making of
Behind the scenes
The making of something is what caused it to succeed or develop fully: That summer internship was the making of her.
The phrase emphasizes a transformative experience or factor.
In entertainment, the making of often titles documentaries about how films or albums were created: I watched a making-of for the original Star Wars.
- moviemakingProducing films for screens
- behind-the-scenesHidden from public view
- assemblingFitting parts together
- retrospectivesSurveys of past work
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
craftsmanship · production · filming · featurette · sneak peek · development · formation · origin story · rough cut · mastery · documentary · interviews · manufacture · generation · choreographing · concept art · engineering · composing
- DVD extrasspecial features, behind-the-scenes, director commentary, outtakes, alternate ending
- DVDsDVD, DVD player, DVD players, DVD drive, DVD drives
- film promotiontrailer, teaser, poster, premiere, press junket
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- add-onsadd-on, add-ons, add-ins, extras, upgrade
- movie previewstrailers, trailer, previews, teaser, teasers
process vs. outcome
making offinished product
Completed manufactured good
end result · final product · end product · outcome · finished article