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Brooks, Bonnie - Interview

Item number (ISN):

378436

Series title:

Live to Air

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2002-05-14

Item number (ISN):

378436

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

MCKENNA, Jim

Accession:

2006-0176

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2002-05-14

Production company:

Jim McKenna (Interviewer)

Production credit:

interviewer, Jim McKenna

Description:

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Unedited interview of Bonnie Brooks about her experiences working in live television at the CBC. The interview is for a two-hour documentary entitled LIVE TO AIR, broadcast on CBC television on 16 September 2002. Among the subjects discussed are: how she started working in television as a dancer; auditioning for the part of a dancer for the first live television broadcast of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES; praise for John Draine who taught her acting when she was a child; feeding orchestra music from another studio during the broadcast of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES; John Drainie and Toby Tarnow in ANNE OF GREEN GABLES; appearing on PARADE with Tom Kneebone; her performing on the series NIGHTCAP; NIGHTCAP producer Terry Kyne; the nervousness of CBC executives who thought that NIGHTCAP was risqué and political; quick costume changes; NIGHTCAP writer Chris Beard; a flat falling and hitting her on the head during a show; mishaps during various NIGHTCAP skits; getting bitten by a chimpanzee during a Tarzan skit; the popularity of NIGHTCAP with audiences who lined up to be in the studio audience; NIGHTCAP host Alan Hamel; Billy Van and Al Hamel playing Batman and Robin; cast mates June Sampson and Vanda King; the camaraderie in live television; the importance of knowing lines; rehearsals; cast member Billy Van walking off the job in order to get a raise; television critic Roy Shields; attempted censorship of NIGHTCAP; her view that NIGHTCAP was the first show in which Canadians really laughed at themselves; fan mail from Canadians as well as viewers just over the U.S. border; and being recognized by people in Detroit and Windsor during personal appearances. <39mn 44s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. This is a Betacam SX dub of originals shot on Betacam SP tapes 14 and 15.~2. The Canadian Broadcast Museum holds the Betacam SP originals.~3. Production date of the Betacam originals (date interview conducted) is 2002-05-14.~4. Betacam SX tape dubbed at CBC on 2002-05-15.~5. Some replies are rephrased at the request of the interviewer in order to create complete replies since the interviewer’s questions are edited out for the documentary.~6. Videotape and transcript available for consultation on LAC premises.~7. There are colour bars at approximately 30 minutes into the tape.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

435697

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2007-01-0035

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

39:44

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

435954

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-02-0002

Number of items:

1

Duration:

121:30

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

794022

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

378436.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-01-0035

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

794027

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

378436.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-01-0035

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

981185

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2007-02-0002

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

V7 2007-01-0034
V7 2007-01-0035
V7 2007-01-0036

Status:

MASTER
Ordering and viewing options

Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2007-02-0002

Restrictions on consultation:

Open for consultation.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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