CSPAN3 Silent Film Industry In Santa Barbara February 13, 2016
This year, cspans touring cities across the country exploring american history. First a look at our recent visit to Santa Barbara, california. Earlye 1910s into the teens, film studios were anybody with a camera. There was a lot of people realizing there is money to be made in this new endeavor. Previously films had been shown it nickelodeons. They had a camera that took a picture of a girl doing a shimmy shake so you paid a nickel and got to watch a movie like this. But it to develop into a real art and we started to get real writers, producers and experienced people to put this together. Thi...