What is "behind the scenes"

Scene \Scene\, n. [L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place, a tent, a stage.]

1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.

2. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.

3. So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes.

   My dismal scene I needs must act alone.
   --Shak.

4. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action. ``In Troy, there lies the scene.''
   --Shak.

   The world is a vast scene of strife.
   --J. M. Mason.

5. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.

   Through what new scenes and changes must we pass!
   --Addison.

6. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.

   A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn.
   --Dryden.

7. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.

   Probably no lover of scenes would have had very long to wait for some explosions between parties, both equally ready to take offense, and careless of giving it.
   --De Quincey.

   Behind the scenes, behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.

prep.phr. 1 (context theatre English) Behind the scenery and stage area; backstage. 2 (context idiomatic English) In secret; out of public view.

Behind the Scenes is a Canadian television series original programme on Space. Debuting in 1997, the show takes a behind the scenes look and interviews various television series and mini-series cast and film crew of shows on Space.

Behind the Scenes was a 10-part television miniseries aimed towards 8- to 12-year-olds about various aspects of the arts, that was broadcast on PBS in 1992. The series was executive produced by Alice Stewart Trillin and Jane Garmey, produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, and hosted by Penn & Teller. It was developed to illuminate the creative process underlying the working of artists.

Behind the Scenes may refer to:

• Behind the Scenes (1908 film), a 1908 film directed by D.W. Griffith
• Behind the Scenes (1914 film), a silent film starring Mary Pickford
• Behind the Scenes (U.S. TV series), a 1992 American children's documentary miniseries
• Behind the Scenes (SPACE TV series), a Canadian documentary series since 1997
• Behind the Scenes (band), a German gothic rock band
• Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, an 1868 autobiography by Elizabeth Keckley
• Making-of, in cinema, a behind-the-scenes documentary film about the production of the show
• Behind the Scenes (documentary), a documentary released by record artist Zendaya

Behind The Scenes are a gothic rock band from Germany.

Behind the Scenes is a 1914 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount Pictures, based on the play Behind the Scenes by Margaret Mayo, and starring Mary Pickford as a struggling young actress. James Kirkwood directed and co-starred.

Behind the Scenes is a documentary released by record artist Zendaya about the beginning of her solo music career. The 30-minute DVD was released on November 15, 2012.

Behind the Scenes is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.