Production Context (Institution)

• Central producer system - producer controlled
• Star contracts - 7 years, sometimes had director contracts
• 180° rule
• Hays code - series of censorship guidelines
• 6-8 films per year

  • assembly line films/production line
• Vertical integration:

  production -> distribution -> exhibition
• Omniscient narrator
• Studios specialised in different genres

  • Warner Bros: film noir
• Studios would borrow/lend stars
• Reuse sets
• Films produced in studios - studio system
• Predictive narratives
• Clear resolution