Making-Ofs and Behind the Scenes

Monday, September 17, 2018 to Friday, September 21, 2018

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MGM’s 1925 Studio Tour and Promotional “Tours” of Labor in Early Hollywood

By erinhill

Monday, September 17, 2018

1 comment

The Making of The Night of the Iguana in Mexico

By Daniel Steinhart

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

2 comments

An Avant-Garde Promotional Film Directed by USC Student George Lucas

By andymyers

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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The ‘Making-of’ Featurette as a Flirty Object

By Mila Zuo

Thursday, September 20, 2018

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Cultural Production of Black Panther behind the scenes

By Leah Aldridge

Friday, September 21, 2018

Recent comments

Re: The ‘Making-of’ Featurette as a Flirty Object

acting labor

By Mila Zuo

5 hours 25 min ago

Thanks for the feedback, Daniel! Examining the affective labors of acting is at the core of my book-in-progress, and I appreciate this opportunity to think about our relationship with paratexts like the making-of. I don't think actors are...
Re: The ‘Making-of’ Featurette as a Flirty Object

Acting

By Daniel Steinhart

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 20:21

Mila, this piece opened my eyes to an important feature of movie promotions: the teasing quality of teasers, the flirtiness of featurettes. From here you spin off some intriguing ideas that ends with a stunning closer about what...
Re: An Avant-Garde Promotional Film Directed by USC Student George Lucas

A Revelation...

By Daniel Steinhart

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 05:15

This was a revelation when you first shared this featurette with me. If anyone were to canonize making-ofs, this could be included, as both a subversion and an elevation of the form. This being a Lucas film, it's also hard not to look...
Re: The Making of The Night of the Iguana in Mexico

Great observations and

By Daniel Steinhart

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 04:48

Great observations and question. Having watched many of these kinds of featurettes, I tend to see this disparity as a strategy of trying to visualize the voice-over with whatever footage is available but not always getting the right...
Re: The Making of The Night of the Iguana in Mexico

documentary impulse

By Mila Zuo

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 - 00:10

I really enjoyed this, and particularly the verité feel struck by the asynchronicity between voice and image, as you mention, Daniel. I especially like when Richard Burton says that the best part about being actor is that you can see the...

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Making-Ofs and Behind the Scenes

MGM’s 1925 Studio Tour and Promotional “Tours” of Labor in Early Hollywood

The Making of The Night of the Iguana in Mexico

An Avant-Garde Promotional Film Directed by USC Student George Lucas

The ‘Making-of’ Featurette as a Flirty Object

Cultural Production of Black Panther behind the scenes

Making-Ofs and Behind the Scenes

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