Making The Work

Making The Work is a documentary series that profiles a diverse group of artists working in a broad range of creative disciplines, uncovers their daily working lives, and discovers what it takes to succeed.

In the way Chef’s Table and Song Exploder provide an insider view of the culinary arts and song creation, the MTW series aims to demystify and uncover the often hidden world of a creative practice. Viewers will get an insider view of artists working to protect their personal vision while juggling the high stakes demands of their audience and industry.

Too often we hear the stories of revelation, discovery, overnight success, and the riches attained from fame. Rarely do people ask artists how they do it, how they turn years of ordinary “working days” into something magical. The painter struggling to fix a composition, the actor rehearsing over and over to get it just right, the long hours of the film director on set; the juxtaposition of their everyday process makes the finished product even more extraordinary.

We will listen to our subjects share their darkest moments, great victories, and hilarious anecdotes from their adventures. We will find out what drives them forward, year after year, and get a glimpse into the lives of individuals willing to put everything on the line to make their work.