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1972-1997 (Creation)
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- Skerrett Communication
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- 10 m of moving images
- 1 m of textual records
- 30 cm of graphic material
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Administrative history
Skerrett Communication Limited was founded in 1972 by Bill Skerrett, a former CBC commentator and producer. The company was known in its early years as Audio Visual East and Skerrett Productions. It specialized in documentaries, television commercials, educational and instructional films and corporate training videos. Among the company's best known projects were documentaries concerning traditional resource industries in Atlantic Canada, such as a five-part geology series, a thirteen part agricultural food TV series, and a study of the controversy surrounding the proposed closure of the LaHave ferry service. The company also acted as an advertising agency and public relations consultant for a number of corporate clients, providing full service television, radio and print production media. By the late 1990s the company was recognized as one of the major independent television documentary producers in Atlantic Canada. It also had several hundred production credits throughout Canada and Europe, and won several international awards.
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Scope and content
records relating to 92 productions by Skerrett Communication, including both project development files and final production records. The productions are in a number of formats, including films, slides, 3/4 inch videotape and Betacam SP. For most titles there is a master as well as a viewing copy. The project development files consist of textual documentation such as correspondence, press releases, publicity material, scripts, contracts and agreements, and financial records.
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Donated by Bill Skerrett in 2001.
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Restrictions on access
No access to master versions of moving images if no viewing copy is available.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
No reproduction without prior written approval of the donor.
Finding aids
Detailed file list available. Arranged alphabetically by production title, the list provides details as to date produced, formats available, synopses and location numbers.
Associated materials
Other moving image materials relating to Bill Skerrett's role as producer can be found in the Alfred Fuller fonds.