STUDIO LOT

Movie studios are massive complexes filled with offices, soundstages, backlots, and other production facilities. Studio Presidents in TSG will be able to expand and upgrade their studio lots. New studios in TSG will begin with a small studio lot which includes one small soundstage, a backlot, a marketing office, and a distribution office.

SOUNDSTAGE
Soundstages are one of the most common structures found on movie studio lots.They are massive indoor spaces where films can be produced in controlled situations. TSG allows studios to build three different types on Soundstages: Small, Medium, and Large. Each size has a larger capacity and higher costs associated with them. The table below lays out details of each size soundstage: Soundstages can also be rented out by other studios to shoot their films which can increase your companies revenue.

BACKLOT
Backlots are also fairly common on movie studio lots. They are outdoor settings that are designed to look like city streets. These can be used for any outdoor scenes in a movie and are generally cheaper than on location shoots. Backlots can also be rented out by other studios for their productions.

MARKETING OFFICE
Producing a film is no good if nobody knows about it. This is where you can create marketing plans for your films. Decide on a budget and choose a method in which to advertise. Everything from Local TV Ads to Internet Ads to Previews before other films in the theater can be used. Each one has a cost and a positive or negative effect associated with it. This is where a films success truly is determined. If you have a horrible film but choose the right marketing plan, you could have a huge financial success. On the other hand if you have a great film with an excellent cast, script, and production but the wrong marketing, your $100 Million box office could be a financial disaster.

DISTRIBUTION OFFICE
Once the film is completed, you want people to see it right? Well this office allows you to control the distribution of your films. Here you can reach deals with any of the theater chains in the game and see where your film is playing, how many screens, how many times per day, etc. Anything dealing with the public display of your films is accessed here. This is also the location of your studios archive where you can access your studios filmography and see how past films have fared.

PRODUCTION OFFICE
Manage your current and upcoming films through here. Any current projects that your studio is working on can be accessed here. This is where you can begin a new film, track the status of any un-released film. If a film is delayed, this is where you can go to see the reason for the delay and how long the delay will last for. Once production is finished, you will come here for you to either send it back to production to try and increase the quality or to prepare it for release. Released films are not shown here.