LDS Motion Picture Studio
Dates
- Existence: 1990-
Administrative History
LDS Motion Picture Studios (1953) is a motion picture production studio in Provo, Utah, owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The company was founded in 1953 as the BYU Motion Picture Studios, but later separated from the University and in 1991 became LDS Motion Picture Studios, a directly operated function of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The studios produce films for missionary work, educational purposes, home and family use, and other church-related purposes.
Citation:
Video and audio tapes held by the BYU Archives, 1949- (name not given)Phone call to the Studio, 5/7/97 (management of the Studio transferred to the LDS Church in 1990; official name changed to LDS Motion Picture Studio)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Capturing the past : an oral history workshop for film and video
Fifteen video tapes of the seminar "Capturing the Past: an Oral History Workshop for Film and Video", filmed on July 26-29, 1994 at the LDS Motion Picture Studio, sponsored by the Audio-Visual department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The collection includes a list of the tape's contents and a packet outlining the workshop schedule and material to be discussed. The tapes contain tips on oral history interviews, documentary clip examples, and tools of the trade.
Peter G. Czerny collection
Contains 16 and 35mm release prints and answer prints of and relating to the LDS Motion Picture Studios (and the BYU Motion Picture Studios) from approximately 1930-1985. The films were created for educational, missionary-related, and other purposes. They describe the cultural and religious history of the Mormon faith in the 19th and 20th centuries.
James W. Dearden papers on personal and work life, approximately 1991-2005
Materials include correspondence and other papers from Dearden's time working for the LDS Motion Picture Studio.