FS103 Lecture 8: FS103 8TH LECTURE
Document Summary
The big five: fox film corporation (twentieth century fox, metro-goldwyn-mayer (mgm, paramount pictures, rko radio pictures, warner bros. The little three: universal pictures, columbia pictures, united artists. How the studio system worked: studios placed stars under long-term, exclusive contracts. Independent producers today can choose to work with a major studio and make a mainstream hollywood film or form their own production company and make an independent film by themselves. Independent films: films produced outside of a major film studio. Classical hollywood and continues today: stars draw attention and their images are used to market films, much like genres. Fan culture: a fan is someone with an intense, committed interest in something, they participate in community events (fan conventions, special screenings) and/or make. The anatomy of cult film: innovation or badness: cult films are visually or narratively different from mainstream films.
