featurette

Definitions

1. A relatively short feature film.
2. A short film of bonus material, companion to the main feature, frequently part of additional material in a home video release on LaserDisc, DVD, Blu-Ray.

Equivalents

Examples

“The 1950 production program⟳ of the RD-DR Corporation (Reader's Digest-deRochemont) has been expanded to include⟳ six hour-length “featurettes” in addition to two longer pictures, it was announced yesterday by Louis de Rochemont, the producer.”

“With DVDs steadily joining VHS cassettes as extinct technology, what has become⟳ of the fun, insightful mixed bag that movie fans came to know⟳ as bonus features — the audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, bloopers, deleted scenes and alternate endings?”

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