Questions

During which decades was the Hollywood  studio system at its most powerful ?

During the 1940s the Hollywood studio system was at its most powerful where they shifted into TV production as TV replaced films, at this decade was when they were making 100s of movies, this is known as Hollywood's golden age.

What were the major "big five " studios?

Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.

What areas and roles in film production did the studio system have direct control over?

The studio system has control over everything specially the actors and director.

Why was this factory method of production successful?

Because at the time films were becoming hugely popular, alongside TV therefore this was a huge boom for films.

Why did the studio system lose power and control in the 1950s and 1960s?

The fall of the studio system began towards the end of Hollywood's golden age in 1948 as World War 2 had begun which made all the attention go towards the war.