Greenlight (film industry)
In the film industry, greenlight is the binding release for the implementation of a film project or a television series . Greenlighting a film project is accompanied by an agreement on the amount of the film budget and an obligation to finance the film .
After Green Lighting can film producers with the pre- start.
The decision about the greenlighting of a film project lies with the large major studios in most cases with the company management. Particularly in the case of large tentpole films, which can cost over US $ 200 million in production budget, the studio owners occasionally also have a say.
Web links
- Brent Lang, Lucas Shaw: Who Has Greenlight Power in Hollywood? A studio-by-studio guide . In: TheWrap.com of November 19, 2013
- Brent Lang, Lucas Shaw: Greenlighting Movies in the Tentpole Era: A Tough Numbers Game . In: TheWrap.com of November 19, 2013