Eli5 Why do movies, sometimes with just one star actor and usually less than 3 hours long, take years to make, but shows, which often have many stars and have hours in a season, take a winter of summer break to film, and the next season is out?

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Eli5 Why do movies, sometimes with just one star actor and usually less than 3 hours long, take years to make, but shows, which often have many stars and have hours in a season, take a winter of summer break to film, and the next season is out?

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Basically, it’s about how much effort and detail they put into it. Most movies will film on multiple locations, with elaborate action scenes or camera movements which take time to prepare and rehearse. While most TV shows will use the same locations over and over again, and don’t put as much effort into having unique visuals and styles for camera movement. So they’re able to film TV shows much faster, because you don’t need as much preparation time.