featurette

noun fea·tur·ette \ ˈfē-chər-ˌet , ˌfē-chər-ˈet \

Updated on: 27 Mar 2018

Definition of featurette

: a short film; especially : a short documentary film about the making of a full-length movie

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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. 2017
Simmonds is the subject of a new featurette for the film, which gives viewers a better sense of her life and journey with the movie.

— ale russian, PEOPLE.com, "Wonderstruck: Deaf Breakout Star Millicent Simmonds Explains Why She's So Close to Her Character in New Featurette," 25 Oct. 2017

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