1863 Manhattan brought to life in miniatures, to retell the story of the Draft Riots for "Copper" (video)

Director Joe Sabia, who collaborates with us on the Boing Boing video channel for Virgin America, says:

To promote BBC America's Copper, we turned 1863 Manhattan into miniatures to detail the events of the Draft Riots. Our second production for Four Story Treehouse.

Epic. An earlier spot Joe and co. did for BBC America's "Planet Earth" was equally awesome, as was this "story of sushi" produced with miniatures.

Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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BarBarSeven

Gangs of New York… Just saying.
- EH
  
  Gangs of New York (the movie) put me on Google Maps and Wikipedia for hours to figure out and learn what deal was with the now-historical Five Points. I could use more.
  - BarBarSeven
    
    Oh, I don’t disagree. I didn’t actually like the movie that much, but I do think it’s yet another example of Martin Scorsese perfecting something in the world of visual storytelling & getting stylistically ripped off yet again.
    
    Every boxing film after Raging Bull ripped it’s style from Raging Bull. Ditto with every criminal drama set in 19th century NYC; a nod to Gangs of New York must be made. Doubt Coppers would have ever gotten to production otherwise.
Eark_the_Bunny

What I am wondering is how the New York Times newspaper got 2 Gatling guns to protect itself from the rioters.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OAUXAA362EXWLYVMPJOKLFB5JQ Incipient Madness
  
  SECOND AMENDMENT, BABY.
  
  Not meaning to sound like a gun nut here. Just pointing out how Citizens United and Scalia’s interpretation of the Second Amendment could lead to some weird outcomes. I am involved in what may be a major event at the local Koch office, I’d much rather face the cops than Koch grenadiers.
http://www.kmoser.com kmoser

Wow, that was nicely done. Good use of miniatures.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1606613036 Michael Manchester

The credits recognize Lori Nix as one of the set designers. I was introduced to her through a previous Boing Boing post by Mark Frauenfelder. Always wonderful work from her.
http://boingboing.net/2010/12/16/lori-nixs-stunning-t.html
http://www.facebook.com/atilla.mcgee Atilla McGee

But couldn’t they get an actual American to narrate, ratha than a Brit putting on a half-assed Ameddican accent?
- dean_544
  
  Considering the main characters background, Irish might work as well if not better.
giantasterisk

The clip stops just before Wallace and Grommit pop out of that trash can.
- taghag
  
  gah, thanks for making my coffee come out my nose! :p
hassan-i-sabbah

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