Interviews with architects, administrators, interior designers, construction workers and others associated with the construction of the Melbourne Concert Hall. Artists who have performed at the venue also give their opinion of hall. Those interviewed include: Roy Ground, Neil Haysom, Theodore Schultz, Ken Myer, John Truscott and Kenny Christophers. Shows segments from performances by Jackie Love, Cleo Laine, Sylvio Gualdo, Karen Knowles, London Early Music Group, Mondo Rock, the guitarist John Williams, Brian May’s Melbourne Showband and conductors Piero Gamba, Patrick Thomas and John Hopkins. Views of Melbourne’s skyline capture the Gas and Fuel buildings that were demolished to accommodate Federation Square.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508350
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Interior design
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interior design
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation