Four walls (filmmaking)

Not to be confused with Four-wall distribution or Fourth wall.

The four walls (also known as the four wall system) is a film production system whereby a film production company rents a sound stage and associated space but then separately contracts for additional facilities and hires freelance staff. The four walls system became prominent in the 1960s,^[1] following the demise of the Hollywood studio system from 1948.^[2] Some big studios, like Pinewood Studios in England, became four walls facilities^[3] for independent film producers and television companies. These facilities no longer engage in the development or distribution of films.

References

1. Bloom Walden, Kiri (2013). British Film Studios. Shire Publications. pp. 47–48.
2. Konigsberg, Ira (1997). The Complete Film Dictionary. Bloomsbury. pp. 397–399.
3. "The British film and television industries—decline or opportunity?" (PDF). Select Committee on Communications. House of Lords. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2018.