production company
Film production entity
A production company is a business that creates media content—films, television shows, music recordings, or other entertainment.
The term usually implies the company that finances and oversees a project from development through completion, as distinct from distributors who handle release: The production company greenlit three new series this year.
Major studios often operate multiple production companies under their umbrella.
Creative professional's workspace
- directorOne who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- castingShaping through liquid form
actor · actress · shooting · editing · premiere · blockbuster · distributor · franchise
Progress toward maturity
- scriptwritingComposing film or TV text
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
- pitchingDelivering toward the plate
optioning · adaptation · treatment · rewrite · story rights · intellectual property · slate · packaging
Music publishing and distribution company
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- singleOne in number
- trackPath or monitored route
- artistMaker of creative works
mixing · mastering · demo · A&R · signing · recording contract · sound engineer · music video
Interconnected system
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- episodeSerialized content unit
- sitcomEpisodic TV comedy series
drama · showrunner · streaming · cable · ratings · syndication · primetime · airtime
Indoor film production space
- backlotOutdoor movie-making grounds
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- key gripFilm lighting crew supervisor
- best boyChief assistant to gaffer
wardrobe · location scout · set design · budget · schedule · principal photography · craft services · call sheet
Author of stage dramas
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- performanceCarrying out a task
- backstageTheater's hidden area
audition · theatrical · marquee · choreography · costuming · improvisation · regional theater · Broadway
studio
Creative professional's workspace
- directorOne who leads
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
casting · actor · actress · shooting · editing · premiere · blockbuster · distributor · franchise · sequel
development
Progress toward maturity
- scriptwritingComposing film or TV text
- storyboardingSequencing shots through drawings
- conceptualizingForming mental representations
pitching · optioning · adaptation · treatment · rewrite · story rights · intellectual property · slate · packaging · showrunner
record label
Music publishing and distribution company
artist · mixing · mastering · demo · A&R · signing · recording contract · sound engineer · music video · tour
network
Interconnected system
sitcom · drama · showrunner · streaming · cable · ratings · syndication · primetime · airtime · telecast
soundstage
Indoor film production space
- backlotOutdoor movie-making grounds
- gafferFilm's chief electrician
- key gripFilm lighting crew supervisor
best boy · wardrobe · location scout · set design · budget · schedule · principal photography · craft services · call sheet · union
playwright
Author of stage dramas
- dramaturgyArt of theatrical structure
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- performanceCarrying out a task
backstage · audition · theatrical · marquee · choreography · costuming · improvisation · regional theater · Broadway · West End
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
- Media CreatorsNetflix, YouTube, Disney, Hulu, Amazon Prime
- producersmanufacturer, maker, fabricator, factory, industrialist
- creative businessesadvertising agency, animation studio, architecture firm, art studio, branding agency
- Film Organizationsfilm institute, film studio, film school, film society, film board
- IMDb featureswatchlist, ratings, reviews, trivia, goofs
production companydistributor
Entity channeling goods downstream
exhibitor · streaming platform · television network · sales agent · broadcaster
production companyaudience
Gathered viewers collectively
consumer · viewer · viewership · end user · theatergoer
company, produce, product, companion, production, producer, productive, producing, productivity