Playing With Time, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
Playing With Time, Inc. was a Canadian independent
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Main series
Television movies
Other series
Episodes
Characters
Novelizations
Creative personnel
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History
Schuyler, a
The production offices were located on 935 Queen Street East,
After its dissolution, Epitome Pictures assumed the rights to the Degrassi shows produced by Playing With Time.[12] Material relating to Playing With Time's work, including The Kids of Degrassi Street and Degrassi Junior High, is held in the Epitome Pictures archives at the University of Toronto.[13]
Casting practices
The company became known for casting ordinary people in their work, as opposed to professional or experienced actors. In 1983, Linda Schuyler explained that trained actors were "overblown and stagey" and would ruin the natural effect of their work.[7] The actors were also encouraged to make their own contributions or corrections to the scripts of the shows produced by the company.[7] Both Schuyler[7] and Hood stated that they disliked the term "star" to refer to their actors, instead considering their productions a team effort;[14] anybody involved in the production, including Schuyler[15] and Hood[14] themselves, would be used as extras or background characters.[14][15]
Repertory company
Playing With Time was notable for its usage of a
During the second season of Degrassi Junior High, the company established the Playing With Time Foundation, a non-profit organization that provided support to active members of the repertory company.[18] The foundation gave its actors "scholarships",[11] and also helped fund the independent video creations of some of its cast members.[11][19] Through the organization, actors such as Neil Hope (who played Wheels) created their own movies; Hope[20] directed a video called The Darker Side, a documentary about the children of alcoholics,[18] and another film named Blood, Sweat, and Tears, that starred several of his co-stars.[19] Schuyler stated that she encouraged the teenage actors to try their hand at film and television production themselves, as a result of being regularly exposed to it.[18]
Filmography
- Jimmy: Playing With Time (short film)[4][5]
- Our Cultural Fabric (1978, short film)[4]
- The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979–1986)
- Growing Up with Sandy Offenheim (1980, five shorts)[21]
- Pearls in the Alphabet Soup (1980, short film)
- Don't Call Me Stupid (1983, short film)
- Advice on Lice (1985, short film)
- OWL/TV (1985–1986) ("Real Kids" segments)
- Danger Keep Out! (1987) (co-production with the Construction Safety Association of Toronto)[22][23]
- Degrassi Junior High (1987–1989)
- Degrassi High (1989–1991)
- Degrassi Talks (1992)
- School's Out (1992)
References
- ^ DeRyuter, Ron (1982-10-08). "Special screening Saturday for film series". The Expositor. p. 41. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Kit Hood, Co-Creator Of Beloved Canadian TV Series 'Degrassi,' Dies". ET Canada. The Canadian. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Ellis 2005, pp. 8
- ^ a b c d West, Linda (September 1979). "Introducing...Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler" (PDF). Cinema Canada.
- ^ a b Roper, Wayne (1979-12-11). "The movie maker: Former Paris girl hits success in film world". The Expositor. p. 15. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ a b "People want to name a Toronto laneway after Degrassi's co-creator". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ a b c d "Ordinary children employed in award-winning CBC series". North Bay Nugget. 1983-11-02. p. 35. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Niki Kemeny Interview by Natalie Earl". 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b Earl, Natalie (2007-10-15). "Kit Hood Interview Part 2". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ Earl, Natalie (2007-10-15). "Kit Hood Interview By Natalie Earl". degrassi.ca. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ a b c "Kit Hood Interview July 1998". October 15, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "DHX Media Acquires 'Degrassi' Producer Epitome". www.dhxmedia.com. DHX Media. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Epitome Pictures Inc. - Discover Archives". discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ a b c Earl, Natalie (2007-10-15). "Kit Hood Interview Part 2". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- ^ a b Ellis 2005, pp. 94
- ^ a b Ellis 2005, pp. 14
- ^ Ellis 2005, pp. 15
- ^ a b c Godden, Tim (1988-07-16). "The Producer". The Expositor. p. 37. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ a b Playing with Time, Inc. (1990). Neil Makes A Movie.
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ignored (help) - ^ Dunphy, Catherine (2005-12-28). "Degrassi Talks - On Alcohol". Archived from the original on 2005-12-28. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ "Growing up Canadian, from a family's point of view". Calgary Herald. 1980-10-28. p. 19. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- OCLC 841629011.
- ^ Danger Keep Out!, 2014-09-19, retrieved 2022-02-18
Sources
- Ellis, Kathryn (2005). The official 411 Degrassi generations. Fenn Pub. Co. OCLC 59136593.
External links
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How to use archival material |
- Epitome Pictures Inc. archives at the University of Toronto Media Commons