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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Planning. Not all movies take 2-3 years to make, and there are plenty that are made in under a year. The big ones know they have a lot of time (IE: Money) and therefore plan accordingly, shooting on many different sets/locations at different times of year, and then putting a lot of budget into post-production (VFX and editing).
A TV show on the other hand knows from the get go that they have only about a year before the next season needs to start production, so they scale back on a lot of things. Not to mention the budget which tends to be lower on TV shows. They don’t shoot at as many locations, and they write the shows to only include VFX and stuff that can get done in the time and budget allotted.
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