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- 1944 - 2001 (Creation)
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0.9 m of textual records
1 photograph
· 1 photographic print
210 audio recordings
· 87 ¼in. magnetic tapes (ca. 34.5 hrs.)
· 10 ½in. magnetic tapes (ca. 3 hrs.)
· 12 – 1 in. magnetic tapes (ca. 6 hrs.)
· 89 – 2 in. magnetic tapes (ca. 32 hrs.)
· 12 DAT cassettes (ca. 12 hrs.)
2, 819 video recordings
· 619 – 1 in. magnetic tapes (ca. 117 hrs.)
· 318 ¾ in. magnetic tapes (ca. 199 hrs.)
· 304 Betacam cassettes (ca. 242.5 hrs.)
· 874 BetaSP cassettes (ca. 498.5 hrs.)
· 18 DigiBeta cassettes (ca. 14 hrs.)
· 5 DVCam cassettes (ca. 2 hrs.)
· 398 VHS cassettes (ca. 380 hrs.)
· 283 DVDs (ca. 261 hrs.)
390 cinefilms
· 299 16mm cinefilm rolls
· 91 35mm cinefilm rolls
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This fonds is divided into 5 series according to format. These are: Textual Material, Photographic Materal, Audio Material, Video Material, and Cinefilms.
The first series, Textual Material, consists of scripts for various productions, as well as releasing and distribution agreements, contracts, rights and other administrative records.
The second series, Photographic Material, consists of one photograph from Talkabout.
The third series, Audio Material, consists of audio elements for many of Primedia’s productions (including Born Talking, Brain Sex, and Dinosaur).
The fourth series, Video Material, includes series, mini-series and individual programs produced by Primedia. Highlights include series such as Blood & Belonging (written and presented by Michael Ignatieff), dance performances (e.g. Newcomers, Alice, La Ronde, The Merry Widow, and Swan Lake) and theatre productions (e.g. Waiting for the Parade, Billy Bishop Goes to War, and the Stage on Screen series).
The fifth series, Cinefilms, consists of 16mm film from Labour of Love, Heaven on Earth, and the various Gerald Durrell programs. It also includes 35mm film, most of which is from the feature film When Gravity Fails.
This fonds includes textual material relating to a number of productions, including:
The First Country Classic (Live musical performance, Television, 1983)
Quebec/Canada 1995 (Television, 1983)
Amateur Naturalist (Television, 1983)
Labour of Love (Television, 1984)
Durrell in Russia (Television, 1986)
Frontier (Television, 1986)
Ourselves and Other Animals (Television, 1987)
Going Home (Television, 1987)
Life Revolution (Television, 1988)
Big Top (Live dance performance Television,, 1988)
Heaven on Earth (Television, 1988)
Passion and Paradise (Television, 1989)
Polar Passage (Television, 1989)
Onegin (Live performance, Television, 1990)
A Haunting Harmony (Television, 1990)
Stage on Screen (Television, 1991)
Dinosaur (Television, 1991)
Ustinov on the Orient Express (Television, 1991)
The First Circle (Television, 1991)
Disabled Lives (Television, 1992)
Magic or Medicine (Television, 1992)
Brain Sex (Television, 1992)
Blood & Belonging (Television, 1993)
This fonds includes audiovisual material relating to a number of productions, including:
Billy Bishop Goes to War (Television, 1982)
Brian MacDonald’s Newcomers (Television, 1982)
The First Country Classic (Live musical performance, 1983)
Amateur Naturalist (Television, 1983)
Quebec/Canada 1995 (Television, 1983)
Waiting for the Parade (Live performance, Television, 1983)
Labour of Love (Television, 1984)
Durrell in Russia (Television, 1986)
Frontier (Television, 1986)
Ourselves and Other Animals (Television, 1987)
Transit 30/50 (Television, 1987)
Going Home (Television, 1987)
Big Top (Live dance performance, Television, 1988)
Glory Enough For All (Television, 1988)
Return Journey (Television, 1988)
Heaven on Earth (Television, 1988)
Life Revolution (Television, 1989)
Passion and Paradise (Television, 1989)
Alice (Live dance performance, 1989)
When Gravity Fails (Television, 1989)
Polar Passage (Television, 1989)
Karen Kain Prima Ballerina (Television, 1989)
What on Earth (Television, 1989)
Swan Lake (Live dance performance, Television, 1989?)
Born Talking (Television, 1990)
A Haunting Harmony (Television, 1990)
Onegin (Live performance, Television, 1990)
Dinosaur (Television, 1991)
The First Circle (Television, 1991)
Young Catherine (Television, 1991)
Ustinov on the Orient Express (Television, 1991)
Stage on Screen (Television, 1991)
Brain Sex (Television, 1992)
Disabled Lives (Television, 1992)
The Burning Season (Television, 1993)
Magic or Medicine (Television, 1993)
The Sea Wolf (Television, 1993)
Blood & Belonging (Television, 1993)
Anatomy of Love (Television, 1994)
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- English
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Data copied from Drupal by Adam Cavanaugh 2022/05/02
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
· Ferns Productions: http://www.fernsproductions.com/MoreAboutPat.html
· Norflicks Productions Ltd. http://norflicks.com/
· Barthel, Kathy. “Pat Ferns: The father of independent production.” Playback (November 13 2000), http://playbackonline.ca/2000/11/13/30362-20001113/
· Enchin, Harvey. “Entertainment Briefs: Primedia Sold.” The Globe and Mail July 26, 1994, B5.