greta Gerwig's 'Lady Bird,' now on DVD and Blu-ray (review)," 16 Mar. 2018 The Director and The Jedi is set for wide release on June 27... naturally, as a behind-the-scenes featurette on the Last Jedi video release. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "At its best, new Last Jedi making-of film is a touching tribute to old Star Wars," 13 Mar. 2018 In a featurette for the film, writer-director Martin McDonagh credited McDormand for her inspired take on the character. — Stephanie Merry, Washington Post, "Oscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ wins best picture; Frances McDormand’s rousing speech; Jordan Peele makes history with ‘Get Out’ screenplay," 4 Mar. 2018 The featurette shows a bit of Oregon in the background, but is mainly cast members cracking jokes and talking about the show. — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, "'Everything Sucks!' clip takes us behind the scenes of Oregon-filmed show," 23 Feb. 2018 Sorkin, 56, said in a featurette, exclusive to PEOPLE. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Poker Face! Aaron Sorkin to Bring Real-Life Inspiration Behind Molly's Game to Golden Globes," 7 Jan. 2018 The Hollywood Reporter has obtained three exclusive featurettes behind the making of the Oscar contender from Fox Searchlight. — Tara Bitran, The Hollywood Reporter, "Watch the Transformation of 'The Shape of Water's' Fish-Man in Behind-the-Scenes Video," 12 Dec. 2017 The program will feature a behind-the-scenes featurette as well as a celebration of the tenure of Capaldi as the Doctor. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Prytania celebrates the season with 'Rudolph,' 'Frosty' screenings," 19 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'featurette.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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