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Making-Of Documentaries - YouTube/Vimeo/etc. finds

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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)

1Special Effects - 1984 documentary on SFX (scroll down)
2Burden of Dreams (1982)
3Inside The Labyrinth (1986)
4Journey to Krull - The Making of the Film (1983)
5Blade Runner Convention Reel (1982)
6On the Set of Blade Runner - 1982 Featurette
7A Look Into the 23rd Century - Behind the Scenes of Logan’s Run (1976)
8Giger’s Alien (1979)
9The Making of The Matrix (1999)
10Unmasking Zorro - The Making of The Mask of Zorro (2001)
11Movie Magic (1994-1997) (Playlist)
12The Making of Evil Dead II or The Gore the Merrier (2000)
13The Incredibly Strange Film Show - Sam Raimi (1988) (scroll down)
14Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
15The House of Horror (2013) (Playlist - scroll down)
16Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989) (Deleted from YouTube)
17Arena: The Making of the Shining - BBC 1980/1999
18The Making of Fire & Ice (1983)
19The Making of a Popeye Cartoon (1938)
20Spider-Man On The Move (1981) (scroll down)
21Double Fine Adventure! (Playlist)
22The Making of Grim Fandango Remastered (scroll down)
23The Making of Day of the Tentacle Remastered (scroll down)
24The Making of Full Throttle (scroll down)
2560 Million for Fantasies: How The NeverEnding Story Was Made (1984) (German audio, Eng. subs.)
26Re-imagining The NeverEnding Story (2014) (scroll down)
27Raiders of the Lost Ark featurette (1981)
28Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (TV special, 1981) (scroll down)
29Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary By Jamie Benning (2012) (scroll down)
30The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
31Samuel Fuller and The Big Red One (1984)
32Return to Escape from New York (2003)
33John Carpenter discusses Escape from New York in 1994 (scroll down)
34Escape From New York - Unit Supervisor/Matte Artist Robert Skotak Talks Miniature Effects (scroll down)
35Escape From New York - Interview with Photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker (scroll down)
36Making of Escape from L.A. (1996 TV special) (scroll down)
37Final Cut: The Making & Unmaking of Heaven’s Gate (2004)
38The Making of “The Silence of the Lambs” Featurette (1991)
39Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of The Silence of the Lambs (2001) (scroll down)
40The Inside Story: The Silence of the Lambs (2010) (scroll down)
41Jodorowsky’s DUNE (2013)
42What Is Brazil? (1985)
438mm Footage by Sean Young from Dune set 1983
44Destination Dune - 1984 Featurette (Deleted from YouTube)
45Impressions Of Dune (2003) (Deleted from YouTube)
46Dune Models and Miniatures (2006) (Deleted from YouTube)
47Interview with David Lynch on Dune (scroll down)
48Pink Floyd - The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
49Retrospective: Looking Back At The Wall (1999) (scroll down)
50Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd - The Wall (2019) (scroll down)
51Pink Floyd - The Wall: The Lost Documentary (1980) (scroll down)
52Hot Air & Fantasy: The Making of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
53Under Pressure: Making 'The Abyss’
54The Making of Dr. No (Deleted from YouTube)
55The Making of From Russia With Love (Deleted from YouTube)
56The Making of Goldfinger (Deleted from YouTube)
57The Making of Thunderball (Deleted from YouTube)
58The Making of You Only Live Twice (Deleted from YouTube)
59On Location With Ken Adam (007: Thunderball) (Deleted from YouTube)
60On Location with Ken Adam (007: You Only Live Twice) (Deleted from YouTube)
61In the Teeth of Jaws (1997)
62Animal Icons: Jaws (2005) (scroll down)
63The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of ‘Jaws’ (2007) (scroll down)
64Jaws: The Inside Story (2010) (scroll down)
65Inside Jaws: A Filmumentary By Jamie Benning (2013) (scroll down)
66GoldenEye - Building a Better Bond Featurette (1994)
67GoldenEye: The Secret Files (1995)
68100 Years of Universal: Restoring the Classics
69100 Years of Universal: Dracula - The Restoration (scroll down)
70100 Years of Universal: Jaws - The Restoration (scroll down)
71Richard III - Restoration Demonstration (scroll down)
72The Man Who Knew Too Much - Restoration Demonstration (scroll down)
73The Gold Rush (1925 Version) Restoration Demo (scroll down)
74James Bond 007 - License to Restore (scroll down) (Deleted from YouTube)
75Ex:S - The Wicker Man (1998)
76The Wicker Man Enigma (2001) (scroll down)
77Scotland on Screen - The Wicker Man (excerpt; 2009) (scroll down)
78Interviews with Christopher Lee & Director Robin Hardy on The Wicker Man (scroll down)
79Creating an Iconic Character: The Incredible Hulk TV Series (2008)
80Of Muppets & Men: The Making of The Muppet Show (1982)
8160 Minutes: Backstage at The Muppet Show (1979)
82An Opera of Violence: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 1 (2003)
83The Wages of Sin: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 2 (2003) (scroll down)
84Something To Do With Death: The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West Part 3 (2003) (scroll down)
85Emulsional Rescue: The Godfather Restoration Documentary
86It’s A Wonderful Life - 4K Restoration Process
87Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan The Barbarian (2000)
88Naked Making Lunch (1992)
89CRAFT: Creatures - Naked Lunch (2016) (scroll down)
90Portrait of a 60% Perfect Man - Billy Wilder Documentary (1982)
91“Nobody’s Perfect” - The Making of ‘Some Like It Hot’ (2001) (scroll down)
92Tarkovsky shooting Stalker
93Ghost in the Shell - Production Report (1995)
94The Fear of God: 25 Years of ‘The Exorcist’ (1998)
95E! True Hollywood Story - Curse of the Exorcist (2004) (scroll down)
96Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist (2010) (scroll down)
97Ghostbusters: The Legends of Ghostbusters - Cast & Crew Vignette
98Ghostbusters: Making a Ghost - Special Effects Vignette (scroll down)
99Ghostbusters Special Effects: Slimer, Stay Puft and Library Ghost (scroll down)
100Horizon - How To Film The Impossible (Remastered)
101More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (2011)
102Bela Lugosi: Hollywood’s Dark Prince (1995)
103Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster (1995) (scroll down)
104Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) (scroll down)
105The Making of Star Trek: The Original Series
106Billy Blackburn’s Treasure Chest - Rare Home Movies from of Star Trek: The Original Series (scroll down)
107Leonard Nimoy - Star Trek Memories Documentary (1983) (scroll down)
108A Bold New Enterprise - The Making Of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
109Star Trek: The Motion Picture Featurette (1979)
110The World of The Dark Crystal (1983)
111The Making of Rock & Rule (1983)
112Going Mad: The Battle of Fury Road (2017)
123A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making (2018)
124The Sweatbox (2002) - Kingdom of the Sun / Emperor’s New Groove documentary
125The Making Of Lifeforce (1985)
126Lifeforce Extras: Space Vampires in London & Carlsen’s Curse
127Ciao, Federico! (1970) - The Making of ‘Fellini Satyricon’
128Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006)
129MGM Parade (1956) S1E28 clips: Walter Pidgeon promotes ‘Forbidden Planet’ + Meet Robby! (scroll down)
130The Inner Workings of Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet (introduction by Forrest Ackerman) (scroll down)
131The Lost Footage of Forbidden Planet (scroll down)
132Forbidden Planet - Deleted Scenes/Outtakes/Alternate Footage (scroll down)
133Making Michael Jackson’s Thriller (1983)
134Hollywood Goes to Hell - The Making of From Dusk Till Dawn (2000)
135On 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)

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Another nice thread! 😃

Burden of Dreams (1982)
https://vimeo.com/398013301 - from the Juan C. Gargiulo Vimeo channel (95 mins.)

The blurb (from IMDb):
“A documentary on the chaotic production of Werner Herzog’s epic Fitzcarraldo (1982), showing how the film managed to get made despite problems that would have floored a less obsessively driven director. Not only does he have major casting problems, losing both Jason Robards (health) and Mick Jagger (other commitments) halfway through shooting, but the crew gets caught up in a war between Peru and Ecuador, there are problems with the weather and the morale of cast and crew is falling rapidly.”

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Honestly, if someone had told me 3 years ago that Werner Herzog would soon appear in something Star Wars related, I wouldn’t have believed them.

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Honestly, if someone had told me 3 years ago that Werner Herzog would soon appear in something Star Wars related, I wouldn’t have believed them.

Ditto. And seeing Herzog in the Mandalorian was to me, in all seriousness, one of the highlights of the series. He’s been one of my favourite directors for a long time and Burden of Dreams is one of those rare times when the documentary is equally as good as the film it’s about.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Inside The Labyrinth (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LPSOnJyKDA - from the The Fourth Wall YouTube channel (1 hour 56 mins long).

The blurb:
“A behind the scenes look at the 1986 Jim Henson film Labyrinth, featuring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly.”

IMDB link & Back-up YT link

One of my favourite making-ofs as it really goes into a lot of details about the filmmaking process (especially the FX part), and unlike most BTS docs, which are usually not more than half and hour or less, this one makes great use of its nearly two hour runtime. Fun little bonus detail: Gates McFadden, who most will recognize as Dr. Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation appears in this documentary, though here she’s credited and referred to as Cheryl McFadden, which is the name she used when she worked as a choreographer instead of as an actress.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Journey to Krull - The Making of the Film (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MXYNyv6oeE&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=5&t - from the EndsAndOdds YouTube channel (22 mins long).

The blurb:
“A behind-the-scenes look at the 1983 fantasy film Krull. Narrated by Tom Bosley.”

IMDB link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Blade Runner Convention Reel (1982)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZVW8Zn5fSM&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=8&t - from the FUTURENOIR1982 YouTube channel (13 mins long).

The blurb:
“One of the Blade Runner Convention Reels featuring interviews with Ridley Scott, Syd Mead and Douglas Trumbull about making Blade Runner universe. This 16 mm featurette, made by M. K. Productions in 1982, is specifically designed to circulate through the country’s various horror, fantasy and science fiction conventions.”

On the Set of Blade Runner - 1982 Featurette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUg5xnTdxHo - from the 6stringsmonk YouTube channel (14 mins long).

Video also includes the Convention Reel and 6 minutes of silent BTS footage.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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A Look Into the 23rd Century (1976)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMx6ToStHms&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=9&t - from the Behind The Science Fiction YouTube channel (9 mins long).

The blurb:
“A promotional short giving a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the science fiction film Logan’s Run (1976).”

IMDB link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Giger’s Alien - 1979
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez8J2bXc3UM - from the Jonno 77 YouTube channel (34 mins.)

The blurb:
“While working on the designs, sets and costumes for Alien, H.R. Giger maintained detailed diaries of the process; later these would be published in the form of ‘Giger’s Alien’ (1979) and the comprehensive ‘Alien’ (2013).
At the same time, his girlfriend and assistant Mia Bonzanigo was a frequent visitor on set to photograph and document proceedings. She filmed the planning and making of Giger’s creations on 16mm, and after the main production was complete, Bonzanigo and Giger edited their footage into a personal behind-the-scenes documentary. Though it provides an outstanding insight into Giger’s contribution to the film, the documentary has remained surprisingly obscure. Clips can be seen in the various official making-ofs on Fox’s laserdiscs, DVDs and Blu-rays, but the full documentary has only been properly released on a very limited VHS from Giger’s museum, and a 1987 Japanese laserdisc, which is presented here.”

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The Making of The Matrix (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ufqaDx4iuQ&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=4&t - from the Andrew Rayner YouTube channel (26 mins long).

The blurb:
“A promotional making-of documentary for the film Matrix, The (1999) that devotes its time to explaining the digital and practical effects contained in the film.”

IMDB link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Unmasking Zorro (2001)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyjHIKf6zEg&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=18&t - from the Yet Another Channel YouTube channel (45 mins long).

The blurb:
“A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film The Mask of Zorro (1998), including a brief history of the iconic character.”

IMDB link

This has been one of my favourite movies since I was a child, and unfortunately it seems to be mostly forgotten these days. One of the last classic summer action movies made just as the industry started to get obsessed with CG-spectacle.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Movie Magic (1994-1997)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJXFMKmLwetci0pqwy5MgWcD0jgITXAYD - Playlist by the Danny van Spreuwel YouTube channel (32 videos, ca. 22 mins per episode).

The blurb:
“Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician.”

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Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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The Making of Evil Dead II or The Gore the Merrier (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNRJfijMkOk - from the HazyHills YouTube channel (32 mins.)

The blurb:
“This documentary, produced for the DVD release of Evil Dead II, provides film fans with an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the horror comedy about a man who must lead a medieval army to victory against a horde of undead in order to return to his own time. Includes interviews with star Bruce Cambell, director Sam Raimi and other members of the cast and crew, who discuss what it was like to be a part of the making of this cult classic.”

IMDb link


The Incredibly Strange Film Show - Sam Raimi (1988)
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yq4sJGM2EY (13 mins.)
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vaXdpZLzf0 (13.5 mins.)
Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAOZJSQxC8E (7.5 mins.) - from the RBO TV YouTube channel

The (short edited) blurb:
“This is a three part upload of the excellent Episode 6 from the short running tv documentary series The Incredibly Strange Film Show.”

In this show Jonathan Ross interviews Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Robert Tapert, Mark Shostrom and Scott Spiegel. It covers the first Evil Dead as well as Crimewave, Intruder (called Night Crew in this interview) and finally Evil Dead II.

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That Labyrinth doc is great. I went to a screening of the movie on January 8th (Bowie’s birthday) and, though I’ve seen it a hundred or so times, I always find some little detail I never noticed before. This time it was in a shot panning around Sarah’s room, in the foreground is a wooden Labyrinth board game where you had to use knobs on the sides to tilt the board and make the small metal ball-bearing get to the end of the maze without falling in a hole… I used to get those for Christmas fairly consistantly, probably had like 7 or 8 of them at one point, heh. Also, I’d never seen that Krull featurette before! It was a peculiar but welcome choice to use Tom Bosley (the dad from Happy Days, David the Gnome) as the narrator for that.

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That Labyrinth doc is great. I went to a screening of the movie on January 8th (Bowie’s birthday) and, though I’ve seen it a hundred or so times, I always find some little detail I never noticed before. This time it was in a shot panning around Sarah’s room, in the foreground is a wooden Labyrinth board game where you had to use knobs on the sides to tilt the board and make the small metal ball-bearing get to the end of the maze without falling in a hole… I used to get those for Christmas fairly consistantly, probably had like 7 or 8 of them at one point, heh. Also, I’d never seen that Krull featurette before! It was a peculiar but welcome choice to use Tom Bosley (the dad from Happy Days, David the Gnome) as the narrator for that.

Yeah, there’s a lot of fun little easter-eggs inside her room, like the Escher picture that foreshadows the climax of the film, dolls that resemble the various creatures she meets in the labyrinth, the music box which plays the same tune as the ball-room scene. There’s even a figure that blatantly resembles Jared that is very prominent in one shot in the last scene. I suppose these are all clues that the whole adventure was a dream, kinda like what Wizard of Oz did as well.

Also, great find on those two Sam Raimi videos, I remember seeing that first doc when I was in high-school and fanatically watching anything 80’s horror I could get my hands on.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4k6mRMw9fk - from the Cinema Garmonbozia YouTube channel (48 mins long).

The blurb:
“A retrospective of the films of Britain’s Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, featuring interviews with Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee & Martin Scorsese among others.”

IMDB link


The House of Horror - Memories of Bray (2013)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqISFK17hERfshH-ZWlVnmCTnm1n6Jd4 - playlist from the official Hammer YouTube channel (5 videos, ca. 10 mins each).

The blurb:
“Discover how a manor house in suburban England became known as ‘The House of Horror’ in this 5 part series charting the growth of Hammer Studios.”

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AJCVmvyKl0 from The Phantom Zone YouTube channel (49 minutes long).
(Shortened backup version from the VintageTreats YouTube channel)

The blurb:-
“Legendary British actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) talks about his career in TV and film and his early years in Hollywood, while sharing private memories and anecdotes in his usual delightfully humorous way.”

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IMDB link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Arena: The Making of the Shining - BBC 1980/1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQVvHj2dwK4&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=10&t - from the Freq Out YouTube channel (28 mins long).

This is the 1999 broadcast of the documentary with added introduction by the producer of Arena.

The blurb:
“Stanley Kubrick allowed his then-17-year-old daughter, Vivian, to make a documentary about the production of The Shining. Created originally for the BBC television show Arena, this documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a Kubrick film.”

Dailymotion back-up link of the 1980 version; https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkq12a

IMDB link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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The Making of Fire & Ice (1983)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPuTVjpuom8 - from the Returning Shadow YouTube channel (13 mins long).

The blurb:
“Fire and Ice was a 1983 animated film collaboration between Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta. Because it was the most action-oriented story Bakshi had directed up until that point, rotoscoping was used, adding a sense of realism that also helped replicate the look of Frazetta’s artwork. This footage comes directly from director Ralph Bakshi’s old VHS footage.”

Back-up YouTube link

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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This is probably the oldest making-of I’ve ever seen. It’s actually kinda weird to see a making-of that predates the invention of television. I’m assuming this was show before a movie alongside actual cartoons, newsreels, etc.

The Making of a Popeye Cartoon (1938)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkKjRr_zlxw&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=15&t - from the Margo Burns YouTube channel (6 mins long).

The blurb:
“How the Fleischer Studios made the Popeye episode Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp.”


Spider-Man On The Move (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2qGPQGDmMg&list=PLYn2a0e2FVIJ66EP8vMU64l-kIhHU9zg7&index=17&t - from the Josh Hadley YouTube channel (26 mins long).

The blurb:
“Documentary on the making of Spider-man and His Amazing Friends. Hosted by Stan Lee.”

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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I honestly can’t remember seeing a lot of documentary series about the making of games, but this series was fantastic and it really gave me a completely new appreciation for what goes into the making of PC games.

Double Fine Adventure!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhLvue17Sd7F6pU2ByRRb0igiI-WKk3D - playlist from the official DoubleFineProd YouTube channel (21 videos, 20-30 mins average per episode).

The blurb:
“This landmark documentary series allows everyone to share in the passion, humor, and heartbreak of making “Broken Age”! Featuring twenty episodes plus a host of new special features, the Double Fine Adventure is the most in-depth look at video game development ever produced.”


They also made a similar 3-part making-of for the remastered version of Grim Fandango (one of the most origina PC games ever made IMO), as well as the remastered version of Day of the Tentacle & Full Throttle.

The Making of Grim Fandango Remastered
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNhE7zxJymE (12:30 mins long)
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-LSMCYjHow (7:30 mins long)
Part 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rOgZ3RINE (15 mins long)
from the official DoubleFineProd YouTube channel.

The blurb:
“The makers of Grim Fandango discuss the development of the beloved adventure game and how Double Fine Productions plans to release the original classic to a contemporary audience.”


The Making of Day of the Tentacle Remastered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjF4eMrYfG0 - from the official DoubleFineProd YouTube channel (12:30 mins long).

The blurb:
“Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world! Now, over twenty years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects”


The Making of Full Throttle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS9_HODguwU - from the official DoubleFineProd YouTube channel (11 mins long).

The blurb:
“Tim Schafer recounts his time at LucasArts and the many influences that helped create the classic adventure game Full Throttle.”

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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60 Millionen für Phantásien - Wie die ‘unendliche Geschichte’ ins Kino kam (1984)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atZSu4_iA0o - Part 1 (14.5 mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVkOf7kKXgs - Part 2 (14.5 mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwcX8FNXxOU - Part 3 (15 mins.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQxOTh6sX9w - Part 4 (13 mins.) - from the BTATSrandy YouTube channel

The blurb:
“Documentary about the Neverending Story with Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver and Tami Stronach. In German.”
This version has English subtitles.

Full version without English subtitles from the Pascal Parvex YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD9tbQLM6iE

IMDb link


Re-imagining The NeverEnding Story (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DP2rDAoRA - from the Michael_Sku_Wif YouTube channel (25 mins.)

The blurb:
“A 2014 documentary about The Never Ending Story (1984) with interviews with some cast and crew.”

IMDb link

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Raiders of the Lost Ark featurette in HD (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D1iKFHZvc4 - from the Wright House Media YouTube channel (10 mins.)

The blurb:
“Original promotional featurette to Raiders from 1981. Includes interviews with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, & Robert Watts. Plus a look at the making of a lot of the classic sequences that make up the film including the truck chase, the snake pit, a blink & you’ll miss it deleted scene between Indiana & the swordsman, & a truck explosion on the final shooting day of production.”

Backup link in SD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N7T9hwr2NE


Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark (TV special, 1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8w4m_i07iM - from the IntermissionSociety YouTube channel (48 mins.)

The blurb:
“Awesome 1981 television special hosted by Harrison Ford on the making of the film plus an overview of the history of stunt work in the movies.”

IMDb link


… and also, this wonderful thing…

Raiding The Lost Ark: A Filmumentary By Jamie Benning (2012)
https://vimeo.com/36011979 - from the Filmumentaries - Jamie Benning Vimeo channel (2 hrs. and 23 mins.)

An exhaustive fan-made “filmumentary” made up of interviews, commentary, cut scenes and behind the scenes footage that run alongside the original film.

An interview with the creator:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2011/nov/19/rants-and-raves-raiding-lost-art-filmumentary/

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Great finds, Raiders and the Thing are two of my favourite 80’s films (or any decade for that matter). The Raiders featurette was especially interesting. Its always fascinating to see contemporary BTS and interviews from before a film has made its impact and everyone’s trying to sell you on the idea.

Star Wars is Surrealism, not Science Fiction (essay)
Original Trilogy Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Beyond the OT Documentaries/Making-Ofs (YouTube, Vimeo, etc. finds)
Amazon link to my novel; Dawn of the Karabu.

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Yeah, both Raiders and The Thing are definitely in the top 5 for me as far as being consistently life-long favorites.