Exam 10: Film Industry: Technological Developments, Financing, Genre, Distribution, and Marketing Strategies

A manager in the film industry

Although filmmaking has changed significantly in some ways from the studio era, to now, in some ways it is very much the same. The studios, which control much of the industry, were once perfectly vertically integrated - they controlled every aspect of movies, making, financing, selling, and exhibition. That is no longer the case, exactly, since most studios no longer own movie theaters.

A. Two types of financing utilized in every industry, including the film industry, are equity and debt. What is the difference between debt and equity?

The Hollywood studios dominate film production and distribution. Write out the names of three of the major Hollywood studios.

What are some advances in technology that are impacting the movie industry now?

Studios never develop remakes and sequels

Why would they option a script?

If a studio is vertically integrated, what do they control? Some aspect of each of movie:

Who has a more advantageous position - a gross participant or net participant in a film's profits?

PFD or Production financing distribution

Distributors separate the windows by which of the following:

Development financing is the riskiest phase of a film to finance, why?

What happens as new technologies emerge, what is the effect on the windows?

You are an independent producer an idea for a low drama. It's your first feature, a low budget movie you are estimating will cost $1 million to shoot. Describe the process of how you will make a film with these criteria. a. You have an original idea for a film, you hire a writer to write the screenplay and you pay them $200. Legally what is this called - and who owns the copyright? b. How will you protect your screenplay in case someone tries to steal your idea? c. What/who is in your development package? d. You are considering using cast and crew from entertainment unions. Which unions should you look into during the development process? e. You chose the genre of a drama because it's cheap to make. Describe how you will keep your costs low. f. . What U.S. state will you shoot in to keep your costs low and get the best production incentives? g. Describe 2 approaches to assemble financing for your project, and why you think they will be successful.

Which window generates the most visibility for a film?

Studios raise money at the CORPORATE level, corporate financing. Independent producers must finance films one at a time. Why?

Digital components to market a movie may include

In its very beginning, due to Edison controlling access to film equipment, the industry started out structured as a monopoly. What is the industry structure now and explain the difference between it and a monopoly?

Describe what is on a one-sheet or poster for a movie.

How does a distributor maximize all of the possibilities to generate revenue for a film?