The hollywood system

The Hollywood studio system developed as an orgizational response to the introduction and refinement of the full-length feature film. Distinguished by high degrees of specialization and vertical integration, the studio system differed from the old structure and methods of movie production. The increase in running time and the strong emphasis on narrative structure of the feature film strained the capacities of the early film industry to deal with its new aesthetic dimensions at a time …

…increases the time required to produce a film when compared to the classic studio system. It also creates a custom film that does not hold to a specific industrial model. Costs have also increased drastically with the loss of the studio system, with prices ranging in the millions. The heart of the movie production still remains even with the loss of the studio system; similar techniques are employed just under different and less efficient methods.