Motion Picture Studio collection
Scope and Contents
Contains 91 film and audio reels produced by the Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio. These reels include footage and/or recordings from Geneva Steel from 1955-72 and various church productions and events. Dated after 1953.
Dates
- after 1953
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Motion Picture Studio (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Motion Picture Studio collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Motion Picture Studio (1953-1990) was a support unit at Brigham Young University. It produced documentary, historical, and training films for use of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in schools.
Within the Motion Picture Production was the Film Development Advisory Committee. That committee's functions were to review and select subjects for motion pictures, to review motion picture proposals to consider whether they should be approved for production, to review motion picture scripts and make recommendations for changes if necessary, to review marketing studies made on proposed motion pictures, to review budgets for proposed motion pictures, and to evaluate the overall marketing and advertising programs for educational motion pictures.
Originally the Motion Picture Studio reported directly to the president of the university. In 1959, the director of the Motion Picture Studio began reporting to the director of Auxiliary Services. In 1960, Auxiliary Services became the Vice-President of Auxiliary Services. The director of the Motion Picture Studio reported to this Vice-President until 1965 when the Division of Communications was created. Thereafter the director reported to the director of Communication Services, the Instructional Services Division, and the Division of Instructional Production Services.
Extent
14 film boxes (3.5 linear ft.)
3 cartons (3 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by BYU Motion Picture Studio in 2014.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; BYU Motion Picture Studio; 2014.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; Seth Cannon, student processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2015.
- Title
- Register of Motion Picture Studio collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Seth Cannon
- Date
- 2015 January 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Carton: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Text)
- Carton: 3 (Audio)
- Carton: 4 (Audio)
- Box: 5 (Moving Images)
- Box: 6 (Moving Images)
- Box: 7 (Moving Images)
- Box: 8 (Moving Images)
- Box: 9 (Moving Images)
- Box: 10 (Moving Images)
- Box: 11 (Moving Images)
- Box: 12 (Moving Images)
- Box: 13 (Moving Images)
- Box: 14 (Moving Images)
- Box: 15 (Moving Images)
- Box: 16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 17 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 18 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US