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- 1993 - 1995 (Creation)
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15.49 m of textual records and other material
12, 890 photographs
4,950 negatives
23 Polaroid instant prints
5,219 transparencies : 35mm
237 contact sheets : 8x10 in.
1,228 prints
1,205 transparencies : colour ; 35mm
9 postcards
9 uncut colour Chromalin proofs
6 high contrast separation negatives
3 offset printing plates (aluminum)
1 diskette (graphics)
244 cinefilms
244 reels : 16 mm. cinefilm (277,900 ft.)
556 video recordings
3 open reels : 1 in. ; video (4 hrs., 35 mins., 42 secs.)
5 video cassettes : D2 (5 hrs. 31 mins., 54 secs.)
38 video cassettes : BetacamSP (17 hrs., 24 mins.)
241 video cassettes : Digital Betacam (175 hrs. 58 mins. 45 secs.)
157 video cassettes : ¾ in. U-matic (142 hrs., 59 mins., 57 secs.)
93 video cassettes : VHS (70 hrs., 47 mins., 49 secs.)
11 video cassettes : S-VHS (10 hrs., 58 mins., 10 secs.)
8 audio cassettes : Hi8 (8 hrs.)
28 optical discs : DVD ; video (12 hrs., 24 secs.)
361 audio recordings
87 open reels : multitrack audiotapes (86 hrs. 37 mins.)
19 open reels : ¼ in. ; audio (19 hrs.)
203 audio cassettes : DAT (263 hrs., 49 mins., 9 secs.)
19 cassettes : DA88 (19 hrs.)
33 audio cassettes (31 hrs., 1 min., 22 secs.)
5 T-shirts
2 carrying bags
1 rubber stamp
45 computer disks : magnetic ; 3.5 in. floppy
16 diskettes (text)
5 optical discs : CD ; data (text)
1 data cartridge (text)
55 architectural drawings
19 posters (horizontal size for promo use in subway car)
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Fonds consists of material pertaining to the production of the television pilot film X-Rated and the subsequent 11-episode series Liberty Street. The show ran from 1993 – 1995, and all 11 episodes were broadcast on CBC television. The collection consists of 157 boxes of material spanning all 11 episodes of the show. The fonds is divided into 2 series: Corporate Records and Post-Production Records.
The first series, Corporate Records, consists of 36 boxes. These include correspondence/memos, fan mail, budgets, scripts, promotional materials, financial and banking records, sponsor files, production and continuity stills, character files, legal documents, insurance documents, music cue sheets, and architectural drawings.
The second series, Post-Production Records, consists of 121 boxes. These include film negative, film transfers, raw shoot tapes, raw audio tapes, audio stems, voiceovers, music, master mix audio, edits, various masters, interview tapes and promo reels. There is also a complete set of both VHS and DVD screening copies of each episode. Textual documents include sound notes/charts, editing/mix notes and credits.
The material has retained its original arrangement.
This fonds includes textual material relating to the following productions:
X-Rated (Television movie, 1993)
Liberty Street (Television, 1994 – 1995)
This fonds also includes audiovisual material relating to the following productions:
X-Rated (Television movie, 1993)
Liberty Street (Television, 1994 – 1995)
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Created on August 26, 2015