Hollywood is a cool city that is filled with a lot of unique history. It’s best known, of course, for it’s connection to the film industry. You often hear stories about the golden age of Hollywood where practically every movie was filmed on a set constructed in something that was pretty much an aircraft hanger.
Nowadays, a lot of shooting is done on location, but there is still a fair amount of work done in the traditional studios used in Hollywood over the years. The studios for which Hollywood as the film industry was built upon are referred to as the “studio system”. The 5 companies that controlled most everything coming out of Hollywood in that day were MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., RKO and Fox. Many of these studios are still the big players in the movie making game today. [Read more…] about What To Do On Your Next Trip To Hollywood