The film industry or motion picture industry comprises companies involved in film production, distribution, and exhibition. It includes film production companies, film studios, cinematography, screenwriting, pre-production, post-production, film festivals, and actors, directors, and other film crew. While around 400 companies are considered permanent, the number varies depending on productions. Approximately 43% are production companies, 13% are distribution, and 44% are exhibition. In 2006, the UK film industry contributed £4.3 billion to the economy, up from £3.1 billion in 2004.

1. Film
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises
the technological and commercial institutions
of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film
studios, cinematography, film
production, screenwriting, pre-production, post
production, film festivals, distribution; and actors , film
directors and other film crew personnel.

2. Size, shape and structure
• So while our latest research shows there are around 400
'permanent' (i.e. registered) companies in the film industry,
this figure varies depending on the number of productions
being worked on at any one time.
• Of the companies existing today, we can say
approximately 43% are production, 13% are distribution and
the remaining 44% are exhibition companies.
• In 2006, the UK film industry contributed £4.3 billion to the
UK economy, up from £3.1 billion in 2004.

3. Some examples of companies within
film industry
• DreamWorks Studios (officially DW II Distribution Co., LLC) also known
as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, or
simply DreamWorks, is a California film studio which develops, produces,
and distributes films, video games and television programming. And its
owned by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen.
• Universal Studios Inc. (also known as Universal Pictures), is an American
motion picture studio, owned by Comcast through its wholly owned
subsidiary NBCUniversal, and is one of the six major movie studios. Its
production studios are at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City,
California. Distribution and other corporate offices are in New York City.
And here are some famours moves they made, The Wolf Man, The
Mummy, Battleship, rush, back to the future.

4. Ownership of these companies what
other companies/media interests do
these companies have?
• The owners of DreamWorks Studios is David Geffen, Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey
Katzenberg here are the other companies they own DreamWorks Live Theatrical
Productions
DreamWorks Movie Network
DreamWorks Television
DreamWorks Home Entertainment.
• Warner bros. entertainment Inc. Is associates with motion picture association of
America; warner bros has a lot of subsidiary companies, including warner bros.
Interactive Entertainment, warner bro. Animation etc.
•
Universal studios is owned by NBCunversal which also owned by NBCunversal
which also own lot of subsidiary companies animation studies illumination
entertainment.

5. The advantages of theses companies
having many media interest
• The advantages are that they know what they
are doing their jobs becomes more easier
every time they get new company because
they know all about the media industry also
there are other advantages financially it helps
so many other people because all these
companies that they own need people to
work in and this means that they
economically are good by helping people to
get jobs.