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the movie industry Flashcards

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star system

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an operation designed to find and cultivate actors under long-term contracts, with the intention of developing those actors into famous ‘stars’ who would enhance the profitability of the studio’s films

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A Films

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expensively made productions featuring glamorous, highly-paid stars

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B Films

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lower-budget films that are made quickly

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theatrical films

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films created to be shown first in traditional movie theaters

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box office receipts

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the sum of money taken in for admission at movie theaters around the country

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blockbusters

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films that bring in more than $200 million in the U.S. Box Office

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What does the term “the majors” refer to?

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the five most powerful companies in Hollywood b/c of distribution power

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Who are “the majors”?

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  1. Disney/20th Century Fox
  2. Universal Studios
  3. Paramount Studios
  4. Warner Brothers Studios
  5. Columbia Pictures
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Who owns Disney/20th Century Fox?

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Disney Company

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Who owns Universal Studios?

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NBCUniversal/Comcast

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Who owns Paramount Studios?

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Paramount Global

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Who owns Warner Brothers Studios

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used to be AT&T, but now Warner Bros. Discovery

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Who owns Columbia Pictures?

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Sony

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film production firms

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companies involved in coming up with story ideas, finding scriptwriters, hiring the personnel needed to make the movie, and making sure the work is carried out on time and on budget

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film distribution firms

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companies responsible for finding theaters or other outlets in which to show the movies around the world and for promoting the films to the public

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independent producers

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productions firms that are NOT owned by a distributor

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scriptwriters

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individuals who create plays for the movies, with scenes and dialogue

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talent agents

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individuals who represent various creative personnel and aim to link them with production firms in exchange for a percentage of the creators’ revenue from the finished product

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pitch

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the initial presentation of the movie idea to a producer

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treatment

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detailed outline of an initial pitch to executives of a production or distribution firm; if the executive approve of it, they will probably order a script to be written

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on spec

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writing a script for a film w/o a contract to do so, w/ the hope that when the script is passed along to various production firms by the scriptwriter’s agent, it will be bid for and purchased

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green light

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term used to describe production and distribution executives’ approval of the making of a particular film

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How do movie theaters make their money?

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they make money from selling concessions, NOT from the movies themselves

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Why do we have to define films as theatrical films?

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whether or not a film is a theatrical film is dependent on its ability to be displayed at a festival or considered for certain awards

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What are “rentals”?

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the term used to refer to the “net” share of the gross box office that the distributors collect; the distributor’s share of the B.O.

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Who pays for the marketing of a movie?

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the movie studio

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When Hollywood refers to film/B.O. in “domestic” terms, what does that mean?

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it means in the United States and Canada

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What is “getting an option” mean in the movie industry?

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it means the production firm has gotten the rights they need to make a movie

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guilds

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unions established by writers, directors, actors, and other crew members to protect their mutual interests and maintain standards

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Difference b/w guilds and unions?

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union members are employees; guild members are freelancers

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What are examples of guilds in the movie industry?

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WGA, DGA, SGA-AFTRA

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What are the 2 modes of talent compensation?

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  1. up-front salary
  2. back-end
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genre films

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movies that fit classic storytelling formulas and are typically relatively inexpensive to make

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distribution rights

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the rights to circulate a particular movie in different parts of the world

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line producer

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the individual who makes sure the equipment and personnel are there when they are needed

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completion bond companies

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insurance companies that, for a large fee, pay any costs that exceed an agreed-upon amount for a film

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release date

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date on which a film will open in theaters

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day-and-date release

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a simultaneous release date for a movie in different countries

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block booking

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when movie distributors force exhibitors to book blocks, or packages, of their films

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What does U.S. law state about block booking?

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US v. Paramount made block booking illegal

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wide release

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the opening of a film in more than 600 theaters simultaneously, usually accompanied by a large publicity campaign to entice people to see the film

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saturation release

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the initial release of a film in more than 2,000 theaters simultaneously

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limited release

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the release of a film to only a handful of carefully selected theaters around the country

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What is the most common release pattern in the U.S.?

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wide release

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title testing

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conducting interviews with filmgoers in shopping malls and other public places to determine the most alluring name for an upcoming picture

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previewing

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a type of concept testing that takes place after a film is completed but before it is formally released

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rough cut

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a preliminary version of a movie - not to be confused with “dailies” that executives and creatives receive daily during filming, consisting of raw footage

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publicity

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the process of creating and maintaining favorable ‘buzz’ about a movie among its target audiences

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word of mouth

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the discussions that people who see the movie have with their friends in person and on social media sites

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tracking studies

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research on the public’s awareness of and interest in a film, beginning two weeks before the film’s release and continuing thru the film’s first month of release

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negative cost

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the total cost of making and editing the movie

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P&A

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prints and advertising; cost of marketing and delivering a film to theaters

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bookers

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people who license movies from distributors to theaters

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