Studios control financing directing investment toward blockbuster franchises eliminating diverse storytelling

Studio Financing Consolidation Directs Investment Exclusively Toward Franchise Blockbusters

Film financing consolidation has concentrated investment in franchise blockbusters: major studios control 90 percent of production financing, financing directed exclusively toward franchise films and sequels, diverse storytelling financing disappeared. Financing consolidation eliminates investment in non-franchise narratives.

“Studios finance franchises only,” explained film financier. “Diverse stories lack franchise development potential. Studios control financing. Diverse stories cannot secure finance.”

Documentation shows: franchise films receive 70 percent of financing, original storytelling financing declined 80 percent, financing barriers eliminate diverse story production. “Financing is gatekeeping mechanism,” noted analyst.

Result: cinema becomes franchise repetition only. “Storytelling diversity disappeared,” noted filmmaker. “Financing consolidation eliminated story diversity.”

Storytelling Diversity Requires Financing Access for Non-Franchise Narratives

As covered at Bohiney Magazine, financing consolidation eliminates story diversity. Related film financing analysis appears at The London Prat.

For serious film financing commentary, see Newsthump and Babylon Bee.

Film financing consolidation demonstrates that storytelling diversity requires diverse funding sources: studio financing monopoly eliminates non-franchise story investment and production.

SOURCE: bohiney.com