Origins of the Film Indrustry in North America

Contrary to popular opinion, and historical evidence, the development of the film industry in the US reaches far back before the early work of Edison and the early studios in New York. While the motion picture industry soon discovered the pleasant weather and scenic locations in the southwestern US, specifically Hollywood, it was an earlier group of people that developed simple motion pictures, the Mimbres who lived in present day New Mexico and Arizona. Lacking the technological advancements that gave rise to the film industry they instead created dramatic black on white picture bowls. By linking a series of these picture bowls together in a presentation it is possible to create almost any story imaginable. In fact these early movies were so popular that many bowls (single frames) were included as burial offerings. Something to watch in the afterlife. While this idea may appear somewhat far fetched it would be supported by the archeological record with the discovery of sets of picture bowls that could be woven into a storyline (script). Below is an example of a story based on Mimbres bowls.





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The Biggest Movie Studio in the Bootheel of New Mexico

When making the aviation videos I would often joke that I ran the largest movie studio in the bootheel and it wasn’t my fault that there were no other studios down here. The landscape is expansive and the mountains create the perfect backdrop for aviation videos. The location is ideal, with 4 - 2500 square foot hangers at Amigos del Cielo airpark that doubled as sound stages and the Sky Gypsy complex as a location, it is easy to tell little stories. Now with the addition of the 80 acre Painted Pony Resort (PPR) the resources are even greater. PPR with its 3 houses, heated pool and spa, hanger and runways is located at the center of the San Simon Valley. The estate was designed with guests in mind and arriving on the property one is greeted with the view shown below. The Peloncillos as a backdrop to the main house and 2 guest houses.