Industry Terminology/Theory

Question	Answer
Production company	Produces and funds films/TV. Music equivalent is the record label. Bond - Eon & MGM Nowhere Boy - UK Film Council & Ecosse Selfish Giant - BFI Made in Chelsea - Channel 4 Casualty - BBC True Detective - HBO Lady Gaga - Interscope, Def Jam, etc Dizzee Rascal - XL Recordings Rolling Stones - Rolling Stones Records
Distribution Company	Distributes films to cinema & DVD Bond - Sony Selfish Giant - IFC Nowhere Boy - Icon
Auteur Theory	The director has total control over a film, giving it a specific 'look'. ie Tim Burton films are easily identifiable because of his signature 'look'
Synergy	Two products advertise each other- such as True Detective and Lincoln or Bond and Coca Cola
Budget and profit	Bond - 200 mil budget, >300 mil gross profit Nowhere Boy - 1.2mil budget, 1.5mil gp Selfish Giant - 1.2mil budget, $12,000 gp
Star Theory	Certain stars are used to attract audiences. For example, Bond - D Craig, J Dench, J Bardin, N Harris. True Detective - V Vaughn, M McConaghey, W Harrelson, R McCadams And Dizzee Rascal + will.i.am

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