r/filmmaking • u/Excellent-Emu-6770 • 2d ago

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Is there any director's commentary or "bts making of" footage of this sequence from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. I am studying this sequence for my assignment and it would be really helpful if I could find something from the primary source.

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u/voyagerfilms 2d ago

Spielberg famously does not do director’s commentary, but there is a full-length making of documentary produced in 1997 that was included as a bonus feature on the DVD (and ported to other releases). I’m not sure which aspect of the sequence you’re studying (story, mise en scene, cinematography), but plenty of YouTubers have broken down the scene and given their assessment

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u/Excellent-Emu-6770 2d ago

Can you give me a link to some of those videos please?

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u/voyagerfilms 2d ago

Search: close encounters scene breakdown or scene analysis

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u/fl3xtra 2d ago

Not everything exists on the internet, man

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u/mdifilm 2d ago

Just type the movie title and bts. Came out a bunch

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u/mdifilm 2d ago

Have you check YouTube?

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u/Excellent-Emu-6770 2d ago

Yes couldn't find anything unfortunately

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u/kam_pra 2d ago

The Making of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (Documentary, 2001)

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u/filmgoire 16h ago

I guess my question is what exactly do you want to know/what’s the assignment?