Some people just have to have all the bells and whistles.
“I don’t even buy DVDs anymore unless they have special features,” said Kris Jones, a teaching assistant with Chattanooga State’s professional film and television training program. “I think that a good special edition should do more than just promote itself — it should serve as a window onto a world you have not yet fully explored.”
From behind-the-scenes footage to deleted scenes, gag reels to commentaries, directors’ cuts to interviews, at-home movie viewing can go far beyond the film itself.
“The director’s and writer’s commentary is a great way to see the nuts and bolts of filmmaking,” said William Sutton, an Ooltewah-based independent animator.
Mr. Sutton said he watches commentary and behind-the-scenes footage as research to learn about how certain visual effects were created.