American Film Manufacturing Company

Before there was Hollywood there was Flying A

Flying A Studios "As few but film and history buffs recall. Between 1912 and 1917 Santa Barbara was home to one of the largest motion picture studios in the United States: The American Film Manufacturing Company, or as locals called it, Flying A Studio. Flying A and Santa Barbara formed strong bonds that affected both the economy and society of the city and made Santa Barbara a film making center rivaled only by Hollywood " The American Film Manufacturing Company of Chicago established its western branch in [[Santa Barbara]],California, in July 1912.

Historical film scholarship is relatively new. Although books on film appeared as early as the late 1920s, they were few, and were the exception rather than the rule. It is only since the 1960s that magazine articles and books have presented a history of the first years of the motion picture industry. These studies provide lessons in historical causation, as historians deal with questions of how different cinematographic techniques affected the industry, how society influenced the movies in content and style, and how financial

issues affected the growth or decline of various studios.

External links

• "Flying A Studios". Retrieved 2009-02-17.

• "Documentary May Lift Visibility of Flying 'A'". Retrieved 2009-02-17.

• "Documentary Pays Tribute to Flying A Studios". Retrieved 2009-02-17.