![]() the largest privately owned zoo in the country at the time. The company became well known forĪnimal and jungle pictures, having at hand the resources of the zoo Selig purchased 32 acres of adjoining land, where he established the Seligģ800 Mission Rd. Lloyd and Fatty Arbuckle, and the very successful Alaska Gold Rush Of the Wizard of Oz known as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910), the first trueĪdventures of Kathlyn (1913-1914), the earliest comedies of Harold The studioīecame famous for making the earliest (surviving) cinematic version "Broncho Billy" Anderson gainedįame in the earliest westerns before going on to other studios. [Note: The first dramaticįilm made solely in LA was Selig's director Francis Boggs' Inġ909, the Selig Polyscope Company established the first permanentįilm studio in the Los Angeles area, at 1845 Allesandro Street (now To shoot a two-reel film, Damon and Pythias (1908). The short was also made partly in Chicago and other areas on theĬoast around LA. Polyscope Company claimed it was the first studio to shootĪ narrative film in the Los Angeles area, although Biograph was first. Producer to permanently move his operations to the Los Angeles area. William Selig claimed that he was the first movie Soon, West Coast production was challenging Labor force, inexpensive land for studio construction, and varied landscapesįor all the genres of films. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, with promises of sunshine - an essentialīefore the dawn of indoor studios and artificial lighting, a potentially-cheap Independent producers also formed their own production companiesīudding filmmakers were lured to the West Coast by incentives from the The rapid growth of film production in the LosĪngeles/Hollywood area accounted for over 60% of all US film-making byġ915. In 1910, the population of Hollywood was only 5,000. In 1903, Hollywood was officially incorporated as a municipality. Interests, and exotic varying locales (ocean, desert, and mountain landscapes) Property, inexpensive non-union labor, cooperative business and real estate To Southern California (near the Mexican border), where sunlight, cheap (New York and New Jersey) and lawsuits from the Edison Trust's lawyers That led them away from East Coast urban centers Places free from oppressive, strong-armed interference by the powerful In France to provide a supply of film stock. For example, Laemmle encouraged the US government to bring anti-trustĪction against the Patents Company, and also signed deals with the Lumieres The reviews can be immensely helpful if you’re looking to identify production companies with a solid reputation.Index | Pre-1920s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960sĮast and West Coast Film Studio Development:Īs a result of the MPPC's corporate efforts, independent film makers foughtīack. Speaking of reviews, we can’t pass up Yelp and their list of Los Angeles production companies. ![]() You can also find a few production company reviews on this site.
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