Studio system
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| - | {{Template}}The '''studio system''' was a means of film production and distribution dominant in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] from the early [[1920s ]] through the early [[1950s]]. The term ''studio system'' refers to the practice of large motion picture [[movie studio|studio]]s (a) producing movies primarily on their own [[filmmaking]] lots with creative personnel under often long-term contract and (b) pursuing [[vertical integration]] through ownership or effective control of [[film distributor|distributors]] and [[movie theaters]], guaranteeing additional sales of films through manipulative booking techniques. The [[United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.]] case against those distribution and exhibition practices hastened the end of the studio system. In 1954, the last of the operational links between a major production studio and theater chain was broken and the era of the studio system was officially dead. The period stretching from the introduction of [[sound film|sound]] to the court ruling and the beginning of the studio breakups, 1927/29–1948/49, is commonly known as the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Golden Age of Hollywood]]. | + | {{Template}} |
| + | The '''studio system''' was a means of film production and distribution dominant in [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] from the early [[1920s ]] through the early [[1950s]]. The term ''studio system'' refers to the practice of large motion picture [[movie studio|studio]]s (a) producing movies primarily on their own [[filmmaking]] lots with creative personnel under often long-term contract and (b) pursuing [[vertical integration]] through ownership or effective control of [[film distributor|distributors]] and [[movie theaters]], guaranteeing additional sales of films through manipulative booking techniques. The [[United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.]] case against those distribution and exhibition practices hastened the end of the studio system. In 1954, the last of the operational links between a major production studio and theater chain was broken and the era of the studio system was officially dead. The period stretching from the introduction of [[sound film|sound]] to the court ruling and the beginning of the studio breakups, 1927/29–1948/49, is commonly known as the [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Golden Age of Hollywood]]. | ||
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| *[[United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.]] {{GFDL}} | *[[United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.]] {{GFDL}} | ||
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The studio system was a means of film production and distribution dominant in Hollywood from the early 1920s through the early 1950s. The term studio system refers to the practice of large motion picture studios (a) producing movies primarily on their own filmmaking lots with creative personnel under often long-term contract and (b) pursuing vertical integration through ownership or effective control of distributors and movie theaters, guaranteeing additional sales of films through manipulative booking techniques. The United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. case against those distribution and exhibition practices hastened the end of the studio system. In 1954, the last of the operational links between a major production studio and theater chain was broken and the era of the studio system was officially dead. The period stretching from the introduction of sound to the court ruling and the beginning of the studio breakups, 1927/29–1948/49, is commonly known as the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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