movie studios
Where films originate
Movie studios are companies that produce and distribute films.
Originally the term referred to the physical facilities where movies were made—soundstages, backlots, and production offices.
The major Hollywood studios (Paramount, Warner Bros., Universal) have dominated American filmmaking since the early twentieth century.
She landed a development deal with one of the big studios.
- backlotOutdoor movie-making grounds
- production companyEntertainment content creator
- soundstageIndoor film production space
- sound stageIndoor film production space
- commissaryMilitary base store
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- entertainmentmovies, films, band, television, TV
- Los AngelesHollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Malibu, Venice Beach
- West Coast Economytech, Silicon Valley, Hollywood, Boeing, Microsoft
- California historystatehood, Spanish colonization, Spanish mission, gold rush, Sutter's Mill
- West CoastCalifornia, Sierra Nevada, Oregon, Death Valley, Washington
movie studiosmovie theaters
Venues screening films
cinemas · multiplexes · picture houses · drive-ins · screening rooms
movie studioshome movies
Amateur recordings of family
guerrilla filmmaking · student films · user-generated content
movie studiosrecording studios
Facilities for capturing audio
publishing houses · radio stations · record labels · podcast networks