The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
The People’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden
The People’s Piazza is one of the UK’s first feature length documentaries to use virtual production. Presented by David Olusoga, commissioned by BBC 2, BFI and StoryFutures Academy and made by Uplands as part of the StoryTrails project, The People’s Piazza explored the history of Covent Garden and it used virtual production techniques to provide new storytelling approaches to connect history, place and identity.
Documentary (using Virtual Production)
Over four centuries the Covent Garden Piazza has been a market, a meeting place, and a site of protest, performance and renewal. In this documentary David Olusoga walks back in time to explore its tumultuous history, and with the help of a host of experts and eye-witnesses, conjures up the ghosts of the past – market traders, orphans, sex workers and activists.
Watch the behind the scenes
Companies
Uplands TV
StoryTrails project commissioned by UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK
Partners
StoryFutures
BBC
BFI
Also in the The People’s Piazza programme
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