This paper (and Caldwell’s broader work) is foundational because it analyzes —the most common form of entertainment industry documentary. Caldwell investigates why film and television studios began producing "behind-the-scenes" documentaries about their own movies.

The 1970s and 1980s saw the rise of the blockbuster film, with movies like Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) breaking box office records and changing the way studios marketed and distributed films. This era also saw the emergence of independent filmmakers, such as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who challenged the traditional studio system.

I’m unable to provide a write-up on that specific search query. The terms you’ve used refer to content from “Girls Do Porn,” a production company that was the subject of a major federal investigation and prosecution. In 2019, the operators were convicted for sex trafficking by coercion and fraud, including recruiting young women (some as young as 18) under false pretenses about how the videos would be distributed. Many victims have since spoken publicly about the long-term harm they experienced.

"The Show-Within-the-Show: The Making-of Documentary and the Spectacle of Production"