Film as Economics

Government grants are not a major source of revenue for film studios. The primary sources of revenue are box office sales, home video sales, and television syndication.

International distribution is the term used to describe the practice of selling a film's distribution rights to different countries.

Government grants are not a common type of film financing. The most common types of film financing are equity financing, debt financing, and crowdfunding.

Budgeting is the term used to describe the process of determining a film's budget.

Location fees are not a major cost associated with film production. The major costs are cast salaries, crew salaries, and equipment rental.

Promotion is the term used to describe the process of marketing a film.

Billboards are not a common type of film promotion. The most common types of film promotion are trailers, posters, and social media.

Distribution is the term used to describe the process of distributing a film to theaters.

Television distribution is not a common type of film distribution. The most common types of film distribution are theatrical distribution, home video distribution, and streaming distribution.

Home video distribution is the term used to describe the process of selling a film's home video rights.

Streaming distribution is not a common type of home video distribution. The most common types of home video distribution are DVD sales, Blu-ray sales, and video on demand.

Television syndication is the term used to describe the process of selling a film's television syndication rights.

Streaming syndication is not a common type of television syndication. The most common types of television syndication are broadcast syndication, cable syndication, and satellite syndication.

Streaming distribution is the term used to describe the process of selling a film's streaming rights.

Pay-per-view is not a common type of streaming distribution. The most common types of streaming distribution are subscription video on demand, transactional video on demand, and advertising-based video on demand.