The Hollywood Studio System

The Main Hollywood Studios

·         Stars were contracted to lengthy contracts but were
 offered A class feature films.

·         Studios had enormous control over stars, managing their publicity, how they looked, what roles they got and how
they lived. Often able to control and scandals and
suppress negative publicity.

·         Studios were organised around vertical integration i.e. controlled production, distribution and exhibition.

·         If cinemas wanted the main features, they had to book
other films from the studio – leaving no room for independent films.

·         All the interests necessary to create profit under one roof.

·    A tightly controlled industry maximised profits and minimised risk.



Click on the New York Times logo to be directed to a news report, discussing the 90 Years of History of "United Artists Corporation".

Each production company was associated with various genre's of film and therefore were known for their specific tone. This was also because actors were tied into contracts with these companys and obviously their own style which would fit the genre specified by the Production company.

Below is a table, showing how many films from each company were of each genre between 1991 and 2010.