Documentary. "Tom Brydon runs the complicated animation camera at Al Sens, and shows us how; he is also a crazy Super 8 filmmaker who loves to fool around. He shows us some of that too. When he settled down with a 16mm camera to make SURVIVORS, he surprised a lot of people with this urbane seventies suburban travelogue. And he shows us some of that, all mixed in with everything else."

Documentary. "From his comfortable home, Rick Patton describes his involvement in film, his attitudes and his methods, from his beginnings as an art student to his present work as a specialist in sound." Includes excerpts from BLUE MOUNTAIN, ISLAND JOURNAL, NIGHT OF SAMHAIN and BAMBOO, LIONS AND DRAGONS.

Documentary. "Wayne Sterloff presents an assortment of clips from his films, illustrating his commercial work, varieties of animation and rotoscoping, and finally, the aniscope process with which he made BUZZ WRAY AND HIS TELEPHONE." Also includes excerpts from NATEL, CREEKSIDE and DISCO DUNGEONS.

Documentary. "Tony Westman discusses his ideas of filmmaking, what documentaries are in his view, and his personal connection with various films, and shows clips from a selection of his works." Includes excerpts from SALMON PEOPLE, WOVEN IN TIME, BELUGA BABY and GRANVILLE: A PORTRAIT.

Documentary. "Richard Watson introduces himself and his work, and takes the viewer on a trip while discussing his films." Includes excerpts from GEOMETRIC VARIATIONS, CAMERA HEADS, BUS, COMING DOWN and MOUNT CHOPAKA EASTER SUNDAY JACKPOT RODEO.

Documentary. "John Penhall is a film student at the University of British Columbia. He presents his student films and his work in progress, with a background discussing the school, and the process used in his work." Includes excerpts from OBSERVANCES, THE SWORD FIGHT, EVERY SECOND THURSDAY and FOR THE NEXT SIXTY SECONDS.

Documentary. "The tape itself is an example of smooth editing as film clips, video inserts, introductions and excerpts flow past while Nick and Keet describe their involvement with film and show examples of his work." Includes excerpts from BILL AND JOHN, ICE, SURFACE, TALA, DO IT WITH JOY, PEOPLE OF THE FOREST and THE LOST PHARAOH.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Peter von Puttkamer, including excerpts from his films.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Diane Edmondson, including excerpts from her films.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Jim Monro. His film FOR TWENTY CENTS A DAY, produced for the BC Teachers' Federation, is shown in its entirety.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Richard Payment. Includes excerpts from his films ONE CYCLIST, SITDOWN: IMMEDIATE ACTION and ON THE DAY.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Gary Bush, including excerpts from his films.

Documentary. A profile of filmmaker Peter Bryant. Includes excerpts from his films THE SUPREME KID, THE ROCCO BROTHERS and BURN OUT.

Documentary. Two films from the series "After 80" are shown in their entirety: GRACIE (directed by Scott Barrie, 1978) and GRANNY'S QUILTS (directed by Zale Dalen, 1974).

CALL NUMBER: T4215:0001
RECORDED: Surrey (B.C.), 1985-08-13
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Background and interest in film. Development of idea of projected backgrounds for use in TV production, commercials, etc.: the Telefex Library of TV film backgrounds. Started working in broad;casting for CKMO Vancouver, 1932. Covered collapse of Second Narrows Bridge for CKLG, 1958. Worked for CKMO and later CKWX, at transmitter site. Arthur "Sparks" Halstead, CKWX founder. Anecdotes about; Ross MacIntyre, CKWX chief engineer in the 1930s. Gerrard "Slim" Quinney. Fleming later worked at CFJC Kamloops, CFAC Calgary, CJAT Trail, CFCO Chatham (Ont.). Freelanced for CBC, including "Canadian Caravan", program about cross-country trip with his family. Back in Vancouver, worked at CKNW, CKMO/CFUN and CKLG. TRACK 2: More on radio broadcasting career. Did work for Motion Skreenadz film company in Vancouver, ca. 1937 (Wally Hamilton, Leon Shelly) and Trans-Canada Films [TCF], ca. 1951; Ernie Kirkpatrick, cinematographer. Production of coming-attraction trailers. Fleming narrated some of Skreenadz's one-minute advertising spots. Problems of film sound production. Involvement with TCF productions, including army training film shot at Chilliwack. Other staff: Marguerite Roozeboom, Reta Myers. Production of "Silver Harvest" for BC Packers Ltd.

CALL NUMBER: T4215:0002
RECORDED: Surrey (B.C.), 1985-08-13
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: TCF work, cont'd. Film "Pacific Parade" about the PNE parade, ca. 1948. Film "The Story of Advertising." Returned to radio work at CKNW. Scripted film "Trees for Tomorrow" for Lew Parry. C.D.M. "Jack" Kitchin, director. Comments on endings of Parry's films. F.W.E. "Bill" Round and film "Echoes of Gold". Fleming also wrote scripts for "Harbour Patrol", a TV action series that Parry pitched to American backers, ca. 1959. Fleming visited Northern Films studio in Victoria, ca. 1932, and saw filming of "a logging western" (probably "The Crimson Paradise"). TRACK 2: Experience as a movie projectionist. More on the Telefex Library of TV film backgrounds. Other Telefex productions: "The Old Dewdney Trail" (1963); "The Buddha's Foot" (1965), about Fraser River jade; "The Land Behind" (1965), an experimental film using Fleming's own Optarama optical effects process. Production and post-production. Vancouver film labs. Later work on studio front projection systems.

CALL NUMBER: T4215:0003
RECORDED: Surrey (B.C.), 1985-08-13
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Development of Fleming's own CO/AX reflex front projection system for TV and film backgrounds; impetus came from Canawest Film Productions and Keith Cutler re TV series bid. System was designed, built and marketed by Fleming. TRACK 2: [blank; end of interview]

PERIOD COVERED: ;1927;-;1961 RECORDED: Oakville (Ont.), 1988-10-15 SUMMARY: A.D. Kean's son and brother-in-law discuss Kean's activities in Toronto and vicinity, including his work as a feature writer for the Toronto Daily Star and Star Weekly, his personal traits, his love o;f horses, his homes, etc. The voice of Mrs. Mildred Kennedy is also heard. Recorded at the Kennedy home in Oakville, Ont.;

Awards broadcast. Scenes from the 1980 Genie Award ceremonies showing Phillip Borsos, whose film NAILS received the Genie for Outstanding Theatrical Short.

PERIOD COVERED: ;1932;-;1954 RECORDED: Perth (Ont.), 1988-10-22 SUMMARY: Mr. and Mrs. Vanderburgh recall their friendship with A.D. Kean from 1932 to about 1954. Mr. Vanderburgh particularly recalls their shared interest in horses, and his own involvement in ADK's 1938 CB;C radio drama series "Sails and Saddles." The voice of Fraser D. Kean is also heard. Recorded at the Vanderburgh home in Perth, Ont.;

Interview. An interview with Canadian filmmaker Phillip Borsos.

CALL NUMBER: T4298:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Jack Darcus interview : part 1 and 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1969-12-31 & ?] SUMMARY: An interview with Vancouver filmmaker Jack Darcus.;

CALL NUMBER: T4298:0002 track 1 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Jack Darcus interview : part 3 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1969-12-31 & ?] SUMMARY: An interview with Vancouver filmmaker Jack Darcus (cont'd from T4298:0001).;

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1988-10-30 SUMMARY: Mr. Fremlin, whose family owns the Flying U Ranch at Green Lake, B.C., discusses the history of the ranch and the life of rodeo champion Jack Boyd, who owned it ca.1920-1940. Boyd starred in A.D. Kea;n's feature film POLICING THE PLAINS, part of which was filmed around the ranch in 1924. Recorded at Mr. Fremlin's home on the Flying U Ranch.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), [date unknown] SUMMARY: An interview with Vancouver filmmaker Keith Rodan.;

The item is an audio interview on three cassettes, recorded in Toronto on December 10, 1981. In it, Leon Shelly relates the history of his involvement in the British Columbia motion picture industry from 1936 to 1945, and discusses his motion picture production activities in Toronto from 1945 to around 1953.

CALL NUMBER: T4215:0004 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1985-08-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Experiences as new production manager for Vancouver Motion Pictures (VMP), shooting "River of Paper" on the Queen Charlotte Islands. How Parry was hired away from Neon Products Ltd. By VMP pr;esident Leon Shelly. Films "Limbs to Order" and "Road to Recovery" written and directed at VMP by Parry for the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs; NFB involvement. Another film on disabled veterans ["Valiant; Company"], made by Shelly before Parry joined. Parry's own company made "The Third Freedom", on rehabilitation of veterans. Shelly's problems with Powell River Company. Another film on disabled vets.; Assets of Jack Bowdery's North American Film Productions purchased by Lew Parry Film Productions. Parry's friend Ralph Humble, a sound recordist/technician. Attempt to promote creation of Victoria fi;lm studio. TRACK 2: Bob Reid ran small film lab on Burrard. Wally Hamilton designed optical recording system. Other VMP staffers: Helen Semmens, Maureen Balfe, Shirley Wilson. Shelly shot newsreel ma;terial for Fox and the NFB; also a war-bond trailer for Fox with Bing Crosby. Changing camera work styles and standards. Parry and Homer Powell designed sound recording system. Evolution of Telesound ;Film Recordings, a Parry subsidiary. Sound mixing and recording for film. Did sound work for BC government films. Parry shot footage of Grouse Mountain to promote chair lift idea. Start of questions r;e specific films on Parry's list of productions: Argentine Shipment; A Crown P; Lajoie Project; Ruskin Project; Rehabilitation Inc.; Downtown Parking; Eyes West.; CALL NUMBER: T4215:0005 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1985-08-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Continues discussion of specific films: Franklin River footage for MacMillan Bloedel; Futures In Oil; It Just Makes Good Sense; No Barriers; New Granville Bridge. Production of TV pilot "Nort;h of '53", set in the Cariboo; attempts to sell the series. Loss of material at Parry's old studio after dissolution of jack McCallum's Capilano Motion Picture Centre. More films: Plywood Story; Sal t;he Dream Gal; The Prime Ingredient. Films for Canadian Ingersoll-Rand: Sherbrooke Story; Breakthrough, on the Kemano tunnel, one of Parry's best films. TRACK 2: More films: Sidehill Logging; Soletanc;he; Structural Aluminum; Tidewater Freeway; Dorothy's Dream House; Trend House Tour (aka "Wood Frame Construction"); Turn of a Valve; Who Cares For carol Anne; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Questions; re Parry collection at PABC; Sunshine to Sugar; [McCallum/footage on retardation]; [N.U.L.]; [Roy's Traffic]; [St. Roch]; [Presto Logs]. (End of interview);

CALL NUMBER: T3855:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lew Parry interview RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-06-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Parry discusses the Bridge River project films: getting to location, camera equipment, film stock. Public relations film "Dinner for Miss Creeden". Discusses Eric Lazenby: physical appearance, working relationship. Discusses how the Bridge River films were edited and packaged. TRACK 2: Mr. Parry discusses colour correction; his favourite film for B.C. Electric ("Dinner for Miss Creeden"); awards for his best films from local organizations; Ripple Rock project; role of Pat Hunter; getting the blast sounds from Ripple Rock; anecdote about Goat Island.

CALL NUMBER: T3855:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lew Parry interview RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-06-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Parry's role in getting "The Littlest Hobo" off the ground: using local talent instead of Hollywood bigwigs. Anecdotes about filming "The Littlest Hobo": in snowy weather, with certain Hollywood actors, at a suspension bridge, the 'Hobo' himself (a dog named London). TRACK 2: Parry discusses: actors involved in "The Littlest Hobo", Edgar Bergen, Rosemary De Camp; problematic shooting locations, Seymour suspension bridge, Squamish. Parry pleased to have been involved with "Littlest Hobo"; good opportunity for himself and local crew. Problems dealing with unions. Difficulties with scripts for "Littlest Hobo'. Involvement in B.C. Film Industry Association: motivation was from Canadian Film Development Corporation; wanted to take a business approach to the association; growing pains of both CFDC and the B.C. Film Industry Association.

ALL NUMBER: T3855:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lew Parry interview RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-06-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Discusses Trans-Canada Films: anecdotes about staff members, Scotty Young, cameraman; Bill Dix, director; Mrs. Pond, accountant; Lew Weeks, animation work; Art Hundert, cameraman; Jack McCallum, cameraman; Connie Joy, accountant-secretary; Bob Reid, cameraman. TRACK 2: More staff members at Trans-Canada Films: Bob Reid (cont'd); Homer Powell, editor; Dave Pomeroy, sound editor and recording man; Shelah Reljic, editor and actress; Norma "Bim" Jackson, editor; Harry Hooper, cameraman who left to go to CBC; Roy Luckow, cameraman; Spence Crilly; Lloyd Stump, operator; Werner Franz, sound department. Discusses his studio on Capilano Road.

CALL NUMBER: T3855:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Lew Parry interview RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-06-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Discusses: Margie Roozeboom taking over art department; Bill Roozeboom as cameraman; Lloyd Stump as businessman; Roozeboom's leaving to form own film company. Jack McCallum and Col. Aikins bought studio and rights to "North of 53". Wally Hamilton as a pioneering technician. Oscar Burritt as a director. Hollywood getting good Canadian talent to come down to the U.S. Parry's company never made any money with TV spots. Starting Panorama Studios. Anecdotes about dangerous and exciting camerawork to do with his films. Kitimat mountain range shoot. TRACK 2: More on blast at Kitimat. Location shoots sometimes very lonely. None of his cameramen or directors ever sustained serious injury while on location. (End of interview)

CALL NUMBER: T3844:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Motion picture industry in British Columbia (part 1) PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1948 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-05-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Family background: Lethbridge, Alberta and Nelson, B.C. Father was movie theatre projectionist. Move to Revelstoke; life there, 1910-1917. Movie viewing as a child in Revelstoke. Move to Vanc;ouver, 1917. Interest in filmmaking began with working at Woodward's as window artist. Voice lessons. Attended Vancouver School of Art at night. Singing lessons. Tap dancing lessons from Dave Denton of the Dumbbells. Vaudeville act. Sheet-metal training with Daily; Vancouver Technical School attendance. Work at Neon Products as artist and art director. Visit to Hollywood, ca. 1930. Leon Shelly, salesman for Neon Products, bought Motion Skreenadz/Vancouver Motion Pictures. Shelly produced two travelogues for B.C. government. Cinecolor process brought from Hollywood by Shelly. Colour correction by Parry on film set. Parry's work on Skreenadz trailers. TRACK 2: Vancouver Little Theatre experience. WWII experiences with Neon Products. Use of film to train workers. Goes to work for Leon Shelly, 1944; production manager. Shelly moves to Toronto; Parry remains in Vancouver. Marriage, 1936. Starts own film company; Trans-Canada Films, 1945. Shareholders of Trans-Canada Films; total financing did not materialize. Only two films produced, at a loss, for Dept. of Veteran Affairs. Steffens-Colmer, Don Coltman, Wally Hamilton buy Trans-Canada Films. Parry continued in films. B.C. Electric film; productions; Bridge River hydroelectric project filmed, 1948. Parry contracted to film all construction projects for B.C. Electric. Filming Kitimat development for Alcan; use of film to get government franchise for Alcan. Trans-Canada Film sold about 1946; Wally Hamilton turned company into sound service and film laboratory. TCF employees under Parry's ownership: Scotty Young, chief cameraman; Bill Dix, trainee director; Mrs. Pond, accountant; Lew Weeks, animator/cameraman. Discusses Marguerite Roozeboom's animation/art work and Bill Roozeboom's camera work. Meeting Marguerite Roozeboom. CALL NUMBER: T3844:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Motion picture industry in British Columbia (part 2) PERIOD COVERED: 1944-1958 RECORDED: West Vancouver (B.C.), 1981-05-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Further discusses Marguerite Roozeboom story: meeting her at Shelly Films four years later where she was lettering titles. Leon Shelly's background and career. Other salesmen at Neon Products. Shelly's purchase of Harry Rosenbaum's Vancouver Motion Pictures. Parry's brother, Melfyn; work as cameraman for Shelly. Melfyn's career as still photographer. Transition from Trans-Canada Films to Lew Parry Film Productions. Art Hundert and Jack McCallum, cameramen. Connie (Constance) Joy, secretary-accountant. Move to Broadway studio. Bob Reid. Roy Luckow. Harry Hooper (English cameraman). Homer Powell, editor from Hollywood. Spence Crilly, Powell's brother-in-law, became director. Financial aspects. Introduction of TV and effect upon filmmaking: personnel losses to TV. Dave Pomeroy joins Parry as sound man. Bill Roozeboom joins as cameraman. Werner Franz joins as editor, ca. 1954. Studio constructed on Capilano Road, North Vancouver. Panorama Studios built in West Vancouver. "North of 53" TV company formed to produce pilot. Canadian Film Development Corporation idea promoted and conceived by Parry. "Marine Investigator" series proposed. Promotional activities for TV series; financial difficulties and deals. TRACK 2: Continues attempt to sell TV series. Development of "North of 53" using suspense as major plot element. Most successful films. Three hundred and eleven films on order when Parry Films went bankrupt. Industrial film components. Ricky Hyslop. "Challenge in the Rocks" for Mining Association. "Prelude to Kitimat" for Alcan. "No Barriers" for Trans-Canada Airlines. Use of the National Film Board as distributor. Least successful film "Twenty Great Years" (1972) for Social Credit Party. Discusses controversy around this film. Relationship with provincial government on filmmaking. "The Tall Country" (1958), produced for B.C. Centennial Committee. Discusses changes in film industry. Attributes of "the perfect producer". (End of interview)

Promotional film. Includes the TV commercial "Fire Hazard" and excerpts from COOPERAGE, PHASE III (REGENERATION), SPARTREE, RACQUETBALL, THE NIGHT BEFORE/THE MORNING AFTER, OUTTAKES, and NAILS.

SUMMARY: An interview with Vancouver filmmaker Sandy Wilson, director and writer of the feature film MY AMERICAN COUSIN, and with Peter O'Brian, the film's producer.;

Magazine. An episode of a television series, presumably produced for the Disney Channel. This episode includes the Oscar-nominated short film NAILS (1979), directed by Phillip Borsos of Mercury Pictures Inc. and released by the National Film Board of Canada..

Documentary. Excerpts from the first "Pacific Wave" TV series, featuring BC filmmakers and their work. Films presented include THE GIFT, THE FLYIN' MELON BROTHERS, REAL ITALIAN PIZZA (excerpt), SANTA, MIGRATION, GULF OF GEORGIA TOWING, LABYRINTH, NIGHT TIME. OCEAN PICTURE, GROWING UP IN PARADISE (excerpt), RITUAL, BATTLE OF EGO, TUFTED PUFFINS (excerpt), and GREAT RAIN MOUNTAIN (excerpt).