SCREEN AUSTRALIA
AND
THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
PRESENT A FELIX MEDIA PRODUCTION
Produced with the assistance of Sydney Opera House Trust philanthropic donors
Catriona and Simon Mordant AM and
Phillip and Suzy Wolanski AM, on behalf of the Wolanski Foundation
Written and Directed by JOHN WEILEY
Producer JOHN MAYNARD
Co-Producer DONNA CHANG
Editor LINDI HARRISON
Image Research JO COLLARD
Sound Designer & Mixer ADRIAN BILINSKY
Composer NIGEL WESTLAKE
Additional Music by ADRIAN BILINSKY
Additional Music by JASON FERNANDEZ
Grade JAMIE HEDIGER
Legals CAROLINE VERGE
Production Accountant LEAH HALL
Production Assistant MIA TIMPANO
Archivist JAMIE LEONARDER
Head of Post-Production: DAVID GROSS
Facilities Producer: NICHOLE WALKING
Post-Production Facility DEFINITION FILMS
Directors Of Photography JUSTIN BRICKLE, ADAM HOWDEN, HUGH MILLER,
NEIL HARVEY, IAN WATTS, ANNIE BENZIE
Sound Recordists DAN MIAU, ALAN HILL, IAN WATTS, RICHARD BOXHALL
Gaffer MAT WILSON
Camera Assistants NAITHAN WILES, GEOFFREY SENTAMU
Archive material: John Weiley, Lin and Jan Utzon, Colin Lanceley, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales; Australian Air Photos Ltd and the Wolanski Archive of the Sydney Opera House; Craig McGregor/Hodder & Stoughton; NPX88490/Newspix/News Limited; FXJ49620/The Age/Fairfax; Stephen Smedley; John Mulligan, National Library of Australia, 24474248; NPX474826/Newspix/News Limited; FXJ193813 / Mervyn Bishop/Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax, NPX126351/Newspix/News Limited; Robert McFarlane; NPX126443/Newspix/News Limited; NPX487986/Newspix/News Limited; NP12939/Newspix/News Limited; NPX126408/Newspix/News Limited; NPX81344/Newspix/News Limited; Jo Collard; Parliament NSW Archives; Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax; Richard Neville; NPX523297/Newspix/News Limited; FXJ143243/F.Murray/Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax; NSCA: SRC113/000304 Aerial shot of Sydney Opera House under construction, showing a crane and the first Sydney hydrofoil MV MANLY ( 3) heading for Circular Quay 24/02/1966; H.Grobe; Mary Evans Picture Library; Martin Sharp; Martin Sharp/Topfoto/Austral; Steve Lewis, Hulton Archive, Getty; Absolutely Wild Visuals/AP Archive/British Movietone; David Moore; Bentley Archive/Popperfoto/Getty; David Cairns, Hulton Archive, Getty; Trinity Mirror / Mirrorpix / Alamy; R.McPhedran, Hulton Archive, Getty; ©RIA Novosti / TopFoto/Austral; NAA: P30835650. Talbot Duckmanton 1964; Kit Guyatt; Film Footage courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission – v60471, v37084, v10111, v1068619, v13434; ipu452819/Topfoto/Austral; ipu452818/Topfoto/Austral; Ferran Sancha; Picture Media/ Reuters / Tim Wimborne; Sydney Opera House; The Sydney Opera House Project (ABC Innovation) – Sam Doust & Reuben Hill; Hibiscus Films; SoundIdeasCom / Pond5.com
Produced and Directed by JOHN WEILEY
Narrator BOB ELLIS
Director of Photography BILL CONSTABLE
Editor IAN MASTERS
Sound Recordists ED GIDDY, ALAN DYKES
Production Assistant KIT GUYATT
Graphics MICHAEL LUXTON
Supervising Editor NICK MEYERS
Sound Reconstruction MARK WALKER
Assistant Editor, Dust Bust & Paint DAVID SPRUNGLI
Additional Painting AMELIA MILGATE
Graphics Re-build SOREN DYNE
Dialogue Editor YULIA AKERHOLT
Additional voices LEE PERRY
Additional voice WILL WARD
Sound Mixer TIM RYAN
Colourist / Grader BILLY WYCHGEL
Telecine Facility DDP STUDIOS, Paul Cross
Music Supervision by Josephine Choimes and Jemma Burns, LEVEL TWO MUSIC
“God Bless Australia”
Written by J. O’Hagan/M. Cowan
(1967, EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd)
Neil Williams baritone
All efforts have been undertaken to contact the owner of the master rights.
If anyone asserts copyright ownership, they should contact the producer.
“The Carnival Is Over”
Written by T. Springfield
(Chappell Music Ltd, by kind permission of
Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd)
Performed by The Seekers
(Licensed courtesy of Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd)
“Das Rheingold” Prelude/Scene 1
Written by Wagner (Public Domain)
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir Georg Solti
Under License from Decca Classics
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
“Das Rheingold” Scene 2 (Part 1)
Written by Wagner (Public Domain)
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker/Sir Georg Solti/
Kirsten Flagstad soprano (Fricka)
Under License from Decca Classics
Licensed courtesy of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd
Opera singer in the park MAGGIE NOONAN (nee Margaret Cummings).
THANKS TO
Lin Utzon
Jan Utzon
David Attenborough
Richard Neville
Sam Doust
Colin Lanceley
Henry Williamson
Mungo MacCallum
Vivian Fraser
Craig McGregor
Peter Powditch
Jim Beatson
Julia Peters
Louise Herron AM
Brook Turner
NSW Parliament House
Preferred Media, Rob Gallimore
EM Voices, Alex Mathews
Susanne Weiley
Bridget Ikin
The Sydney Opera House Project (ABC) – Sam Doust & Reuben Hill
DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Commissioning Editor ABC TV Arts, MANDY CHANG
ABC Legal & Business Affairs CLAUDIA LAWSON & MADELEINE ENFIELD
Head of ABC Arts KATRINA SEDGWICK
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