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Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts
Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical work of art....
, film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 or a television program
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may do through an intermediary. The production company may be a small company, selling its product to a film studio or presenting it at a theatrical venue, or, in the case of film and television, it may be the studio itself.






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Production company refers to a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts
Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical work of art....
, film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
, radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 or a television program
Television program

A television program , television programme , or television show is something that people watch on television. It may be a one-off broadcast or, more usually, part of a periodically recurring television series....
. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may do through an intermediary. The production company may be a small company, selling its product to a film studio or presenting it at a theatrical venue, or, in the case of film and television, it may be the studio itself. A coproduction is a theatrical presentation or film made by more than one company. It is common for actors to form their own production companies so that they can have more control over their own careers.

See also

  • film distributor
    Film distributor

    A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual, which acts as the final agent between a production company or some intermediary agent, and a film exhibitor, to the end of securing placement of the producer's film on the exhibitor's screen....
  • film studio
  • theatrical producer
    Theatrical producer

    A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a Theatre. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process....
  • production team
    Production team

    A production team is the group of technical staff who produce a play, television show, or film. Examples of the titles of members of a production team are the theatre direction, audio engineer, Theatrical producer, designers, Stage managements, technicians, etc....
  • List of Hollywood movie studios
    List of Hollywood movie studios

    This is a list of film filmmaking companies....


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