# animate! › Films › Soho Square by Mario Cavalli › tools & processes

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Discovery terms: 1990s animation, manipulated live action, digital compositing, london, urban life, public space, experimental short film, filmmaker, animation director

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**Soho Square** a film by Mario Cavalli

1992, 11 min

### technical

#### process summary

All the scenes depicted are based on real characters and events recorded on Hi-8 video.

This material was then edited and recreated in the studio with dancers and mime artists, then re-coloured, re-timed, and composited on video with various artwork elements, to create the impression of events unfolding over a single day.

**Soho Square** film, stills and other materials © Mario Cavalli 1992