Week 1: History of Entertainment Industry - 1970s - 80s

Question 1

key feature of entertainment industry during this time

Answer 1

rise of blockbuster films with high budget and special effects

Question 2

How were movies released?

Answer 2

wide-release: movies sent to lots of theater for a short, concentrated run
*was originally so that only released in a few movie theaters and stayed for a while until they made their way to smaller towns
*first was Jaws

Question 3

What technology helped wide-release?

Answer 3

multiplex (multiple screens in a theater) and digital projection

Question 4

How did cable tv begin?

Answer 4

started as a service for people with bad tv reception but exploded in the 80s

Question 5

*Differences between cable and broadcast tv

Answer 5

1. National channels/cables
   -cable doesn’t license work to an affiliate (it is all one channel)
2. Cable works on a subscription basis
   -pay to get cable
   -carriage fees

Question 6

Carriage fees

Answer 6

when part of your basic cable bill gets payed back to the channel that appears on the bill