uk us studios and key words
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Lesson outcomesKnow the structure of the contemporary Hollywood
studio systemKnow the structure of the UK film industryUse key words to apply your knowledge and
understanding
Key terminology
ConglomerateOligopoly/ hegemonySubsidiary company
Multi-industry companyVertical integration
Horizontal integrationSynergy (internal and external)
The ‘Big 6’
Hollywood is dominated by the ‘Big 6’ film studios: Timewarner, Viacom, Sony, Comcast/ General Electric, Disney and News Corporation. Individually, they are conglomerates.
Warner Bros
Paramount
Colombia Pics/ MGM
Fox Studios
Disney
Universal
Timewarner is a conglomerate
Conglomerates can be formed by merging a number of businesses together. The term refers to a multi-industry company.
The Timewarner conglomerateTimewarner Warner Bros.
Entertainment HBO
Warner Bros. pictures
New Line CinemaHBO Castle Rock entertainmentWarner Bros animation
These are known as SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Vertical integration: Timewarner
Several firms involved in all aspects of the production and distribution of a film…all working for one
company
Eg. All working for TIMEWARNER
The companies are subsidiary companies
Internal SynergySynergy is the promotion and sale of a product throughout the various subsidiaries of a media conglomerate.
Soundtrack
Magazine reviews
Sells merchandise Co-
funded
American Indie films owned by Timewarner.
Made films like March of the Penguins . Has now been closed down.
Most famous film is Pans Labyrinth
Films made/ distributed at these studios tend to have a budget of less than $20
UK Films: Working Title Studio
Owned by…
A British film production company owned by Universal Studios. Has made films such as Love Actually, Notting Hill, The World’s End.
Where a company (institution) looks to other companies for funding to help them produce and distribute their product.
Horizontal integration
This has advantages and disadvantages….what do you think they are?
Write a paragraph about the structure of the US/ UK film industries. Try to include all the words below.
TimewarnerPicturehouseConglomerate
Oligopoly/ hegemonySubsidiary company
Multi-industry companyVertical integration
Horizontal integrationSynergy (internal and external)
Working Title filmsWarp/ Film 4
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