2022 NAICS industry in sector 51 Information
51219 Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
NAICS 51219 is the US industry code for postproduction services and other motion picture and video industries. It covers establishments primarily engaged in providing postproduction services and other services to the motion picture industry, including specialized motion picture or video postproduction services, such as editing, film/tape transfers, titling, subtitling, credits, closed captioning, and computer-produced graphics, animation and special effects, as well as developing and processing motion picture film.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing postproduction services and other services to the motion picture industry, including specialized motion picture or video postproduction services, such as editing, film/tape transfers, titling, subtitling, credits, closed captioning, and computer-produced graphics, animation and special effects, as well as developing and processing motion picture film.
Examples Census gives
- Motion picture film laboratories
- Stock footage film libraries
- Postproduction facilities
- Teleproduction services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Mass duplicating video discs, tapes, and film are classified in Industry 33461, Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media.
- Motion picture and video production are classified in Industry 51211, Motion Picture and Video Production.
- Acquiring distribution rights and distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, other media broadcast and streaming outlets, and exhibitors are classified in Industry 51212, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.
- Motion picture and video exhibition are classified in Industry 51213, Motion Picture and Video Exhibition.
- Providing audio services for film, television, and video productions are classified in Industry 51224, Sound Recording Studios.
- Formatting content, provided by a customer, for streaming and providing hosting and infrastructure support on behalf of the content owner, generally on a contract or fee basis are classified in Industry 51821, Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services.
- Renting wardrobes and costumes for motion picture production are classified in Industry 53228, Other Consumer Goods Rental.
- Renting studio equipment are classified in Industry 53249, Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing.
- Casting actors and actresses for employment with production companies are classified in Industry 56131, Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services.
Codes in 51219
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