Institution and audiences:
The big six- The six companies that form the Hollywood
system, includes: 20th century fox, Universal studios, Disney,
Columbia, Paramount and Warner bros.
Blockbuster- A film that secures huge publicity and huge box
office sales.
Convergence- The coming together of previously separate technologies,
to form a new form.
Distribution- The business of bringing a film to the
attention of the audiences and organising the distribution of film prints to
the exhibitors.
Exhibition- The business of showing films in cinemas.
Festivals- Opportunities for films to be shown before
general release to build anticipation and secure distribution deals.
Green light- Giving the film the go- ahead.
Horizontal Integration- One large company owning several
other companies in different types of Medias.
Vertical Integration- When a company owns all the stages of
a film’s production, distribution and in case of cinema exhibition of its
product.
Independent film- A film that is made outside of the
Hollywood system.
Conglomerates- Media companies are increasingly coming
together in ‘conglomerates’ of media interests.
Multiplexes- This is multi-screen cinemas located on the
edge of large cities with easy road access.
Oligopoly- The control
of a market for a particular product by a small group of companies in
which no one company is dominant.
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