Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

studio system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: stu-dio sys-tem
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does studio system mean?: A method of filmmaking wherein the production and distribution of films is dominated by a small number of large movie studios (the majors).

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