A bio-graphical documentary about Newcastle born designer Ove Arup, shown as part of the 'HEATON' exhibition at the People's Theatre in July 2018. The film looks at early life of man who would become the preeminent structural engineer of the 20th century and features some of his most famous works including the Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Kingsgate Footbridge in Durham. The film also features actors from the People's Theatre playing critics of Ove's....

A bio-graphical documentary about Newcastle born designer Ove Arup, shown as part of the 'HEATON' exhibition at the People's Theatre in July 2018. The film looks at early life of man who would become the preeminent structural engineer of the 20th century and features some of his most famous works including the Sydney Opera House in Australia and the Kingsgate Footbridge in Durham. The film also features actors from the People's Theatre playing critics of Ove's. Title: Arup Black and white photograph of the Lapworth Café on the Canary Islands followed by a Tyne & Wear Metro car crossing the Byker Viaduct in Newcastle. Montage of images showing both architectural designs and structures produced by Ove Arup and a model of the Kingsgate Footbridge crossing the River Wear in the city of Durham. Pedestrians cross the bridge. Photograph of Ove Arup standing on the Kingsgate Bridge during construction changing to 16 Jesmond Vale Terrace in Heaton, Newcastle where he lived briefly. Above the front window a Blue Plaque. Photograph of Ove as a boy followed by a pair of man's hands reading a book in a garden. The man closes the book. Photograph of Ove as a young man sitting in a boat playing an accordion and another standing beside in a building site smoking a pipe. Large cranes along the River Tyne and excavators and bulldozers on a nearby building site. A modern house of flats designed by Ove Arup built beside a woodland road. Inside architectural drawings for said building on a large computer screen and further exterior views of the building at night with windows and a balcony area lit up. At two different computer screens a man and a woman look at different architectural drawings. Three actors playing contemporaries of Ove Arup sit around a table following a meal criticising his work. A photograph of Danish architect Jorn Utzon standing in front of a partially completed Sydney Opera House is followed by a hand drawn design for the building. Back in the restaurant the three men continue to complain about the 'maverick' Arup's involvement in the project who is seen as trying to steal Hutzon's credit. Photograph of Ove Arup standing with a second man beside a piece of engineering followed by a photographs of the Sydney Opera House under construction and of Jorn Utzon. Back in the restaurant the three critics complaining about Arup's success with the opera house. A watercolour drawing of the Kingsgate Footbridge in Durham and photographs of it under construction. General view of the bridge followed by that of the Byker Viaduct in Newcastle with various views of the bridge including from a Metro train crossing it. An image of a head-and-shoulders made up of various keywords changes to a photograph of Ove Arup in a garden. Another image of Ove wearing a bowtie and speaking with two other men. On a building site four large excavators work clearing a piece of land in-readiness for construction. At another building site workmen lay bricks around the roof area of a large building. Back at the first building site four workmen sit around a cabin chatting. Title: Pompidou Centre A series of photographs of the Pompidou Centre in Paris changes to that of a bust of Ove Arup. A Metro train crosses the Byker Viaduct with the film ending on a black and white image of the Sydney Opera House Credit: Narrator Pat Dunn Credit: Arup Reg White Credit: Engineer Chris Goulding Credit: Architect 1 Kevin Gibson Credit: Architect 2 Roger Liddle Credit: Filmmakers Chris Andrew, Michael Booth, Scott Butler, Peter Dillon, Harry J. Ford, Tessa Green, James MacDonald, Rob Meek, Ken Patterson, Steve Pattinson, Ken Slater, Andy Smith, Saman Tahimoud Title: Additional Thanks Title: Simon Brooks – NEMI Title: Jennifer Greitschus, Daniel Imade – Arup [London] Title: Miller Partnership – Architects Title: Chris Heckels, Steve Hewitt, Dianne Edwards, Megan Corker – People's Theatre Title: James MacDonald and Heather Robson of Northumbria University