I’ve been meaning to go to this for years. Years! Well, perhaps two or three. In fact, Open House Melbourne has only been running since 2008, when it began as a somewhat smaller event than it is today. In its inaugural year, OHM opened eight Melbourne buildings to the public and attracted 30,000 visitors. Since then, it has expanded, with 100 buildings across Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs open for public access and/or tours. One hundred buildings. One hundred. That is bleeding phenomenal. I managed to make it to six buildings over the week. I think that even a determined adventurer would have had trouble visiting more than 10-15 over the weekend. Continue reading →
Somebody shared this short government film on Facebook and I thought it was well worth sharing and commenting on. The film itself is from the National Film and Sound Archive’s Film Australia Collection, part of which has been uploaded to Youtube (more films here).
The film was made in 1966, but, according to some of the exchanges between viewers and the uploader, it seems that bits and pieces of the film may have been taken from different years:
Although dated at 1966, the shots around 7:00 (in the Holden engine factory) would have been shot in 1965 (149 cubic inch engines are shown being built, the 1966 Holdens didn’t have those). Around 13:15, all the finished Holdens in the yards are 1965 (HD) models – long gone by ’66… – Conniptions886
Yes well spotted. The production dates were usually given at the completion of the production which in this case was ’66 even though production may have started much earlier. It’s also possible that some material was used from other productions. CFU / Film Australia were great cannibals of their own material. Thanks for the detail. – FILMAUSTRALIA
That fact aside, I find it fascinating that there are people out there with such a level of detail of knowledge that they are able to identify when a particular scene in a documentary must have been shot by the model of the engine being built in a factory. It just goes to show how great it is that films like these can be made permanently and freely available for viewing and discussion to preserve and communicate history. Continue reading →
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