{"id":172,"date":"2009-04-16T09:17:04","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T09:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2009-04-16T09:17:04","modified_gmt":"2009-04-16T09:17:04","slug":"san-juan-capistrano-cinematic-trailblazer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/2009\/04\/16\/san-juan-capistrano-cinematic-trailblazer\/","title":{"rendered":"San Juan Capistrano: Cinematic Trailblazer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>San Juan Capistrano\u00a0is well known for\u00a0it&#8217;s rich historic heritage, that spans\u00a0over two hundred and thirty years. The city\u00a0is home\u00a0to California&#8217;s first winery, oldest residential neighborhood, oldest occupied building, famous swallows, and, of course, Mission San Juan Capistrano. However, few know that the area was also the site of the first film shot in Orange County.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dwgriffith.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-171\" style=\"border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"D.W. Griffith on &quot;The Two Brothers&quot; shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dwgriffith-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dwgriffith-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dwgriffith-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/dwgriffith.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>On March 25, 1910, a cast and crew of fifty arrived, from New York&#8217;s Biograph Studios, to shoot the\u00a0western film short &#8220;The Two Brothers&#8221;\u00a0in and around the city&#8217;s (then barely a town) historic Spanish mission. Headed up by\u00a0legendary director, D.W. Griffith, the cast included a, then unknown,\u00a0Mary Pickford; who would go on to become one of the silent film era&#8217;s most celebrated actresses and producers, eventually co founding both United Artists and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts &amp; Sciences. Hampered by inclement weather, the shoot was delayed for three days and the film would ultimately prove less than memorable in the annals of notable movies, but the groundwork was set for the future of movie production in Orange County.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Over the ensuing twenty years, some 500 films were at least partially shot in Orange County and the county continues to be a popular backdrop for Hollywood productions up to the present day. San Juan Capistrano, on the other hand, would\u00a0shy away from it&#8217;s early brush with\u00a0cinematic notoriety. Lost in the multitude of &#8220;firsts&#8221; and historical significance that, deservingly,\u00a0define the city, San Juan Capistrano&#8217;s role, as the county&#8217;s cinematic trailblazer, exists as little more than an obscure bit of trivia.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Juan Capistrano\u00a0is well known for\u00a0it&#8217;s rich historic heritage, that spans\u00a0over two hundred and thirty years. The city\u00a0is home\u00a0to California&#8217;s first winery, oldest residential neighborhood, oldest occupied building, famous swallows, and, of course, Mission San Juan Capistrano. However, few know that the area was also the site of the first film shot in Orange County. 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