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Porcelain is on The Pirate Bay!


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The Porcelain series takes its starting point in actual historic events surrounding a shipment of porcelain from Asia to Europe in the 17th century.

On the morning of Christmas 1601 the San Jago set sail from Goa bound for Lisbon. The cargo included the first consignment of South East Asian porcelain destined for the European market. On 14 March 1602, off the coast of St. Helena, the San Jago unexpectedly encountered three Dutch ships and a fierce battle followed. After three days of fighting the Portuguese surrendered and the Dutch took possession of the San Jago.

Upon arrival in Holland a huge auction of the booty of the San Jago was conducted and the profit was phenomenal since Europeans at that point did not know how to make porcelain. The importance of this auction was unprecedented and it provided enormous economic stimulus in the entire region and also provided diplomatic gifts that were used to cement the Dutch war of indepence against Spain. Among the recipients of such costly gifts were King Henry IV of France and Queen Elizabeth I of England.

 

This historic event formed the basis for a three-part television series called "Porcelain" filmed in Vietnam and broadcasted on Vietnamese television in March 2010.

 

Authentic objects from the San Jago are in a historical museum in Holland (the Zeeuws Museum) and the artists were granted the rights to use these objects in the filming of the series. Furthermore the rest of the props created for the series were later officially added to the collection of the Dutch museum, thereby recreating the past for future viewers.


Executive producers

Zeeuws Museum, The Netherlands

Superflex


Produced by

The Propeller Group

 

Co-producers

Thiện Đỗ

Trần Thị Bích Ngọc

 

Directed by

Thiện Đỗ Episode/Tập 1

Trần Thị Bích Ngọc Episode/Tập 2

Tuan Andrew Nguyen Episode/Tập 3

 

Written by

Thiện Đỗ

Trần Thị Bích Ngọc

Đinh Hoàng Ngọc Khanh


Director of Photography

Phunam

 

Series editor

Nick Fernandez

 

Episode 1 edited by

Thiện Đỗ

 

Costume Designer

Phạm Huyền Trang

 

Unit Production Manager

Nguyễn Thụy Bảo Ngọc

 

1st and 2nd A.D.

Nguyễn Hoàng Quân

Nguyễn Tấn Vũ

 

Associate Producer

Matt Lucero

 

Casting

Nguyễn Thị Thùy

 

Cast

Nguyễn Kim Tuyến

Nguyễn Đức Nhã

Vũ Phạm Diễm My

Nguyễn Quốc Huy

Nguyễn Hậu

Trương Thế Vinh

Mai Thành

 

Script Supervisor

Nguyễn Hoàng Quân
Lê Trọng Hiếu
Võ Quỳnh Hoa

 

Art Director

Nguyễn Đức Hồng Quang

 

Assistant Prop Master

Trần Trúc Bạch Hổ

 

Set Dressing – Props

Trần Hữu Khoa
Trần Hữu Khôi
Nguyễn Vĩnh Phú
Nguyễn Ngọc Vinh

 

Location Manager

Nguyễn Xuân Phương

 

Key First Accountant

Đặng Thị Nhã

 

Camera Operator

James T. Ngo

 

Steadicam

Phunam

 

1st AC RedOne Camera

Nguyễn Xuân Bằng

 

1st AC [present days]

Nguyễn Nhật Nam

 

2nd AC RedOne Camera

Trần Văn Hải

 

3rd AC RedOne Camera

Nguyễn Quốc Tuấn

 

Production Photographer

Nguyễn Thị Tố Phương

 

Make-up Artist

Tôn Nữ Diệm Trinh

 

Make-up Assistants

Nguyễn Thị Hoá
Nguyễn Thị Út

 

Chief Lighting Technician

Lý Ngọc Quanh

 

Best Boy

Nguyễn Ngọc Giàu

 

Electricians

Phạm Thái Tuấn
Nguyễn Thanh Phúc
Lê Thành Nguyên

 

Sound Recorder

Nguyễn Uy Vũ

 

Boom Operators

Nguyễn Ngọc Huy
Nguyễn Chân Tín

 

Sound Design

Alan Hayslip
L.E.O.

 

Sound Editing/Mixing

L.E.O.

 

Original music by

Trần Châu Ngọc Thanh

 

Production Assistants

Nguyễn Minh Hiền
Vũ Nguyễn Phượng Vân

 

Drivers

Vũ Chí Thanh
Trần Mỹ Nguyên
Trần Thanh Tùng

 

Post Production Coordinator

Nguyễn Hoàng Quân

 

Graphics by

Yeti Film + Animation

 

Colorist

Phunam

 

Subtitles by

The Propeller Group

 

Film supported by

Mondrian Foundation

 

Special Thanks to

Christie Arends

 

Marketing & Distribution

Barbara Dong

 


Superflex

Zeeuws Museum

The Propeller Group