>This is called a production company and it has existed as a concept for a long time Not really. A production company actually makes the movies/show. What I

>This is called a production company and it has existed as a concept for a long time Not really. A production company actually makes the movies/show. What I am talking about is more akin to a staffing firm. >It's just another layer of abstraction. It's specialization, not abstraction. Agencies can be good at acquiring talent while studios can be good at producing movies. >I mean, I'm sure this maps to how the big companies think about staffing, but I doubt you'd find many people in the film industry who think of themselves as "interchangeable cogs" You think they would have figured it out after their last strike.