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studio system

studio system noun: a method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).

Noun

studio system (uncountable)

  1. A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).
    • When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20.2019, Douglas Gomery, The Hollywood Studio System: A History, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN

Questions about studio system

What does studio system mean?
Studio system means a method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).
What part of speech is studio system?
Studio system is a noun.

Words near studio system in the dictionary

  1. studio flat
  2. studio flats
  3. studio monitor
  4. studio monitors
  5. studio music
  6. studio system
  7. studio theatre
  8. studioful
  9. studioless
  10. studiolike
  11. studiolo

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