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****************************************************************************** ** The Movies FAQ/Walkthrough ** ******************************************************************************

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Welcome to my FAQ/Walkthrough which will hopefully assist you in the way youplay Lion head Studios all new game The Movies. This is my first properattempt at an FAQ/Walkthrough so if you spot anything that should orshouldnt be here please let me know.This is a Work In Progress and because this game has only been out a shortwhile I dont know how to work the game perfectly get either.Thanks, I hope you enjoy the FAQ/Walkthrough and also hope that it helps you.


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******************* 1.0. Contents *******************

1.0. Contents1.1. Copyright Notice1.2. Version History

2.0. FAQ2.1. Main Menu2.2. Credits2.3. The Movies Premiere Edition2.4. Minimum System Requirements

3.0. Stars3.1. Hiring Stars3.2. Making Stars Happier3.3. Addictions3.4. Relationships3.5. Selling and Retiring Stars3.6. Press3.7. Star Maker3.8. How your stars are rated.

4.0. Your Studio

4.1. Buildings in your studio4.2. Studio Prestige4.3. Achievements4.4. Awards Ceremonies4.5. How your studio is rated.

5.0. Movie Making5.1. Genres5.2. Sets5.2.1 Comedy Sets5.2.2 Romance Sets

5.2.3 Sci-Fi Sets5.2.4 Action Sets5.2.5 Horror Sets5.3. How your movies are rated5.3.1 When Released5.3.2 In the charts

6.0. Research Packs


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6.1. 1920-19296.2. 1930-19396.3. 1940-19496.4. 1950-19596.5. 1960-1969

6.6. 1970-19796.7. 1980-19896.8. 1990-1999

7.0. Landscape and Ornaments7.1. Decoration7.2. Flora7.3. Furniture7.4. Landscaping

8.0. Walkthrough

8.1. The First Stages8.2. The Real Deal

9.0. The Movies Online9.1. Online Charts9.2. Virtual Credits9.3. The PropShop9.4. Copyrights

**************************** 1.1. Copyright Notice *

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This FAQ/Walkthrough may be not be reproduced under any circumstances exceptfor personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwisedistributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide onany other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited,and a violation of copyright.Guide Copyright 2006 Mark EastaughASCII Artwork Copyright 2006 osrevad

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If you see any other websites hosting the whole or part of this guide pleaselet me know.


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If you would like to host this FAQ please email me and give me the addressof the site. I will only let you host this guide if your site is not fullof advertisements ect and that this faq is hosted without any ads and bannerson the same page.

************************** 1.2. Version History **************************

15/2/06 - Added ASCII Artwork. Ornament and Furniture taking longer than Ithought but it will be here eventually.11/2/06 - Started on a major task, the names, price and descriptions of allornaments, furniture ect. This will span out over the next week or two.9/2/06 - Finished Walkthrough.7/2/06 - Added more to research packs.3/2/06 - Started on research packs.

27/1/06 - Finished Awards. Started writing the second part of the walkthroughexternally.25/1/06 - Started work on Awards. Changed afew errors.24/1/06 - Added info about The Movies Premiere Edition. Added Minimum SystemRequirements. Added the Movies Online section - all content in this sectionis by Mortalitis_Infinitas.23/1/06 - Added additional information on action sets. Also added the firstsection of the walkthrough.21/1/06 - Added additional information about studio buildings.20/1/06 - Added information about how your Studio, movies and Stars are rated.Also added the Action sets.

19/1/06 - Added Main Menu information and Sci-Fi Sets.18/1/06 - Added Information about Sets. Also added a few buildings I hadmissed out.17/1/06 - Writing of the FAQ/Walkthrough Begins

******************************* 2.0. FAQ *******************************

If you have a question for the FAQ you can send it to my email address, which

can be found at the bottom of this guide. If I know or can find out theanswer then it will be posted here in the next update.

******************************Where can I register my copy of the game?******************************

You can register your copy of the game by going to


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www.themoviesgame.com/register

******************************How do I upload movies?******************************

After setting up an account, go into Post Production in game and when readyclick Export Movie. This can take a lot of time for longer movies (A 12 scenemovie written by scriptwriters can take up to an hour). For very long moviesand movies that use voiceovers and a lot of extras, it might not be a bad ideato export overnight. After exporting is finished go into the online option inthe main menu. Here you can select the movie you exported from a list. Yourmovie will now be online! Be warned that you have a limit of 25MB and thatthis can easily be filled up with large movies.

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How do I delete buildings?******************************

To delete buildings hold a building over the bomb and wait for the smallsquares around it to fill. Let go of the builder and you will be left with aload of rubbish to clean up, so make sure you have plenty of janitors beforedestroying a building. If you want to simply move the building then drop iton the icon next to the bomb.

******************************How do I delete ornaments and plants?

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Hover your hand over the ornament/plant you wish to delete and wait for itto be highlighted. Hold your left mouse button to drag it away from itscurrent position and then right click.

******************************How do I upload voice files?******************************

You can record your own voice in game so there is no need for importing them.

Click the microphone button in Post Production. Once recorded you can selectwhere it should play and which actor should lip-synch it. Be warned thatlip-synching doesnt work very well.

******************************How can I raise my stars wages?******************************


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You can pick up your star and drop them into the finance room in theproduction office. This will take you to a screen where you can alter thewages. The same thing happens when you place the floating information iconinto the finance room.

******************************How do I add subtitles?******************************

Put your film into Post Production and open up the bottom toolbar. Click theABC button and type in the text you want to appear. Click ok and then you canmove the subtitle to where you want it to appear at the bottom of the screen.

******************************How do I improve my Stars image?******************************

There are several ways to do this. One is by giving them a make over in theMake Over Department. Another is by giving them cosmetic surgery, which isunlocked later in the game.

******************************How do you delete Ornaments?******************************

First you need to highlight the ornament you want to delete and then leftclick it to drag it from its position. You then click the right mouse button

to delete it.

******************************How much should I pay my stars?******************************

Pay your stars just enough so that their salary bar is full. If you pay themmore than they actually want then its wasting your money, which could beused for better things.

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Should I get this game?******************************

If you like game such as The Sims and Roller coaster Tycoon or would like totry something a little different then I would most certainly recommend it toyou. I wouldnt recommend this game to you if you cant handle a challenge, asthere are no cheats in this game.


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************************ 2.1. Main Menu ************************

Here is some information about the Main Menu, which is what you will see whenyou have just loaded The Movies.

Game - Clicking this takes you to a sub-menu which shows the following:Learn the basics - This teaches you the very basics of The Movies.Recommended for first time players.New Game - This starts a new game. You can select whether or not you wish toplay the tutorial or jump straight into the game.Sandbox - Sandbox is a way of playing The Movies without any computer setobjectives. This lets you customize your game play so you can play in amanner that suits you.

Load - Loads a previously saved game.

Online - Clicking this takes you to the log in screen for The Movies Online.Once logged in you can adjust which of your movies should appear online.

Movie Player - Takes you to a screen of all movies that you have maid ineither Story Mode or Sandbox mode. Includes movies even if the save they camefrom has been deleted.

Options - This is split into four different sections. They are:Video options - This section changes graphical detail, screen size and colour

depth.Audio options - This section changes the sound effects volume, music volume,radio options (Whether you want the Dj, News or both), PA Assistance andspeaker set-up.Game options - This changed the level of assistance provided and how oftenthe game should Autosave.Online options - This section is for users who connect to the Internet via aproxy server. They should enter the details here.

Credits - Shows the people who were responsible for making The Movies.

Exit - This leaves the game (As if you didn't already know)

***************** 2.2 Credits *****************

Unlimited thanks go to Mortalitis_Infinitas for providing all the informationin the section about The Movies Online. Thanks Again :D


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Thanks to Queb for information on two other awards.Thanks to jcwordlife for information on the 9th certificate.Also thanks to clarkdude for additional information about the MunicipalBuilding Set.Also many thanks to all readers of this guide. The guide has now recieved

6000 hits in total in just 20 days. Thanks again.

************************************** 2.3. The Movies Premiere Edition **************************************

The Premiere Edition of The Movies only has afew extra features to the normaledition. Here are the extras you get with the Premiere Edition :

An audio CD with the music from the game.Marketing Videos

Concept ArtworkExtra Costumes

All in all you don't get much extra but if you want that extra something thenThe Movies Premiere Edition might just be for you.

************************************** 2.4. Minimum System Requirements **************************************

Here are the Minimum System Requirements quoted from the back of the box forThe Movies. I dont understand alot of it, im just quoting what it says on thebox. This is for the DVD version of the game.

- 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 32MBHardware T&L-capable video card and latest drivers.

- An English version of Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP.

- Pentium III 800MHz or Athlon 800MHz processor or higher.

-256MB RAM.

- 2x Speed DVD-ROM drive and latest drivers.

- 2.4GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swapfile).

- 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers.


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- 100% Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers.

- DirectX 9.0c.

***************** 3.0. Stars *****************

This section of the FAQ/Walkthrough will give all the information you everwanted to know about your Stars. From their personalities to abilities. Fromhow to handle their addictions to giving them Liposuction!

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* 3.1. Hiring Stars ************************

To hire Stars you just first have a Stage School building. When constructionon it has finished, people will start to line up out side of it. Pick them upand drop them into the hire actor room or hire director room. You can alsoimport stars by picking up people in the line and dropping them into theImport Star room. You then pick a star that you made in Star Maker and importthem into the game. Often the people who want employment get stressed easilyand this is why I would recommend stars from the Star Maker.

****************************** 3.2. Making Stars Happier ******************************

There are many things that affect your stars happiness. I have listed a fewbelow.

Salary - If a star feels that they are underpaid they will start to feelunhappy. Make sure you check how happy stars are with their salary regularlybecause as their star rating rises they will demand more pay. If colleagues

are being paid more than they are your stars may feel jealous. This will alsomake them want a higher salary.

Entourage - As stars become more famous they will want an Entourage. You canhire entourage from any employment line apart from the one at the stageschool. Simply place them next to your stars. As time goes by Stars will wanta larger Entourage, so check up on this regularly.


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Image - A stars image is VERY important. It affects their star rating as wellas their happiness and also their Genre fit for certain roles. There areseveral ways to do raise image. One is by giving them a makeover in the

Makeover Department. Another is by giving them cosmetic surgery, Choose from

Implants, Liposuction or Nip & Tuck. These will make stars stressful but canchange image and how old the star looks.

Trailers - I recommend that every star has a trailer and that when newtrailers are unlocked that you upgrade as soon as possible. Trailers are aplace where your stars can relax and they go from fairly cheap to fairlyexpensive. The higher the prestige of the trailer, the happier it will makethe star.

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* 3.3. Addictions ********************

When stars eat/drink in the restaurant/bar they will slowly developaddictions and even though eating and drinking is needed for your star torecover from stress, you should be cautious. If your star eventually doesdevelop an addiction, you will need to send them into Rehab. This takes a lotof game time and your star will be unable to do anything else while here. Ifyour star becomes addicted and you dont do anything about it then they willstart to eat/drink more often and will find it hard to form relationshipswith other stars.

************************* 3.4. Relationships *************************

When your stars have relationships with other stars it has its benefits, butit also takes a very long time form them, so it can be a pain. The majorbenefit of star relationships is that your movie ratings will be higher.Start off by having your stars talking to each other, then as theirrelationships get better make them join each other in the Bar, VIP Bar,

Restaurant and then finally the VIP Restaurant.You can find out if your stars are comfortable with another star in a certainplace by the speech bubbles that appear above their heads. If you try to rushthem into things then they will let you know.

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When your stars reach 70 they will have to Retire. They will retireautomatically so you dont need to click anything. Make sure you dont starta long project or you may find yourself having to re-shoot the whole film!

Alternatively you can sell your Stars in the Star and Script sellingfacility. You can fetch a pretty good price for your stars depending on theirage, star rating and their image.

********************** 3.6. Press **********************

We know that in the real world that the press always has something to say,whether its positive or negative, about celebrities. It is no different in

the movies. A stars Press rating affects their star rating. You can increaseyour stars press rating by having a photographer taking a stars photo. To dothis drag a photographer from the front gate to your stars when they arehaving a conversation with another star and they will take a photo.Dont over do this or it will cause your stars press rating to decrease.Another way is to drop your stars into the PR room in your Marketing building.

********************** 3.7. Star Maker **********************

In the Star Maker you can create your own stars which can later be importedinto the game. Creating Stars in Star Maker can be very beneficial becauseyou can adjust their personality to say how well they deal with stress or howmuch they need to drink for them to become addicted.When using Star Maker I would recommend not giving your stars any points inthe different genres, because these can be practiced in game, unlike theirstress rating.

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* 3.8. How your stars are rated ***********************************

You have heard me go on about a Stars star rating. This section will coverthe 9 factors which affect this rating.

Overall - Your star has an overall star rating which takes in all of thefactors. Maxing out all the factors of your star will give them five star


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status.

Movie success - Rated out of five stars.If your star has been in many movies that have had success this rating willincrease.

Salary - Rated out of four stars.The higher your stars salary the higher this rating will be.

Performances - Rated out of four stars.A stars performance is rated like this -Mood + Experience + Genre fit = Performance.

Image - Rated out of three stars.A stars overall image rating is determined by several things.Looks, Physique and Fashion. The higher these are the better your star rating

will be. This is not to be confused with how happy your star is with theirimage.

Entourage - Rated out of three stars.A star gains a whole star for every two entourage they have. If a star hassix entourage then this rating will be at its maximum

Trailer - Rated out of three stars.The larger and more prestigious a stars trailer is, the higher this ratingwill be.

Press - Rated out of three starsA star with good press will have a higher rating here. Try dropping yourstars into the PR room in the Publicity Office.

Relationships - Rated out of two stars.If your stars have good relationships with each other then this rating willbe higher.

Awards - Rated out of two stars.The more awards your star wins the higher this rating will be.

********************************** 4.0. Your Studio **********************************

This part of the guide will help you run your studio. You will find out aboutall the different buildings and how to keep that all important Lot Prestigerating high.


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*************************************** 4.1. Buildings in your Studio ***************************************

There are many different buildings needed to operate your studio. This partof the walkthrough lists all these buildings and what their main purposes are.

Staff Office - This building is located near the entrance of your studio. Itallows you to hire builders and janitors and also fire/reject them. Buildersare needed to construct buildings and sets and also to repair existing ones.Janitors are needed to clear up litter, which will help raise your lotprestige.

Stage School - Here you can make stars by hiring actors and directors. You

can also import custom actors here from Star maker. Extras are also hiredhere.

Casting Office - Here you assign roles to your Stars, extras and crew arealso assigned here. After the script has been rehearsed move it into theshoot it room and the shooting of your movie will begin. If for some reasonyou have to return to the casting office at any stage whilst shooting yourmovie, you should be warned that putting actors into different roles orgetting a new director will make your movie start shooting from the start.This does not happen when changing crew or extras.

Crew Facility - This building lets you hire crew or fire existing members ofcrew. The crew work all the equipment needed to make a movie. You can't trainyour crew so they have to be crew in movies before their experience rises.

Production Office - This is where you can release your movies. Simply drop itinto the release movies option and you will see the final rating for yourmovie. Once movies stop making money you will be notified. This means itstime to archive them. Once you have archieved a movie you can still watch itin the movie player. You can also check out reviews of your stars by droppingthem into the reviews section or raise their salary by dropping them into thefinance section.

Script Office - Comes in four different classes - Basic, Intermediate,Proficient and First Class. Drop scriptwriters into the room that correspondswith the genre of movie you want to make. You can speed up the process bydropping more scriptwriters into the Script Pool. You may make more scriptsthan you need so you can sell spare scripts in the Star and Script sellingfacility for a small cash boost. The level of your Script office alsodetermines the maximum script rating for movies you make in the Custom script


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office. The Proficient and First Class scriptwriting offices have to beunlocked by winning awards.

Custom Script Office - You can write your own very advanced scripts in thisbuilding. The max quality of the script is determined by what type of script

writing office you have. The advantages of making a movie in this way is thatyou dont have to wait for your scriptwriters to write a script for you andyou can begin casting straight after you have wrote the script. Time isfrozen when you are writing a script.

Publicity Office - This building lets you raise the public awareness of yourmovie and also the Press rating of your stars. At any point during filmingdrop the movie into the PR room and its public awareness will be raised. Youcan also drop an uncasted script and stars associated with the movie in hereto raise the awareness even further. This also allows you to market yourmovie. When your movie is ready for release drop it into one of the five

boxes in the Production Office. This will increase its overall publicawareness. If a movie with little public awareness is released with a massivemarketing campaign then your reviews will suffer because of it.

Makeover Department - This building is for raising a stars image. Drop theminto the Auto room for an automatic makeover, these take longer than a normalmakeover but it guarentees your stars will be happy about their appearence.You can also customize the way they look by dropping them into the Makeoverroom. Make sure you dont give them outdated fashions or their image ratingwill suffer.

Cosmetic Surgery - This Building also helps raise a stars image. Drop theminto either the Nip & Tuck, Liposuction or Implants room to get started. Bewarned that this causes stress and some rooms must be unlocked before theycan be used.

Snack Van - This is a good place for your stars to get rid of stress when theRestaurant and Bar are not yet avaliable. Addictions can develop by eatingtoo much so make sure you don't use is excessively.

Bar - A place for your stars to hang out. This is the second stage aftertalking on the street that your stars should go to form relationships. There

is a VIP section which is for stars who are extra famous.The bar is one of the best ways for your stars to recover from stress, but isalso a place where they can form drink addictions.

Restaurant - Another place for your stars to hang out. This is where you putyour stars when their relationships are starting to get high. There is a VIPsection which is for stars who are extra famous.Another good way for your stars to recover from stress, but if your stars


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stay here too long they will put on weight and develop food addictions.

Rehab - A place for your stars to recover from food and drink addictions. Bewarned that this is a very long process and takes up a full in-game year tocomplete.

Trailers - Every star needs a trailer in order for them to remain happy. Theystart cheap and become very expensive. Pick the right one depending on thestar rating of your stars. Trailers come in five different classes - Rickety,Cheap, Comfortable, Plush and Palitial.

Post Production - Here you can edit your movie when it has been shot and addthings such as voiceovers, music and subtitles. You can also watch yourmovies here and export them, which means you can upload them to The MoviesOnline.

Star and Script Selling Facility - Here you can sell your stars and unwantedscripts. You will be told the estimated selling price when you hover thestar/script over the building.

Restrooms - This is where your stars are headed if it says they are off tosqueeze one out. Restrooms increase your studios Sanitation rating, so makesure you have plenty. Restrooms come in three classes - Small, Large and VIP.Upgrade as soon as you can because the small restroom requires alot ofmaintenence and decreases your lot prestige rating. Make sure you put plentyof trees around your restrooms.

Laboratory - In the laboratory you can research new things such as new setsand costumes. Drop scientists into one of four rooms -Mainstream Packs - Unlocks things such as costumes, props and sets forAction, Romance and Comedy movies.

Cult Packs - Unlocks things such as costumes, props and sets for Sci-Fi andHorror movies.

Stars and Studio - Unlocks new buildings and also new clothes for your starsto wear when giving them a makeover.

Movie Making - Unlocks new technologies which can give you a massiveadvantage over other studios if you unlock them in time.

In the early stages of the game I would focus on the Movie Making option asthis allows your technology rating to outshine rival studios. To see what isincluded in the pack you are researching, click the right mouse button overthe appropriate room.


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***************************** 4.2. Studio Prestige *****************************

Keeping your studio prestige level high is very important. Firstly, if yourstudio prestige is high more people will join your stage school line, whichyou will be thankful for as your existing stars become old. Below are a fewways to increase your studio prestige.

Plants and Ornaments - Placing plants near undesirable objects such astoilets and bins will help the area become 'Green', therefore raising youroverall Studio prestige level.

Paths and Connectivity - If all the buildings in your studio are connectedtogether with paths then the prestige level will be raised.

Cleanliness - If there are only very small amounts of litter on your lot thiswill make the prestige level higher.

Set and Building Maintenance - Maintenance is very important to your prestigelevel. If the overall maintenance of your buildings and sets is bad then youcan expect your overall lot prestige to suffer.

Catering - The more catering facilities that your studio has the higher thecatering rating will be. This will increase the overall studio prestigelevel. Have at least one snack van and one restaurant.

Sanitation - All stars have to go at some point. The more toilets you havethe higher this rating will be. This will also increase the overall studioprestige level. Toilets come in several classes, make sure you upgrade asyour stars become more famous.

************************* 4.3. Achievements *************************

As you achieve certain things during the course of the game you will berewarded for it by receiving a certificate. I have achieved the first seventasks and am working on the 8th task now.Here are the rewards you can unlock and what you need to do to unlock them.Once unlocked in the Story Mode you can use these objects inSandbox mode.

Certificate 1 - Wannabe Big Cheese


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Reward: Custom Scriptwriting OfficeAchievements-Release 5 moviesEarn $500,000Release movies with a total rating of 5 Stars

Certificate 2 - Junior Studio ManagerReward: Rural: Forest SetAchievements-One of your stars reaches 2 StarsRelease a 2 star movieStudio reaches 2 star rating

Certificate 3 - Promising Studio ManagerReward: Script Writing office: ProficientAchievements-

$1,000,000 in your bank accountWin 2 awardsRelease 5 movies above 2 star rating

Certificate 4 - Respected Studio HeadReward: Publicity OfficeAchievements-One of your stars reaches 3 StarsRelease a 3 star movieStudio reaches 3 starsRelease a total of 15 movies

Certificate 5 - Celebrated Studio HeadReward: Urban: Wall SetAchievements-Earn $7,000,000Movie Star total = 35 stars$4,000,000 in bank accountWin 8 awards

Certificate 6 - Highflying MoviemakerReward: First Class Script Office

Achievements-Release 5 movies above 3 star ratingOne of your stars reaches 4 StarsRelease a 4 star movieStudio reaches 4 stars

Certificate 7 - Big FishReward: Palatial Trailer


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Achievements-Release a total of 25 moviesEarn a total of $15,000,000Movie Total = 60 stars$8,000,000 in your bank account

Certificate 8 - Movie MogulReward: Urban: Municipal Building SetAchievements-One of your stars reaches 5 starsRelease a 5 star movieStudio reaches 5 starsWin 25 awardsRelease 5 movies above a 4 star rating

Certificate 9 - Movie-Making Legend [Thanks to Jcwordlife]

Reward: Suburban School Library SetAchievements -Release movies with total star rating of 150Earn a total of $35,000,000Receive 50 awardsRelease 50 moviesHave at least $20,000,000 sitting in your bank account

**************************** 4.4. Awards Ceremonies *

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Awards Ceremonies take place every five years starting at 1925. Winningawards increases the star rating of your stars and also your studio rating.But winning awards also have alot of other benefits.

When you win an award things will happen which will make running your studioalot easier. Here is a list of some of the different awards and what they do.Some of these awards will not appear for quite some time. Generally, a newaward is added every year. All prizes are kept until the next awards ceremony.

***************************** Highest Charting Star****************************How to win this award - Have your star at the top of the charts at the timeof the awards ceremony. You will find it difficult to get this award for thefirst few ceremonies. Winner can be an actor/actress or a director. All thetimes I have won this award it has been with a Director.


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Prize - Trend Setter - The public will like your movies no matter what genrethey are.

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* Best Direction***********************How to win this award - If your director directs alot of successful moviesand is high in the Star charts then he may well win this award.

Prize - Midas Touch - Ups the quality of any movie made by the award winningdirector.

***************************** Best Acting Performance****************************

How to win this award - If your actor/actress stars in alot of successfulmovies and is high in the Star charts then they may win this award.

Prize - Super Star - Ups the performance quality of the award winning actor.

************************* Most Prolific Star************************How to win this award - Have your stars perform in loads of movies, make lotsof movies in quick succession but make sure you don't get them stressed or itwill threaten their chances of winning this award.

Prize - Perfect Fit - Your stars will fit in any role, their appearence andage are not taken into consideration. This is good if you have very old, highcharting stars that you don't want to get rid of.

******************************* Highest Charting Newcomer******************************How to win this award - Hire a new stars and work them extremely hard. Onlygive them as little time as possible to regain stress levels. Give them greattrailers, entourage ect.

Prize - Quick Learner - Stars and Staff get experience faster. Great fortraining up new crew/scriptwriters.

****************************** Highest Charting Movie*****************************How to win this award - Quite simply get your movie to the top of the chart.


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This is the easiest award to win, as you can make your movies great by havingthe technology at cutting edge.

Prize - Easy to please - Stars are easier to please, you can expect to seeyour stars green bars flashing alot more often when you have this award.

****************************** Highest Charting Studio*****************************How to win this award - Get your studio to position number one in the studiocharts. This is also an easy award to win when you reach 1950's

Prize - Half Price - Pay your stars half their salary. This is doneautomatically.

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* Most Prolific Studio************************How to win this award - You need to make more movies than rival studios sincethe last awards ceremonies.

Prize - Free Love - Stars can form relationships better.

***************************** Highest Climbing Studio****************************How to win this award - Climb higher than all rival studios since last awards

ceremony.

Prize - Party On - Stars will not form food and drink addictions.

******************************** Most Prestigious Studio Lot*******************************How to win this award - Your Lot Prestige rating has to be higher than thatof all rival studios.

Prize - Age Of Discovery - Scientists research things faster.

**************************** Movie Quality Output [Following two awards thanks to Queb]***************************How to win this award - Bombard the public with quality releases in order tooutclass the competition and have the world uttering your studios name.Prize - On the Radar - Boosts the effect of PR and Marketing on all yourmovies.


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************************** Best Employer*************************How to win this award - Keep all your stars in a state of bliss and pander to

their every whim and this award could be yours.Prize - Brainwasher - Helps make your movies appear fresh to the audience,whatever their content

PLEASE EMAIL ME IF I HAVE MISSED OUT AWARDS!!!!I do not have the details for the other awards. Please email me [email protected] if you have information on the other awards. YouWILL be credited!

********************************** 4.5. How your Studio is rated **********************************Your overall studio rating is determined by many different things. Thissection will cover the 5 factors which affect this rating.

Overall - Your studio has an overall star rating which takes in all of thefactors. Maxing out all the factors of your studio will give it five starstatus.

Capital - Rated out of five stars.

The more money you have the higher this rating will be.

Movies - Rated out of five stars.The higher the quality and box office takings of your movies, the higher thisrating will be.

Stars - Rated out of five stars.If you have stars with good star power then this rating will be higher.

Lot Prestige - Rated out of three stars.The more prestigious your studio lot as a whole, the higher this rating will

be.

Awards - Rated out of three stars.The more awards your studio wins the higher this rating will be.

*********************** 5.0. Movie Making *


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**********************

This section of the guide will most likely be the longest. The movie making isso advanced in this game and so this part of the guide will include everythingfrom the different genres to all the different sets that are available to you.

********************* 5.1. Genres *********************

There are five different genres included in The Movies. Below is a list of allthe genres available to you in the movies.

Comedy - The one aim of a comedy script is to make the audience laugh. Whetherthey laugh at or with the characters its laughing all the same. Some recent

real life blockbuster comedies are The Wedding Crashers and Meet The Fockers.

Romance - With Romance films there are many roads that can be taken. In realfilm making, Romance is usually paired up with another genre, most commonlyAction or Comedy movies. Most likely, two people who have never before meteach other fall in love, then there is something that causes them to splitbefore the ending which unites them once again. Some recent real lifeblockbuster romances are King Kong (Tied with action) and also the biggestblockbuster film of all time - Titanic.

Sci-Fi - The one thing that almost all science fiction films have in common is

that somewhere along the line there are going to be aliens. Try and experimentwith some of the great alien costumes that can be found in game. One of themost recent Sci-Fi releases was War of the Worlds.

Action - Where else can you find explosions, gun shootouts and car chases thana good old action movie. I dont really like action movies, but the mostfamous of them all is the James Bond series.

Horror - The main aim of a horror movie is to scare the audience. If theaudience are not scared by what is supposed to be a horror movie, then themovie has most likely failed. A recent example of a horror movie is House of

Wax.

******************* 5.2. Sets *******************

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game, and also ones that you unlock in the laboratory. Several of the setslisted are also ones that are unlocked by winning awards. Next to each setis its price also its size. Sets have been put into sections depending onwhat genre they are most suitable for.

Just because a set is under a certain genre doesnt mean it can't be used forothers. The sets are listed simply by what genre is practiced on them. I feltthis would be the best way to list the sets as a lot of people only like tobuild the sets for the genres of movies the studio makes.

************************* 5.2.1 Comedy Sets *************************

StagePrice -$2000

Size - SmallDescription - A good all-purpose set for basic movie scenes

Suburban: School CorridorPrice - $37,000Size - MediumDescription - Will help qualify your scenes for greatness.

Travelling Vehicle: AutomobilePrice - $28,000Size - Small

Description - Will drive forward any movie.

Urban: City block corridorPrice - $49,000Size - LargeDescription - A winding corridor that'll help you fill your movies with twistsand turns.

Urban: Modern BankPrice - $69,000Size - Medium

Description - Lends greatly to any monetary scene.

Urban: Subway CarriagePrice - $47,000Size - MediumDescription - Great for subterranean japes and chases.

Urban: Wall Section


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Price - $55,555Size - MediumDescription - Will elevate your movies to new heights.

Wild West: Bank

Price - $16,000Size - SmallDescription - Will steal the show in any Wild West heist.

************************* 5.2.2 Romance Sets *************************

Suburban: Living Room 1Price - $37,000Size - Medium

Description - The soft sofas make for a perfect smooching setting or slobbingsession.

Suburban: Living Room 2Price - $71,000Size - MediumDescription - Will fill your scenes with domestic comforts.

Tropical: BeachPrice - $71,000Size - Very Large

Description - Sun, sea, sand and sex... or sandcastles. The decision is yours.

Urban: BarPrice - $67,000Size - SmallDescription - Great for romantic encounters and bottle-breaking bar-roombrawls.

Urban: OfficePrice - $19,000Size - Small

Description - Idea for forbidden office liaisons, though don't discount thepulling power or office politics.

Urban: Plush Hotel BedroomPrice - $39,000Size - SmallDescription - Can be checked into a variety of movies.


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Urban: Shabby Hotel RoomPrice - $26,000Size - SmallDescription: Somewhere to sleep or do something seedy.

Wild West: SaloonPrice - $8,000Size - MediumDescription - The perfect place for romantic encounters, comic capers,drinking and brawling.

************************* 5.2.3 Sci-Fi Sets *************************

Rural: Field

Price - $11,000Size - Very LargeDescription - A great place to plant your movies to help them blossom.

Sci-Fi: Alien WorldPrice - $32,000Size - Very LargeDescription - Everything will be alien on this set.

Sci-Fi: Corridor 1Price - $26,000

Size - SmallDescription - Enclose your flicks in these claustrophobic confines.

Sci-Fi: Corridor 2Price - $44,000Size - SmallDescription - A confined space that'll give your scenes more focus.

Sci-Fi: Corridor 3Price - $57,000Size - Small

Description - Helps lead your characters in the right direction.

Sci-Fi: Starship Bridge 1Price - $17,000Size - MediumDescription - The ideal abode for captains and their crew.

Sci-Fi: Starship Bridge 2


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Price - $66,000Size - SmallDescription - Can propel a movie into another world

************************* 5.2.2 Action Sets *************************

Suburban: Modern JailPrice - $41,000Size - SmallDescription - Great for daring breakouts and jailbird romances

Suburban: StreetPrice - $90,000

Size - LargeDescription - A quiet, secluded, respectful neighbourhood. But for how long?

Urban: AlleywayPrice - $61,000Size - MediumDescription - Ideal for chase and fight scenes.

Urban: City StreetPrice - $117,000Size - Very Large

Description - Scenes will feel right at home here.

Urban: Subway StationPrice - $61,000Size - MediumDescription - Perfect for chase and hostage scenes.

War: BattlefieldPrice - $5,000Size - LargeDescription - Where was heroes are made and brotherhoods forged.

Wild West: DesertPrice - $7,000Size - LargeDescription - Will help make scenes and characters scorch.

Wild West: JailPrice - $23,000


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Size - SmallDescription - The ideal locale for six-shooter firefights and daring escapes.

Wild West: StreetPrice - $80,000

Size - Very LargeDescription - The ultimate set for a high-noon showdown.

Municipal Building Set [Thanks to clarkdude]Price - $88,000Size - MediumDescription - The perfect setting for a confrontation.

************************* 5.2.2 Horror Sets *

************************

Rural: ForestPrice - $22,222Size - Very LargeDescription - An ideal location for a romantic walk or open-air slaying. OrBoth.

Rural: GraveyardPrice - $61,000Size - Large

Description - Where the dead sleep. Or do they?

Rural: Musty CellarPrice - $5,000Size - SmallDescription - It's dark, it's dark, it's the ideal homicidal recluse'shideout.

Rural: Shack ExteriorPrice - $67,000Size - Very Large

Description - Secluded and terrifying, only an alien or axe-wielding maniacwould live here.

Rural: Shack InteriorPrice - $29,000Size - SmallDescription - A den fit for a recluse, a kinky couple or... a murderer.


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Suburban: BathroomPrice - $17,000Size - SmallDescription - Ideal for preening, plucking, makeovers, manicures... andmurders.

Urban: RooftopPrice - $72,000Size - LargeDescription - Will help your movie rise above the crowd.

************************************* 5.3. How your movies are rated. *************************************

Your movies are rated in two different ways. Once when you release them andthen in a different way in the charts.

************************** 5.3.1 When Released **************************

When you release your movies you are taken to a screen and each aspect of themovie is rated. The following lists what affects the ratings of your movies.

Script Quality - This rating is determined before you start shooting the

movie. Although it looks as if the maximum script quality is five stars, thehighest type of script office you can get writes four-star movies. ThereforeI think the maximum quality for a script is four stars. Please correct me ifI am wrong.

Star Performance - The better your stars perform the higher the overall moviequality will be.

Star Relationships - This rating is higher depending on the relationships ofyour stars.

Repair of sets - This rating covers the maintenance of the sets at the timesthey were being used for shooting. Sets that are well maintained will makethis rating higher.

Crew Experience - You have little control over this as there is no way forcrew to gain experience without shooting movies. The more experienced yourcrew become the higher this rating will be.


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Movie Quality - All the above things are taken into consideration whencalculating the movies quality. It is rated out of five stars.

Star power - If more famous stars are in your movie the higher the finalmovie rating will be.

Genre Interest - You can find out the interest in certain genres by hoveringone of your scriptwriters over the script writing office. World eventschange genre interest from time to time and it is also affected by how manymovies of a certain genre you have released.

Novelty Value - This takes into account the novelty rating of both your starsand sets. You can make the novelty value higher by not using certain starsand sets from time to time.

Technology - The more advanced your technology the higher the final movie

rating will be. It is not hard to get this rating to ''Cutting Edge''. Justmake sure you prioritise Movie Making in the lab.

PR & Marketing - Determined by the overall Public awareness and how big themarketing campaign was for the movie. This doesnt appear unless you have aPublicity Office.

Final Movie Rating - This takes absolutely everything into account anddetermines the final rating of your movie. Good luck on reaching five stars!

************************** 5.3.2 In the charts **************************

In the charts your movies are rated on two things.

Quality - This is the rating from all the things in the section above.

Box Office - The more money the movie takes in at the box office the higherthis rating will be.

************************* 6.0. Research Packs *************************

This section of the guide will focus on research packs and the default yearsin which they would be unlocked, the name of the pack and also what itincludes.


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Remember that in most cases you will unlock these packs before the date listedif you have plenty of researchers. Some packs can be unlocked up to 20 yearsprior to the dates listed, other only several years.

******************** 6.1. 1920-1929*******************

Basic Facilities - 2nd July 1925Includes:The BarExtra ornaments

Basic Wild West - 1st December 1925Includes:

Wild West Bank set4 wild west costumes9 props1 backdrop

Basic War - 1 January 1927Includes:War Battlefield set6 costumes9 props4 backdrops

Laboratory Facility - 31 January 1928Includes:The LaboratoryRehabRickety trailerMore ornaments

******************** 6.2. 1930-1939

*******************

Intermediate Wild West - 24th February 1931Includes:Wild West Jail set3 costumes6 props1 backdrop


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Starter Tech - 8th March 1931Includes:Intermediate Script OfficePost Production

2 color filmSynchronized sound

1930's Costumes - 28th Feb 1934Includes:7 costumes

Functional Facilities - 1st February 1936Includes:Cheap TrailerLarge Restroom

More ornaments.

Basic Horror - 31 March 1933Includes:Suburban Bathroom2 classic horror costumes2 props1 backdrop.

Basic Sci-Fi - 4th Januray 1937Includes:

Sci-fi corridor 1 set6 costumes2 props4 backdrops

Basic Tech - 5th March 1937Includes:Motorized Camera16mm filmSmoke effects

Intermediate War - 15th February 1939Includes:War Bombed StreetEnough military themed costumes to dress an army9 props7 backdrops

Basic Household - Between 1930-1939 (Missed the date, Email me if you have it)


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Includes:Suburban Living Room setWide variety of domestic props2 backdrops.

******************** 6.3. 1940-1949*******************

Intermediate Facilities - 29th March 1940Includes:The RestaurantExtra ornaments and plants

Intermediate Horror - 27th March 1942

Includes:Shack Exterior set2 props4 backdrops

Intermediate Household - 14th March 1943Includes:Urban Office setMore Household props

1940's Costumes - 2nd February 1944

Includes:10 costumes

Functional Tech - 12th February 1945Includes:Realistic MakeupThe Dolly RigHand-colored film

Basic Action - 4th Januray 1947Includes:

Traveling Vehicle Automobile setUrban shabby hotel room setUrban subway carriage set4 costumesNumber of action themed props4 backdrops4 new cars


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Classic Horror - 28th January 1948Includes:Shack Interior set7 costumes5 props

2 backdrops

******************** 6.4. 1950-1959*******************

Intermediate Tech - 16th Januray 1950Includes:Rain TechnologyCrane Rig

Advances Wild West - 25th February 1950Includes:Wild West Street set8 wild west costumes8 props1 backdrop

Quality Facilities - 24th March 1951Includes:Cosmetic Surgery

Nip & Tuck RoomComfortable TrailerVIP RestroomsOrnaments including gym equipment, a water tower and extra plants and trees.

Classic Household - 9th January 1953Includes:Suburban School corridor setRural Field set7 props1 backdrop

1950's Costumes - 5th January 1954Includes:A vast number of costumes

Advanced Horror - 27th February 1955Includes:Rural Graveyard set


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4 costumes1 prop1 backdrop

Advanced Household - 4th February 1957

Includes:Tropical BeachSuburban Living RoomA number of props2 backdrops

******************** 6.5. 1960-1969*******************

Intermediate Action - 1st March 1961Includes:Urban Alleyway setUrban Bar setUrban Subway Station setVast number of costumesSelection of props4 new cars3 backdrops

Quality Tech - 26th February 1962

Includes:Color FilmReflex Camera35mm film

Intermediate Sci-Fi - 26th Januray 1964Includes:Sci-Fi Starship Bridge 2 setSci-Fi Corridor 2 setAlien World setLatex technology (Alien Costumes)

Vast number of costumesAlien shrubbery and weaponry6 backdrops

1960's Costumes - 24th February 1964Includes:8 costumes


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Advanced Action - 18th January 1968Includes:Urban Plush hotel bedroom setUrban Rooftop setSelection of weapon props

3 backdropsImpressive selection of new cars

High Quality Tech - 19th February 1969Includes:Stereo Sound

******************** 6.6. 1970-1979*******************

Advanced Facilities - 20th February 1970Includes:Plush TrailerImplants RoomMore PlantsA Pinball table and drinks machine.

Ultimate Action - 11th February 1973Includes:Urban City Street setUrban Modern Bank set

May also have included costumes/props but I missed what they were.

1970's Costumes - 14th January 1974Includes:Vast number of costumes

Ultimate Household - 4th February 1977Includes:Urban City block corridor setSuburban Street setBundle of props

2 backdrops

Advanced Tech - 27th March 1979Includes:PyrotechnicsMonitor Camera

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* 6.7. 1980-1989*******************

Ultimate Facilities - 26th February 1980Includes:

Liposuction RoomMore ornaments

Advanced Sci-Fi - 13th March 1981Includes:Sci-Fi corridor 3 setA cornucopia of costumesMore Props3 backdrops

1980's Costumes - 24th February 1984

Includes:A vast number of costumes

Super Tech - 27th January 1985Includes:70mm filmDigital Sound

******************** 6.8. 1990-1999*******************

Ultimate War - 27th March 1990Includes:8 Contemporary War themed costumes

Ultimate Tech - 2nd January 1991Includes:CGI technologyDigital Camera

Early 1990's costumes - 20th February 1992

Includes:A vast number of costumes2 mobile phone props

Ultimate Horror - 22nd February 1993Includes:Collection of the most advanced CGI horror costumes


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Ultimate Sci-Fi - 9th March 1996Includes:6 CGI reliant costumes

Late 1990's costumes - 21st March 1999

Includes:9 costumes3 mobile phone propsImpressive selection of new cars

This may be all of the research packs, however i will keep playing my researchgame for another 20 game years just to make sure.

***********************************

* 7.0. Landscape and Ornaments ************************************

This section of the guide will include a list of all Landscape and Ornamentsincluding their in-game description and price. As there are so many itemsthis section will take a fairly large ammount of time to complete.

***************************** 7.1. Decoration *****************************The Decoration section will be split into two parts.

Cars and Others.

**************** Cars***************The following is the description for all of the cars:A car speaks volumes about it's owner and is always a great way to have funand let off steam.

Here is a list of all the decorative cars in the game:

Standard 1900s car - $5001924 Chrysler six - $10501934 Chrysler Airflow - $12001940s ORV - $1300Standard 1940s car - $16001948 Chrusler Town and Country - Price Coming SoonStandard 1950s car - $19501957 Chrysler 300c - $2125


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1960 Chrysler 300f - $22001960s Sports car - $2500Standard 1960s car - $26001976 Chrysler Cordoba - $28751970s Black Limo -$3500

1970s Pink Limo - $34001970s White Limo - $3300Standard 1970s car - $34501986 Chrysler leBaron - $37502005 Chrysler PT Cruiser - $37501990s Red Sports car - $38752005 Chrysler 300C - $40002005 Chrysler crossfire SRT-6 - $5000Chrysler Firepower - $6000Chrysler ME4-12 - $7000Chrysler Pacifica - $3500

2010 Sports Car - $7500

**************** Others***************

***************************** 7.2. Flora *****************************Work in progress

***************************** 7.3. Furniture *****************************Work in progress

***************************** 7.4. Landscaping *****************************

Path - $20Description: Paths get your staff and stars around the lot very efficiently,Although they improove the look of your lot, avoid placing hige slabs of


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bathway, as this will have a negative effect on the look of your studio.

Delete Path - $5Description: Select this option to delete unwanted pathway.

Grass - $10Description: While it might look pretty, grass isn't cheap and requires agreat deal of maintenence.

Sand - $5Description: It may be cheap and moderately pleasing on the eye, but sand canseriously slow people down.

Tarmac - $5Description: A hard slow wearing surface that requires little maintence andprovides easy access around the lot. It's hardly the prettiest though.

*************************** 8.0. Walkthrough ***************************

This is the Walkthrough part to my FAQ/Walthrough. I won't go into too muchdetail as the different sections explain alot already.

If you are playing for the first time I would suggest starting the game withthe tutorial, play until you have made your third movie, and then exit

without saving. Basically the tutorial sets you up with a disadvantage. Youdont have the flexibility on what genres you want to focus on. If you feelthat you are doing really good after the tutorial then you could always justplay on.

************************** 8.1. The First Stages **************************

Before you even load The Movies, open up Star Maker and make about eight

stars. Dont give them any points in any genre, just make sure that you maxout how well they can cope with stress/boredom and how well they can copewith addictions. Genres can always be practiced but you cant change a starsstress rating.

Ok. Load The Movies. If you know all the basics then start a new game withoutthe tutorial on. Select a Studio name and a logo. Hire four builders and two

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building you have avaliable to you. For this guide you will need to focus onfour genres. I would reccomend Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi and Romance, Reasonsbeing is that there are so many action sets which are extremely big.

Pick two genres and build the sets for that genre which you have avaliable.

Hire four stars that you made in star maker earlier. Two Directors and twoactors/actresses. Hire two scriptwriters. Pick one of your two genres andhave them write a script. Select one director and one actor and get thempracticing that genre none stop. Select your other actor and director andhave them practice on your oter set. When the first script is finished startwriting another one straight away.

Your first movie will only need one actor so start casting. Check how manycrew and extras are needed and hire the appropriate ammount. Once rehearsingis finished start shooting your movie. Your other script should be finishedshortly.

Once you have made two movies in each genre build the two other sets forgenres you haven't got the sets for. Start practicing with your stars,keeping the same actor and director working with each other. Your reviewswill say the novelty values are bad, but this doesnt really matter at thispoint in the game. Nothing you do at this stage will allow you to be thenumber one studio or have the number one movie.

Make sure to work on your stars relationships over time and keep thempracticing. Dont worry about your scripts being only one star, theintermediate script writing office is coming soon.

Somewhere near 1928 you will unlock the Laboratory. This is a great buildingas you can research all kinds of different things. Hire four researchers anddrop them into Stars and Studio. The quicker you set up the laboratory thebetter, as you can get the next grade of script writing office faster.

This is where it gets tricky. Two star movies written by script writers havetwo actors/actresses. Because you currently have two actors each with twodifferent genres, you should now hire two more. Have one practice the twogenres of one actor and the other one practice the two genres of the otheractor. There is currently no need to hire more directors.

Keep shooting more and more movies and making your actors and directors moreexperienced. Focus on researching Sets and Technology. Eventually yourstudio, movie and stars star rating will increase. This will allow you tounlock things such as the Custom Script Writing Office and the ProficientScript Office - Which will be covered in the next section.


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************************* 8.2. The Real Deal *************************

Your stars will begin to get angry if they don't have a good trailer or a big

enough entourage now. Make sure that you don't use up all the spare staff inthe lines as entourage, build them up slowly. You should also keep an eye onyour stars salary.

This part sounds complicated but it really isn't if you pay attention. Hireone more actor/actress and have them practice one genre from one of yourmoviemaking teams and a genre from your other movie making team. Start writing ascript in the Proficient script office. It will have three main roles. Putthe star you just hired in a supporting role and two from the right genreteam

into the lead and other supporting role.

You should then write your own script for the other team in the custom scriptoffice. Make sure it fills up most of the three stars.

After both movies are finished, give some time for your stars to rest andthen do the same again but put the new actor into a movie from the otherteam. As I said earlier it does not matter what the storyline of your movieis because most likely you will not want to upload them to The Movies Onlineuntil you have unlocked everything for sandbox mode.

If you have unlocked the Publicity office I highly suggest that you use it.Drop your stars in twice in a row and their press status will be full forawhile.

Well, you are on your own now. The First class script office provides scriptswith roughly 12 scenes. Follow the same strategy as you did for the 3 starscripts but make sure to have a break after about 6 scenes to help withstress. This is also a great oppertunity to raise your movies publicawareness.

Also, Watch for stars retiring. Also atch the ages of your crew. If one of

the crew reaches 70 then the movie will need to be put back in castingoffice and more crew assigned. You would only have to re-shoot your movie ifone of the directors or stars retired.

***************************** [Lots of thanks go to Mortalitis_Infinitas]* 9.0. The Movies Online * [Who provided all the information for this]***************************** [section of the guide. ]


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The Movies Online is an online element of The Movies where users can showcasetheir movies. This section of the guide will tell you all about The Moviesonline and what is and isn't allowed.

************************ 9.1. Online Charts ************************

The charts is the center for the ranking of movies. Ranking helps determinesa movies overall success and how many virtual credits it receives. The BoxOffice Factor is calculated for every movie on the site using the threefollowing numbers:

Average Community Rating

Number of Community ViewsNumber of Days Since Release

The higher your movie's average rating is, and the more registered users whohave seen it, the greater your box office factor will be. However the longeryour movie has been released for, the harder it is to achieve high box officefactors.

*************************** 9.2. Virtual Credits *

**************************

A user receives virtual credits when he or she does one or more of thefollowing:

Movie Views - Every time a registered and logged-in community member viewsyour movie (once per member), you're awarded with a small amount of credits(200 VCs a view).

Winning Awards and Competitions - Monthly and special competitions willcertainly assist in your state of financial affairs if you've got the talent.

A High Charting Movie - Every month, an award ceremony takes place wherein asnapshot of all the online charts is stored for posterity. The top 25 moviesoverall, and in each genre, the top 25 studios, and the top 25 stars allreceive significant credit bonuses.

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* 9.3. The PropShop **********************

Once you have uploaded at least one movie, you are able to buy and downloadextra content for your game installation. You will see the amount of virtual

credit you have in your account at the top of the screen. Visit the PropShopand browse the content available. When you have selected your items, clickthe checkout link to preview and check your purchase, then click the purchaselink. Once you have purchased your items, start the game and go to the onlinescreen from where your downloads will be detected and installed. You mustrestart the game after the downloads have been completed for the content tobe available.

NOTE: The Download progress meter seen on the online screen tracks the filetransfer process only. After transfer the files are installed locally by thegame, during which time the progress meter may stay at 99% and the game

window may be unresponsive for a short while, before informing you ofcompletion.

ALSO NOTE: For Windows XP and Windows 2000 users, you must be logged ontoyour system as an Administrator with full administrator access and privilegesfor the items from the Propshop to install correctly.

********************* 9.4. Copyrights *********************

It's sometimes difficult to know what to do when it comes to copyrights.Often times it is hard to decided whether or not something has been given acopyright to begin with. In general, the best slogan to subscribe to for thisis: When in doubt, don't! However, for clarification, please read thefollowing terms when dealing with issues of copyright:

Copyright is legal protection provided by the laws of the United States, andenforced by the United States and most other countries (some countries do notapply) that gives the authors of original works exclusive right to publish orreproduce those works; and to seek compensation from those who make

unauthorized copies or reproductions of those works. Chances are, if you arereading this guide, your country supports and practices the USAs copyrightlaws. If you did not make or create it and you use material from novels,videos, plays, poetry, movies, CD-ROMs, video games, paintings, sheet music,recorded music performances, software code, sculptures, photographs,choreography, architectural designs, scripts and graphics, you probably arecommitting copyright infringement.


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Phrases, facts, select fairy tales, deities, etc. cannot be copyrighted.Anything published on the Internet is not public domain. Anybody tells youdifferently, they are simply wrong. There is only one exception to this ruleand that is if the author died over fifty years ago, and/or specificallyplaced the work in the public domain by stating, this work is dedicated to

the public domain. If this is not the case, the material is not within thepublic domain. No matter how much you want it to be. In short, if you didntmake it you should not use it.

The following applies to those interested in uploading music using eJay. Ejaystates that:

The samples that are contained within the software are royalty free and arecompletely free of rights. The samples can be used in the creation of anytype of Audio Tracks. Audio tracks that you create including the samplesprovided can be sold without any authorisation from eJay or Empire

Interactive Europe Limited. You can use your audio tracks for promotional useor for inclusion in audio/video presentations without obtaining authorisationfrom eJay or Empire Interactive Europe Limited. You are not allowed to selleJay demo tracks in their original form as supplied with the eJay software,but you can remix the demo tracks as long as you inform us first beforeselling any remixed eJay demo tracks that you create. It is not compulsory tocredit eJay or add the eJay logo to any packaging that you create regardingyour audio tracks, but if you would like to include the logo we can providethe file you require on request. So if you are concerned as to whether or notyou can use eJay music in your films, the answer is yes.

If you believe that any Material or Content appearing on any Lionhead WebSite has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, pleaseforward the following information to Lionhead Studios Limited, 2nd Floor, OneOccam Court, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YQ, UK ( Fax: (+44)(0) 1483 401101) marked Attn: Legal Department :

Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;The exact URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material islocated; A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that thedisputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalfof the owner of the copyright interest; and A statement by you, under penaltyof perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and thatyou are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner'sbehalf. The details of coypright infringement continue on, however for thesake of time and space this is the extent of description that I'll be givingon this. Use common sense and when in doubt, don't!


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************************GUIDE TO BE CONTINUED************************

This guide will be continued in detail over the next few weeks.Here is a list of what will be included in the next couple of updates.

Detailed information about research and what comes with each pack and theorder to be continued. I am slowly but surely working through a special savedgame where the main focus is the research.

Major work on objects and their descriptions. I am currently playing througha game and writing down all research packs. When the game gets to 2005(currently 1990) then I will start properly, reason being is that i don'twant to write down all the things then find that more have became avaliable.

The same will happen with props. After all that is done i will update lessregularly. Unless lionhead give us an expansion pack i think i have coveredpretty much anything. If you have any suggestions on other things which icould include PLEASE get in touch.

OTHER THINGS - If you feel there is something important that i have not yetincluded, this could be a very in-depth guide on a minor thing. Anything thatwill help people when they get stuck.

Email me if you have any questions or would like to contribute anything tothe guide! My email address for emails about the guide is

[email protected]

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