Hollywood studio system
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This document provides an overview of the Hollywood studio system during the Golden Age of cinema from 1931-1951. It discusses the major Hollywood studios, including the "Big Five" of Warner Brothers, MGM, RKO, Paramount, and Twentieth Century-Fox, as well as the "little three" of Universal, Columbia Pictures, and United Artists. The studios had a monopoly over film production, distribution, and exhibition. Actors were signed to long-term contracts that gave studios control over their careers and public images. Homework is assigned on the topics of cinema as an institution and researching contemporary information about Warner Brothers.
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Hollywood studio system
- 1. Hollywood: Studio System, Stars and the Golden Age FS2 Producers and Audiences Wednesday 14th November 2007
- 2. Aims and Objectives • To gain understanding of the major Hollywood studios during the golden age • To explore the relationship between stars and studios
- 4. Types of Organisation Monopoly – one company maintains domination within a sector Oligopoly – few companies with domination in one sector Conglomerate – one large company, that owns smaller companies in different sectors Multinational – one company based in many countries
- 5. Why Hollywood? • Climate • Landscape • Lighting • Real estate • Labour costs
- 6. The Golden Age The studio era 1931-1951
- 7. The Big Five… Warner Brothers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Paramount Twentieth Century-Fox
- 8. …and the little three Universal Columbia Pictures United Artists
- 9. Stages of Production Production: Fordist model Distribution and Exhibition: Run-Zone-Clearance
- 10. Studio Contracts • Up to 7 year contracts • Control of image and career • Exhibition: Block and Blind booking Before After Rita Hayworth Marilyn Monroe
- 11. Homework Due: Tuesday 20th November 2007 Part 1 Cinema as institution: Read pages 4-15, then complete Q1-4 on p.15 Part 2 Warner Brothers: Using the information from the reading research contemporary Warner Brothers, focus on ownership, products and vertical/horizontal integration.