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Studio executive

A studio executive is an employee of a film studio or a corporation doing business in the entertainment industry.

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A studio executive is an employee of a film studio or a corporation doing business in the entertainment industry.1234

A studio executive may be a chief executive officer (CEO), a chief financial officer (CFO), or a chief operating officer (COO), or be employed to serve in a variety of vice presidential capacities, such as senior vice president of corporate relations.

A studio executive may oversee production or may serve in a role identical to a corporation that is not involved in the entertainment industry.

Studio executive is commonly used to describe someone who takes responsibility for all interests, financial or otherwise, between the film studio and the production company of a film.5

References

References

  1. Barnes, Brooks (5 October 2009). "Disney Picks TV Executive to Lead Film Studio". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. Barnes, Brooks; Cieply, Michael (18 September 2009). "Chief of Disney's Struggling Movie Studio Steps Down". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "In Hollywood, a tougher climb to studio executive ranks". 19 December 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via LA Times.
  4. "Studios face own horror stories". 6 October 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via LA Times.
  5. "Whartonmagazine.com". WhartonMagazine.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Sources

Sources

  • Levy, Frederick (2000). Hollywood 101: The Film Industry.