blog 4 - #2

What it meant if a person usually a studio star was under contract to a studio was that, that particular star was stuck with that studio for however long there contract was. If you were a big time star like Jimmy Stewart, or Humphrey Bogart and the studio you workerd for wasnt getting the big time films your career was going to suffer, and it did for some stars. You were expected to bring in a lot of money, and to be a box office hit. The lenth of the contracts were 7 years. If another studio offered you more money to work for them the star couldnt becasue of the lenth of contract. Some stars fell from stardom becasue the studio they worked for wasnt pumping out the big time films. The pros would be that if your a lesser known star and not making much money, the seven year contract would be great for you because you have job security, and making steady money. The con would be that if its a big time star they may not want to be held that long , they want to go where the money is as well as the big parts, and if the studio isnt getting them that then there stuck.