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MASTERWORKS SYMPOSIUM
October 26, 2006
Developing new audiences for audiovisual masterworks
The AVTrust “Masterworks Celebration” singles out Canadian audiovisual archival material that deserves long-term preservation. There are thousands of audiovisual works still awaiting preservation while new works are generated daily that will require conservation. In our digital age, those creating, storing, programming, and preserving content are met with the public’s expectation that all of this material is available on the Web and that it is copyright free. Young people in particular having grown up in the era of digital content creation view media differently from previous generations. The demand for preservation and simultaneous access can be overwhelming but it also the opportunity to explore this wealth of material in exciting ways. This symposium highlights projects created by experts who mine archival treasures re-inventing content that engages and interacts with new audiences.
Masterworks Television
“Unlocking The Archive”
Grant Bremner, British Broadcasting Corporation
Grant Bremner is a veteran of the interactive media industry having worked for the past 15 years exclusively with TV production companies and broadcasters including CNBC, SKY Television, Freemantle Media, BBC, ITV, NBC, and FOX. Bremner has been involved in some of the key moments in the interactive industry, from the first multi-platform service launch in 1999, to the international rollout of PopIdol. Bremner was Executive Producer Interactive on PopIdol in the UK and went on to consult on the International rollout, including the hugely successful American Idol.
Currently working with the BBC, Bremner has remained at the forefront of the interactive industry winning a BAFTA for Interactive Innovation for the work on the Creative Archive License. Bremner is responsible for managing the Creative Archive License Trial, a series of pilot services that allows the public to download and creatively use content from the BBC Archive under the terms of the Creative Archive License.
Upon completion of the Creative Archive License Trial, Bremner will move over to “The Open Archive”, the BBC’s ambitious plan to open up its massive archive of radio, television programs and eventually its written archives.
Masterworks Sound and Music
Richard Hess, Sound Consultant
Richard Hess is considered one of the premiere experts in recording restoration. For 30 years, Richard was professionally involved with audio and video systems design, first with ABC-TV in New York, then with McCurdy radio in Toronto. He later worked with National TeleConsultants in Glendale, California. His time is now tirelessly spent dedicated to the restoration and preservation of vital sound recordings.
“Preserving and Restoring Grateful Dead AudioVisual Material”
David Lemieux Archivist, The Grateful Dead
David Lemieux was the Grateful Dead's audiovisual archivist from 1999 to 2006. As custodian of the band's large collection of film, audio and videotapes, Lemieux also produced scores of archival CD and DVD releases. Prior to working with the Grateful Dead, David held a position as the audiovisual technician at the BC Archives in Victoria, and has done contract work for the National Archives of Canada relating to nitrate film storage requirements. His educational background includes an MA in film archiving from the University of East Anglia, and undergraduate degrees in film (BFA, Concordia University, 1997) and history (BA, Carleton University, 1995). He currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia, where he continues to work on archival projects with the Grateful Dead and various record companies.
Keynote Speaker
“Culture in Transition”
Max Valiquette, President, Youthography
Max Valiquette’s varied expertise makes him one of the most sought after speakers regarding youth and pop culture in Canada today. Max is Canada’s leading authority on youth culture and marketing. He is Founder and President of Youthography, Canada’s leading youth marketing consultancy, and the host of TVOntario’s VoxTalk, a youth issues talk show. He has been featured on virtually every national media outlet in Canada, including MuchMusic, CBC Television, ROB-TV and TSN, as well as in various newspapers, periodicals and trade publications. He is the author of numerous industry related articles, and was the three-time Chairperson of Strategy Magazine’s “Understanding Youth Conference”.
Masterworks Radio
“The Infinite Music Archive”
Alan Cross, Edge Radio, Ongoing History of Music
Alan Cross is a national radio personality, veteran Canadian broadcaster and trusted source for all things music. Most recently, Alan has marked his 20th anniversary at the legendary rock
station 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. Starting on air in October 1986, Cross has enjoyed a long and varied career with CFNY, hosting overnight, midday and afternoon programming before establishing himself as Canada’s premier new rock historian with the creation of The Ongoing History of New Music in February 1993. In October of 2005, Alan celebrated the 500th episode
of The Ongoing History of New Music.
Cross is also the author of The Alternative Music Almanac (1995), The Making of Pretty Hate Machine and the Downward Spiral (a Nine Inch Nails biography in 1996), Over the Edge (1997) and 20th Century Rock ‘n’ Roll: Alternative Rock (2000), several of which were excerpted in international music magazines like Guitar World. He’s also written about music for television, newspapers, magazines and websites and is a fixture on Air Canada where he produces and hosts two in-flight audio programs.
Masterworks Film
“The Whole Wired World”
Dennis Doros, Milestone Film & Video
Launched in 1990 by film lovers Dennis Doros and Amy Heller, Milestone Films has made a reputation not merely for its restorations and revivals, but for nurturing films that might otherwise have been drowned in the noise of the busy movie landscape. Winning countless awards, the company has long occupied a position as one of the most influential independent distributors in the industry. Dennis Doros started his career at Kino International where he was responsible for restoring two classic silent films staring Gloria Swanson. He left Kino in 1990 to start Milestone Film & Video alongside Heller. There they have restored many films to their original splendor. Doros has also supervised and produced over 100 video releases as well as over 50 silent film scores ranging from a solo pianist to a full orchestra.
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