[Konvas] Mack Sennett studios

[Bruce Taylor]

Yes, this is the place. I saw some nicely restored films from the studio, transferred at the correct speed and if not from the original negs then something fairly close. The quality was amazing. Nice exposure (from the roofless sets draped with muslin), contrast, unexpected sharpness and great story telling. I think I have become used to seeing bad transfers from bad prints to know just how good the images were in the teens.
When my kids were little they read about the Watson family that had worked in the neighborhood studios (9 kids plus mom and dad!). Coy Watson Jr started at the studios when he was 9 mos old, and wrote a book about his experiences. We had fun finding houses and buildings that were still in the neighborhood. I think they would have liked to have been around in those days. It was fun when they would get occasional work on TV and recordings, but they never wanted to be "in the business."
Bruce Taylor
 

     


This is very interesting. Is this the place where Keystone cops were made etc  Great to hear where these old films were made, so much history all just wiped away. They can build housing estates for the masses but do not create employment opportunities for the masses. Eventually its going to be dog eat dog as portrayed in Mad Max.
Rita


On 20 Jan 2016, at 21:37, Bruce Taylor via Cinema <cinema at konvas.org> wrote:


Speaking of plaques, the historic original location of the Mack Sennett Studios in beautiful Edendale, Los Angeles, is now unmarked. Years ago when I moved into the Echo Park district with my family I had no idea of the film history just a few blocks away. The original Mack Sennett and Keystone, Charlie Chaplin and Fox studios were all there at the beginning of the industry. There was a small plaque in a dirty courtyard at a freeway exit where a printing company stood for years. It was demolished a few years ago, along with the plaque, for high density housing to house the well-to-do hipsters that have inundated the neighborhood. 
Bruce Taylor
 

     
   
Warner Bros promised to put up a plaque on the new studios but unsure where? Hmmm!Understand James Stuart flew from here first before being stationed at RAF Weathersfield flying B17's completing 35 missions eventually being sent back to the US to train other pilots.
Rita
 



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