Why do ~2 hour movies take 2-3 years to make, while an 6+ hour TV season can be made in 1 year?
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Having worked on both tv shows and movies I can say this. In TV they are producing content that goes between commercials on a schedule. Its a much more hierarchical culture in Tv than in film and there is very much a “Time is money” imperative, and they have to shoot the equivalent of half a movie every 8 working days(at least the 1hr episodics I worked on did). Generally you do 3 takes from each set up and move on. Also, locations are usually picked to be close to the studio so the logistics of travel and company moves is simplified. In film you have a set budget and there is a deadline but its months if not years down the road. Commercials are not the mode of income, its hard earned money from people paying to see your movie. They have a quality imperative when shooting, and when working with people who are given a lot of control of the vision and money, like Scorsese, you can afford to do takes until its what you see in your mind.
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