movie studio

Where films happen

A movie studio is a company that produces and distributes films, or the physical facility where films are made—soundstages, backlots, and production offices.

The major Hollywood studios (Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal) have historically controlled both meanings, owning the factories and the businesses.

She got a job at a movie studio.

The studio rejected the script.

Related

director · star power · film · blockbuster · green light · premiere · screenplay · sound stage · cinematographer · Warner · MGM · Paramount · Universal · set · lights · camera · action · trailer

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Opposites
PRODUCTION vs EXHIBITION

movie studiomovie theater

Venue for film screenings

cinema · multiplex · picture house · drive-in theater · screening room

INSTITUTIONAL vs INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

movie studioguerrilla filmmaking

Ultra-low-budget independent production

FILM vs OTHER MEDIA PRODUCTION

movie studiorecording studio

Facility for capturing audio

radio station · publishing house · television network · podcast studio · concert hall

Family

movie, studio, movies, move, moved, moving, mover, movement, movable

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G