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LDS Motion Picture Studios

LDS Motion Picture Studios ( MPS ) is a film studio based in Provo, Utah , and is a directly-managed division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Th...

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LDS Motion Picture Studios (MPS) is a film studio based in Provo, Utah, and is a directly-managed division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The MPS is part of the LDS Church's media production division, which includes producers, editors, animators, sound stages, editing bays, and a collection of 19th-century buildings on a backlot.[1]

History

It began as the Brigham Young University (BYU) MPS in 1953, led by Wetzel Whitaker. LDS Church presidentDavid O. McKay worked with Ernest L. Wilkinson and others to open the studio, appointing Whitaker as head.[2] Originally the studio was located in a building called the Green Barn where BYU's student center is now located.[3]

During Whitaker's 22-year term at the MPS, a host of films were created. Some were privately funded, but most were created at the request LDS Church departments.[2]

In 1991, the MPS separated from BYU and became a directly-operated function of LDS Church, as part of the church's Audio Visual Department.[4]

MPS South Campus

The MPS South Campus, in Elberta, Utah, was approved by the church's First Presidency in 2010 and construction began on a set of biblical Jerusalem. Elberta, population less than 1,000, was chosen because of the surrounding area's similarity to Jerusalem's geography—hills, plains, cedar trees, and a stream.[5]

Lynn G. Robbins, executive director of the church's Media Services Department, was instrumental in the creation of the MPS South Campus.[5]

In 2013, the LDS Church released several scenes of Jesus Christ's life that were filmed there as part of the New Testament film project.[6]

In 2017, production started on a visual library producing a series of films from the Book of Mormon.[7]

Fire at the MPS building

In 2014, a morning fire, caused when an electrical box exploded on top of the studio, resulted in power outage and a fire.[8] Occupants evacuated the building, the Provo City Fire Department soon put out the fire, and no injuries were reported.

See also

Referencias

  1. ↑ Harris, Elizabeth A. «Luces. Cámara. Oración. Un mini-Hollywood crece en Utah». , The New York Times , 13 de octubre de 2019. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Historia de las películas mormonas producidas por la Iglesia" , Church News , 6 de octubre de 2014. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dentro del estudio de cine SUD" , The Universe , 4 de abril de 2003. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  4. ↑ "La Iglesia crea un Departamento Audiovisual. El Estudio Cinematográfico de BYU se une al nuevo departamento y cambia su nombre a Estudio Cinematográfico SUD" , Provo Herald , 8 de octubre de 2014. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  5. 1 2 Wrigley, Heather Whittle. "Se inaugura el set de filmación de Jerusalén, listo para el rodaje" , Church News , 3 de agosto de 2011. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  6. ↑ Goodell, Ashton y Green, Rebecca. «Proyecto cinematográfico SUD concluye en Jerusalén, Utah» , KSTU Fox 13 News , 22 de mayo de 2013. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  7. ↑ Taylor, Scott. "La Iglesia SUD comienza a filmar videos del Libro de Mormón en su 'escenario de Jerusalén' en el condado de Utah" , Deseret News , 7 de julio de 2017. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.
  8. ↑ Hesterman, Billy. "Incendio en un estudio cinematográfico SUD en Provo rápidamente extinguido" , Provo Herald , 26 de marzo de 2014. Consultado el 30 de marzo de 2020.

Lecturas adicionales

  • Hollstein, Lynne (9 de septiembre de 1978), "El estudio de BYU celebra 25 años de producción cinematográfica" , Church News , págs. 5-6 . 
  • Johnson, Peter N. (1992), "Películas, producciones SUD" , en Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Enciclopedia del mormonismo , Nueva York: Macmillan Publishing , págs. 964–965 , ISBN  0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140 .
  • Astle, Randy (2013), «Los mormones y el cine», en Hunter, James Michael (ed.), Los mormones y la cultura popular: la influencia global de un fenómeno estadounidense , Santa Bárbara, California: Praeger ( ABC-CLIO ), ISBN 9780313391675, OCLC 776495102 
  • Hall, Airen (octubre de 2012), "Melodrama en una misión: el cine de los Santos de los Últimos Días y el modo melodramático" , Journal of Religion and Film , 16 (2)
  • Sitio web oficial de La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días