Sydney Football Stadium: Our Place

The documentary promises to "follow the journey of the designers and builders who navigate the complexities..." In an 84 minute documentary, about 10 minutes is dedicated to building the stadium. Superficial information to tick the box. We have to move the dirt, we have to bring in concrete, we need to think about the order we do things in. Here's 1 - 2 minutes showing construction, here's 10 minutes of sports montage and interviews. The structure doesn't make sense. We go through the history. We knock down the stadium. Sports montage and interviews about sport. We start building. Sports montage and interviews about sport. We go back to the controversy about knocking it down. Stadium is half built, so we talk about the importance of designing it correctly. Covid impacts the half built stadium. Extended sports montage and interviews about sport. Stadium is now very built but it's raining. In a 2 minute time-lapse the roof is on. Sports montage and interviews about sport. Designing the seat art. Laying the grass. Stadium built. Sports montage and interviews about sport. More about the stadium being finished. The end. No grand opening, just credits. This is a sports documentary. Building a stadium is at best B-roll. Go and watch "Sydney's Super Tunnel" for guidance on how to do this correctly.

The documentary promises to "follow the journey of the designers and builders who navigate the complexities..." In an 84 minute documentary, about 10 minutes is dedicated to building the stadium. Superficial information to tick the box. We have to move the dirt, we have to bring in concrete, we need to think about the order we do things in. Here's 1 - 2 minutes showing construction, here's 10 minutes of sports montage and interviews. The structure doesn't make sense. We go through the history. We knock down the stadium. Sports montage and interviews about sport. We start building. Sports montage and interviews about sport. We go back to the controversy about knocking it down. Stadium is half built, so we talk about the importance of designing it correctly. Covid impacts the half built stadium. Extended sports montage and interviews about sport. Stadium is now very built but it's raining. In a 2 minute time-lapse the roof is on. Sports montage and interviews about sport. Designing the seat art. Laying the grass. Stadium built. Sports montage and interviews about sport. More about the stadium being finished. The end. No grand opening, just credits. This is a sports documentary. Building a stadium is at best B-roll. Go and watch "Sydney's Super Tunnel" for guidance on how to do this correctly.