TRF 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Negative Cost, Talent Agent, Netflix
7 Mar 2018
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In the hands of a small amount of distributers, the global reach of today"s motion picture industry raises questions about its influence and impacts on cultural diversity and local cultures. Three themes emerge when we consider the development of motion pictures: 1. The movies, as we know them, did not arrive in a flash as a result of one inventor"s grand change. (336: 2. The movie as a medium of communication developed as a result of social, legal, and organizational responses to technology during different historical periods. (337: 3. The movie industry developed and changed as a result of struggles to control its distribution to audiences. (340) U. s. theatrical release. (342: exhibition is characterized by multiplexes (eight to fifteen screens) and megaplexes (more than sixteen screens). (343) 3: a film is often chosen based on the available financing for its budget; so- called genre films are typically low budget. Different types of films are distributed in different ways. (348)
