How come some movies first appear on theater and after that on tv? Who decides what movies are "great" enough to be on cinema? I never understood that. The director can decide this?
2007-03-03 21:13:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I'd say there were 3 categories:
1. Theatrical releases. Movies that are produced with the intention of being shown in theaters.
2. Straight-to-video. Movies that were are never meant to go into theaters, but instead go directly to DVD. Sometimes straight-to-video releases come from the first category because the producers could not find a distributor.
3. Television movies. Movies that are commissioned by a TV network or cable channel.
Producers, movie studios, distributors and network programmers make these decisions.
2007-03-03 22:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by greymatter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are made for theater or made for tv after a while a broadcasting company buys the rights to show the movie on tv
2007-03-04 05:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by hfroggie2005 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is actually an association that regulates when movies get to t.v but, mainly its the owners of the movie theaters who decide what is shown on their screens
2007-03-11 22:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by Jamila B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they buy the right from the producer or where ever
2007-03-11 22:45:14 · answer #4 · answered by Brandon Rogers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋