For films Alloy gets a rights fee, a producer's fee and a percentage of profits.
Indeed, Harryhausen's creations were often the main attraction for films that lacked the polish of major studio releases.
Despite all this, Fuller's artless passion, as much for life as for films, spills infectiously off every page.
The Hollywood composer has written scores for films including Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Schindler's List and War Horse.
The 45-year-old, best known for films such as Anchorman and Elf, will receive the awards' inaugural Comedic Genius prize.
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He wants to compose music for films and TV shows, and Pauley is studying filmmaking at Northern Arizona University.
He lives in Los Angeles, but travels across the country and the world seeking the perfect settings for films, television and advertisements.
Its margins are falling due to escalating programming costs for films and sport.
He has recorded dozens of CDs, and has composed the music for films including Chocolat and No Fear, No Die.
The collaborative platform is already being used for films Shrek 2, due out in May, and Shark Tale, expected this fall.
Cronenberg, known for films including The Fly, Crash and Eastern Promises, will be the first Canadian to receive the BFI's highest honour.
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The system is mainly used in the creation of audio for films, television, radio, games and websites, but could also find other uses.
To compile the list, Forbes examined the salaries, budgets and returns for films headlined by some of the biggest stars in the industry.
Prescreen is trying to fill a gap for funding for films between getting films produced and then getting larger mainstream distribution, Bercuson says.
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If the suits are moving elsewhere, the artisans, producing everything from furniture to special effects for films, are more than making up for them.
As viewing becomes more personalised, niche markets for films will grow.
Each season traditionally offers a genre-friendly environment for films to open, with summer being the time of year for blockbuster openings and December offering feel-good fare.
The first step in calculating our payback figures required adding up the film's worldwide box office and U.S. DVD revenues for films released prior to June 2007.
Its grip on the global market for screened entertainment is astonishing: it feeds 80% of the world's demand for films and 70% of its demand for television fiction.
Stewart also wrote the movie and is producing it with Scott Rudin, best known for films like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and No Country for Old Men.
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The upper circle would still be used as a viewing area and there would also be room for a small screen for films to be shown Mr Robins added.
Born in Cuba to a family of musicians, Nicola performed around the world and composed music for films and theatre during a career that spanned more than 40 years.
Beyond this, the world market for films will continue to grow with the increase in leisure time and income, and with cinema building and the spread of television ownership.
The comic star, who formed a popular double act with comedian and singer Dean martin, is best-known for films such as The Bellboy, The Errand Boy and The Nutty Professor.
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Many also felt it took too long for films to download via the internet, but the growth in use of broadband - which offers faster internet connections - is changing that.
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He sang where he could, too, in the early years: bhajans, or devotional songs, for All India Radio's Lucknow station for 25 rupees a day, and occasional songs for films later.
Because most households watch a movie just once, it's likely that a well-priced, easy-to-use, high-quality movie streaming service could be a success for films in a way that it probably wouldn't be for music.
Its producer, Luc Besson, famed for films including Leon and Nikita, said he decided to remake the original film because he had loved it so much as a boy, and it had "emotional memories" for him.
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