: Using the visual presentation itself to drive the narrative (e.g., a "handmade" feel).

In the last decade, technology and streaming have disrupted the traditional studio system, elevating new players to "major" status.

Netflix produces more original content than any other entity on earth. With over 500 original productions per year, from Stranger Things to The Crown to Squid Game , Netflix operates like a global studio. They finance productions in dozens of languages, buying finished films at festivals or building in-house studios (Albuquerque, U.K., Toronto). Their data-driven approach to greenlighting productions (using viewer drop-off metrics) is radically different from traditional "gut-feel" studio models.

The industry is currently divided into three tiers: (the historic studios), The Streaming Wars (the digital disruptors), and Premium Cable/Independent powerhouses.