Production Overview
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Overview Of
The Miracle of the Pacocha
10/04 - Project Started, equipment purchased.- Contacts and arrangements made
- Fernando Verano, Miranova Productions hired.
12/04 - Trip 1 to Peru
- Testimonies of 1st group of survivors on BAP ABTAO.
- Testimony of Roger Cotrina on BAP ABTAO.
- Interviews with nuns, volunteers, and girls at Puente Piedra orphanage.
- Interview with Bishop Salvador Piniero.
- Visit to Naval Base and Naval Academy.
- First Memorial At sea (with roll-call).
- Visit to nuns at the Naval Hospital.
- Presentation ceremony of Painting of Marija Petkovic' to Navy in Stella Maris Cathedral.
02/05 - New Evangelization of Americas (NEA) Conference, Dallas, Texas.
- Chris hires Fernando to write a script.
- Chris meets Eric Genuis, a classical composer. Eric offers to score the film.
03/05 - Trip 2 to Peru.
- Interview of Admiral Boyle, Commander In Chief, Peruvian armed forces (2005).
- Interview of Admiral Jahnsen, Commander of Divers during accident.
- Interview of Admiral Salmon, Retired commander of early Peruvian Submarine Fleet.
- Interview of 2nd group of Survivors at Promarina.
- Interview (off the record) of Admiral Eduardo Darcourt at the Naval Base.
- 2nd (official) memorial aboard BAP Pisco.
- Interview of Sister Elsa Alcaraz, Mother General of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy.
- Ice cream social for children at Puente Piedra orphanage.
- Honors ceremony at Stella Maris Cathedral. Papal blessings given to families of survivors and deceased.
- Chris gives survivors an honors banquet.
- Honors ceremony at Promarina. A bust of captain Nieva is unveiled.
- Rosa Nieva is given a medal of commendation.
- Chris is given a medal of honor as a "Caballero and Senor".
04/05 - Fernando completes 1st draft of script.
- Carlos Leon begins editing.
05/05 - Chris hires Eric Genuis to score the film.
07/05 - First revisions of scripted and edited video are evaluated.
- First revisions of music are delivered.
- Corrections and additions are made for 2nd revision of video.
08/05 - First Trip to Rome.
- Interview of Sisters Adelina, Alejandrina.
- Footage in Rome is shot.
- Footage of Marija Petkovic's room is shot.
- Footage of Convent Courtyard is shot.
09/05 - Trip 1 to Croatia (and Bosnia) - Interview of sister Julianna, successor of Marija Petkovic'.
- Interview of Sisters Berislava and Danijela.
- Interview of Josep, the architect of the convent.
- Filming of Blato, Vela-Luca, and Korchula.
- Footage - Footage of Vela-Luca, Blato, and Korchula - Footage of convent and Marija Petkovic's tomb.
- Pilgrimmage trip to Medjugorje, Bosnia. We were there when hurricane Katrina hit.
09/05 - Trip 3 to Peru.
- Interview with Admiral Darcourt (on record).
- Interview of Admiral Tirado, Commander of Submarine Flotilla during accident.
10/05 - It is decided to do a 2-commercial-hour documentary instead of 1-hour. This decision was made because of the large amount of content that was available to show.
to-be-continued ......
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