Daniel's Journal Documentary Production Starts in 2009

Ottawa/Perth/Adolphustown Ontario - 19 Dec 2008
CyberSpace Industries 2000 Inc. is pleased to announce that production of the Documentary - "Daniel's Journal" will commence in early 2009. Shooting will take place in Ottawa, Downtown Heritage Perth and Adolphustown.

Daniel's Journal refers to the ledger book that was recovered in downtown Perth, in the rubble of the Thomas Wright Building when it was undergoing renovation. The book was deemed to be of historical importance by the National Archives, and it underwent a complex 10 year restoration process at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), before it was returned to the Perth Museum where it is now on display.

The ledger book was a document written by Daniel Daverne, the secretary/stores keeper in Perth, the first military settlement in Canada in 1816. It revealed an alternate history of Daniel Daverne that was at odds with the traditional historical view of Daniel where he was painted as quite a villain.

Research into the background of Daniel Daverne by Clark Theobald of Perth led him to the Daverne family still living on the farm in Adolphustown that was purchased by Daniel Daniel for his parents in 1816. There he discovered hundreds of historical documents and diaries from the 1800's that supported
the history found in the ledger book. This led Clark to develop and present "The Trial Of The Century" in the Perth Town Hall. In a mock trial, the evidence for and against Daniel was presented, and the audience acting as the "jury" declared Daniel innocent of the historical charges against him

The documentary "Daniel's Journal" will open this information up to a wider audience. It will present the viewer with these two alternate histories, and show how a serendipitous chain of events starting with the discovery of the entry book led to a collision of these histories and the ultimate revelation of a more
complete and accurate picture of the "real" Daniel Daverne. Perth scenes will be shot in the Perth Museum and other locations in town, with several Perth residents re-enacting their roles from the Trial of the Century”.

A companion web site will be developed to allow viewers to decide the guilt or innocence of Daniel based on the evidence in the documentary and follow new information as it becomes available.

About Hugh Chatfield:
Hugh Chatfield is president of CyberSpace Industries 2000 Inc. Hugh Chatfield is
currently enrolled in Algonquin Colleges first post graduate course in Documentary Production. His proposal for Daniel’s Journal was presented to a team of documentary producers and was selected for production in 2009. A production team formed from the students in the class will handle all production
tasks. Hugh will be the producer/director on the project.

About CyberSpace Industries 2000 Inc.
CyberSpace Industries 2000 Inc. (CSI2000) has been in operation since 1993. It provides XML Training, Consulting, and Multimedia Production. CSI2000 previously produced a 2 minute DVD that was selected by CTV as 1 of 4 from across Canada to win their “Wake Up a Winner Contest” resulting in “Breakfast with Jeff” coming to Perth for a 2.5 hour live broadcast.