Ownership Flashcards
Conglomerate?
A large company made up of lots of subsidiary companies.
institutional convergence?
where two companies merge / join together - becomes one.
Synergy?
using different parts of a company to promote a film.
Globalisation?
The Global market
Monopoly?
A market dominated by one company.
Oligopoly?
a market dominated by a few companies.
Investment/funding?
The money that goes into a film production.
Parent company?
the Owners: eg- Universal (for working title).
Sister companies?
horizontally integrated branch of the company ( eg: WT2 for working title)
Independant?
either: institutionally independant / seperate / autonomous OR aesthetically independant (see arthouse).
Major?
The film industry is dominated by 6 major companies: Warner, 20th century fox, Paramount, Universal, Columbia ( owned by Sony) and Disney.
mainstream?
the popular media products, with mass audience.
Art-house?
the un-popular media products, with niche- audience.
Vertical integration?
Merger of companies at different levels in the production process eg: production AND distribution. )
Horizontal integration?
merger of companies across the same level of production process eg: distribution of film AND music, or distribution across different continents)
