The company's work was known for its unconventional filmmaking practices, including casting ordinary people in lieu of experienced trained actors.

[8] According to Hood, Schuyler would temporarily assume the name Time to Play,[9] before founding Epitome Pictures with Stephen Stohn in 1992.

[14][15] Playing With Time was notable for its usage of a repertory company (referred to by PWT insiders as the 'Repco'),[16] which at its peak consisted of sixty-five kids.

The repertory company system led to an unconventional approach in which minor cast members could be promoted to a bigger role at random, whereas major cast members could occasionally serve as just background extras, giving a majority of the actors significant focus at various times throughout Degrassi's run.

[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.