Since people really liked the YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds for Original Trilogy making-ofs, documentaries, promos, etc., as well as the other similar threads that I and others have made, I figured it made sense to make a similar thread for the Off Topic section as well. I’m sure people here know of plenty of interesting non-SW making-of documentaries, TV programs, etc.
This thread doesn’t really need any “rules” as with the documentary and trailer threads, but a highlighted title and short description would be appreciated. Of course any additional info like IMDB links, article links, and especially a thumbnail photo would be nice too. If you want to simply add the YouTube thumbnail to the post you can do it relatively easy like this.), or just PM me with the video link and I’ll send you the image link.
There is also the Video Essays - YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds thread for fan made videos that don’t qualify as documentaries. And I’ve made a thread exclusively for full films posted online that are in the Public Domain in the Public Domain Movies (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds) thread.
An In-Progress INDEX… (click on ‘Expand’ to see the Index)
1 • Special Effects - 1984 documentary on SFX (scroll down)
2 • Burden of Dreams (1982)
3 • Inside The Labyrinth (1986)
4 • Journey to Krull - The Making of the Film (1983)
5 • Blade Runner Convention Reel (1982)
6 • On the Set of Blade Runner - 1982 Featurette
7 • A Look Into the 23rd Century - Behind the Scenes of Logan’s Run (1976)
8 • Giger’s Alien (1979)
9 • The Making of The Matrix (1999)
10 • Unmasking Zorro - The Making of The Mask of Zorro (2001)
11 • Movie Magic (1994-1997) (Playlist)
12 • The Making of Evil Dead II or The Gore the Merrier (2000)
13 • The Incredibly Strange Film Show - Sam Raimi (1988) (scroll down)
14 • Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
15 • The House of Horror (2013) (Playlist - scroll down)
16 •Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)(Deleted from YouTube)
17 • Arena: The Making of the Shining - BBC 1980/1999
18 • The Making of Fire & Ice (1983)
19 • The Making of a Popeye Cartoon (1938)
20 • Spider-Man On The Move (1981) (scroll down)
21 • Double Fine Adventure! (Playlist)
22 • The Making of Grim Fandango Remastered (scroll down)
23 • The Making of Day of the Tentacle Remastered (scroll down)
24 • The Making of Full Throttle (scroll down)
25 • 60 Million for Fantasies: How The NeverEnding Story Was Made (1984) (German audio, Eng. subs.)
26 • Re-imagining The NeverEnding Story (2014) (scroll down)
27 • Raiders of the Lost Ark featurette (1981)
28 • Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (TV special, 1981) (scroll down)
29 • Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary By Jamie Benning (2012) (scroll down)
30 • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
31 • Samuel Fuller and The Big Red One (1984)
32 • Return to Escape from New York (2003)
33 • John Carpenter discusses Escape from New York in 1994 (scroll down)
34 • Escape From New York - Unit Supervisor/Matte Artist Robert Skotak Talks Miniature Effects (scroll down)
35 • Escape From New York - Interview with Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker (scroll down)
36 • Making of Escape from L.A. (1996 TV special) (scroll down)
37 • Final Cut: The Making & Unmaking of Heaven’s Gate (2004)
38 • The Making of “The Silence of the Lambs” Featurette (1991)
39 • Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of The Silence of the Lambs (2001) (scroll down)
40 • The Inside Story: The Silence of the Lambs (2010) (scroll down)
41 • Jodorowsky’s DUNE (2013)
42 • What Is Brazil? (1985)
43 • 8mm Footage by Sean Young from Dune set 1983
44 • Destination Dune - 1984 Featurette(Deleted from YouTube)
45 • Impressions Of Dune (2003)(Deleted from YouTube)
46 • Dune Models and Miniatures (2006)(Deleted from YouTube)
47 • Interview with David Lynch on Dune (scroll down)
48 • Pink Floyd - The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
49 • Retrospective: Looking Back At The Wall (1999) (scroll down)
50 • Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd - The Wall (2019) (scroll down)
51 • Pink Floyd - The Wall: The Lost Documentary (1980) (scroll down)
52 • Hot Air & Fantasy: The Making of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
53 • Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss’
54 • The Making of Dr. No(Deleted from YouTube)
55 • The Making of From Russia With Love(Deleted from YouTube)
56 •The Making of Goldfinger(Deleted from YouTube)
57 • The Making of Thunderball(Deleted from YouTube)
58 • The Making of You Only Live Twice(Deleted from YouTube)
59 • On Location With Ken Adam (007: Thunderball)(Deleted from YouTube)
60 • On Location with Ken Adam (007: You Only Live Twice)(Deleted from YouTube)
61 • In the Teeth of Jaws (1997)
62 • Animal Icons: Jaws (2005) (scroll down)
63 • The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of ‘Jaws’ (2007) (scroll down)
64 • Jaws: The Inside Story (2010) (scroll down)
65 • Inside Jaws: A Filmumentary By Jamie Benning (2013) (scroll down)
66 • GoldenEye - Building a Better Bond Featurette (1994)
67 • GoldenEye: The Secret Files (1995)
68 • 100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
69 • 100 Years of Universal: Dracula - The Restoration (scroll down)
70 • 100 Years of Universal: Jaws - The Restoration (scroll down)
71 • Richard III - Restoration Demonstration (scroll down)
72 • The Man Who Knew Too Much - Restoration Demonstration (scroll down)
73 • The Gold Rush (1925 Version) Restoration Demo (scroll down)
74 •James Bond 007 - License to Restore (scroll down)(Deleted from YouTube)
75 • Ex:S - The Wicker Man (1998)
76 • The Wicker Man Enigma (2001) (scroll down)
77 • Scotland on Screen - The Wicker Man (excerpt; 2009) (scroll down)
78 • Interviews with Christopher Lee & Director Robin Hardy on The Wicker Man (scroll down)
79 • Creating an Iconic Character: The Incredible Hulk TV Series (2008)
80 • Of Muppets & Men: The Making of The Muppet Show (1982)
81 • 60 Minutes: Backstage at The Muppet Show (1979)
82 • An Opera of Violence: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 1 (2003)
83 • The Wages of Sin: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 2 (2003) (scroll down)
84 • Something To Do With Death: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 3 (2003) (scroll down)
85 • Emulsional Rescue: The Godfather Restoration Documentary
86 • It’s A Wonderful Life - 4K Restoration Process
87 • Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan The Barbarian (2000)
88 • Naked Making Lunch (1992)
89 • CRAFT: Creatures - Naked Lunch (2016) (scroll down)
90 • Portrait of a 60% Perfect Man - Billy Wilder Documentary (1982)
91 • “Nobody’s Perfect” - The Making of ‘Some Like It Hot’ (2001) (scroll down)
92 • Tarkovsky shooting Stalker
93 • Ghost in the Shell - Production Report (1995)
94 • The Fear of God: 25 Years of ‘The Exorcist’ (1998)
95 • E! True Hollywood Story - Curse of the Exorcist (2004) (scroll down)
96 • Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist (2010) (scroll down)
97 • Ghostbusters: The Legends of Ghostbusters - Cast & Crew Vignette
98 • Ghostbusters: Making a Ghost - Special Effects Vignette (scroll down)
99 • Ghostbusters Special Effects: Slimer, Stay Puft and Library Ghost (scroll down)
100 • Horizon - How To Film The Impossible (Remastered)
101 • More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)
102 • Bela Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dark Prince (1995)
103 • Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) (scroll down)
104 • Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) (scroll down)
105 • The Making of Star Trek: The Original Series
106 • Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest - Rare Home Movies from of Star Trek: The Original Series (scroll down)
107 • Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek Memories Documentary (1983) (scroll down)
108 • A Bold New Enterprise - The Making Of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
109 • Star Trek: The Motion Picture Featurette (1979)
110 • The World of The Dark Crystal (1983)
111 • The Making of Rock & Rule (1983)
112 • Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road (2017)
123 • A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making (2018)
124 • The Sweatbox (2002) - Kingdom of the Sun / Emperor’s New Groove documentary
125 • The Making Of Lifeforce (1985)
126 • Lifeforce Extras: Space Vampires in London & Carlsen’s Curse
127 • Ciao, Federico! (1970) - The Making of ‘Fellini Satyricon’
128 • Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
129 • MGM Parade (1956) S1E28 clips: Walter Pidgeon promotes ‘Forbidden Planet’ + Meet Robby! (scroll down)
130 • The Inner Workings of Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (introduction by Forrest Ackerman) (scroll down)
131 • The Lost Footage of Forbidden Planet (scroll down)
132 • Forbidden Planet - Deleted Scenes/Outtakes/Alternate Footage (scroll down)
133 • Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1983)
134 • Hollywood Goes to Hell - The Making of From Dusk Till Dawn (2000)
135 • On Location: Where Eagles Dare (1968)
NOTE: If one of the videos should be deleted from YouTube/Vimeo/etc. please PM ZkinandBonez so that the link can either be replaced or labelled as defunct. Alternatively PM one of the mods.
I’ll start with a simple documentary that covers various special effect techniques used from the early days of cinema up to the mid-80s.
Special Effects - 1984 documentary on SFX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp1Y_kVL6a0 - from the Cinema Garmonbozia YouTube channel (53 mins long)