- The methods of production, distribution and exhibition
- The ownership of the film industry
- The role of new technology in the industry
- The role of regulation in the film industry
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Vertical Integration - Production: Where the movie is created, shot and edited.
- Distribution: When the films r distributed to different cinemas.
- Consumption: At the cinema where people go and watch it
The Big 5 studios - these studios, known as The Big 5, were all vertically integrated.
They owned :
Vertical Integration - Production: Where the movie is created, shot and edited.
- Distribution: When the films r distributed to different cinemas.
- Consumption: At the cinema where people go and watch it
The Big 5 studios - these studios, known as The Big 5, were all vertically integrated.
They owned :
- Production (equipment and talent under contract)
- Distribution (marketing the films)
- Exhibition (the cinemas)
Hollywood now
- The Big 6 (for now) - 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal and Sony Pictures.
- All part of conglomerates.
- Total value of the Big 6 - $430 billion
Package production - In contemporary Hollywood, individual independent production companies put together a production - the studios will then ‘buy into’ the film, offering money in exchange for distribution rights and possibly leasing out facilities (the studio in which to film)
Production Companies - Legendary Pictures
- Blum House Productions
- Blum House Productions
Distribution - Distributors will acquire a film for a fee and gain the rights to sell it (normally on all platforms). A % of box office will go back to producers (after they get back all the money they spend)
They will pay for the marketing of the film.This marketing budget can vary massively. The last Transformers film cost $210m to make and $200m to market.
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