Chapter 1
A Brief History of the Film Industry
This is a book about the film industry and how it functions as a business, how it is changing, and why. Movies have been made and sold for over 100 years and a study of the history of the business shows that there are recurring trends, technological developments, and inflection points that impact and foretell the future of film. An understanding of this history will help a student of, and participant in, the industry to anticipate what is coming next. This book will cover the basic components of the industry providing the reader with an understanding of how movies are created and sold, and how those basic components interact.
In the popular imagination, the movie business is a handful of big, well-known ...
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