The Hollywood Studio System
HOLLYWOOD STUDIO SYSTEM The Hollywood studio system was at its most powerful around the 1920s and 30s during the Golden age. THE MAJOR BIG 5 STUDIOS: MGM Paramount Warner Brothers RKO Fox The studio system benefitted from any studios involved, greatly increasing profits. This was as a result of the studio system having control over the film production overall. In some cases, one studio would control all the theatres in one city. This ensured that their films would be distributed, no matter the quality. By 1945, studios owned either partially or outright 17% of the theatres in America. Moreover, they also had control over the movie-making process. They usually had the actors, producers, directors and writers under contract, owned the film processing and laboratories as well as created the prints. Further, the studios were infamous for 'owning' their stars, known as 'The Star System'. The factory method was a success in film production because it ensured that films w...