Discord in the Opera House

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1921A
Date Released
31 Mar 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Discord in the Opera House. DESCRIPTION: After a disagreement about the price of a new Opera House to be built in Sydney, pictures show a piece of the architecture and the architect, who has resigned, and students demonstration in his favour. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV looking across Sydney Harbour at new Opera House. GV new Opera House under construction. GV ditto. MS model of completed Opera House. GV Opera House under construction. LAS ditto. LAS workmen assembling roof. GV ditto. MS ditto. MS scale on crane lifting pre-cast concrete shape. LAS crane lifting pre-cast concrete shape. GV ditto. MS concrete shape lowered into place. MCU workman cementing white ceramic tiles in place on roof structure. MCU ditto. CU ditto. MCU workman filling in the tile gaps. Pan iron underneath roof structure to Opera House under construction. MS Mr Utzon being interviewed. MLS students in protest march. LS ditto. MS ditto. CU Mr Utzon being interviewed. MS model of Opera House with Opera House under construction in background. MS model of Opera House. MS model of Opera House with Opera House in background.
Keywords
Buildings and structures
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
90938
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
180
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Discord in the Opera House', British Movietone News Issue No. 1921A, 31 Mar 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26383 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)