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DIGITAL PROJECTION'S CHUCK COLLINS TO BE SWORN INTO GEORGIA'S FILM & VIDEOTAPE ADVISORY BOARD
KENNESAW, GA, (February 5, 2001)
- Digital
Projection, Inc. (DPI) today announced Chuck Collins, national market
development manager, has been accepted to the Georgia Film &
Videotape Advisory Board and will be sworn in by Governor Roy Barnes on
Tuesday, February 6, at the Georgia capital (1:00 p.m., room 203).
The Board oversees the film and videotape division of the Georgia
Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism (GDITT) and Collins intends
to participate on a sub-committee associated with new technology.
While working for Digital Projection, Inc., a Kennesaw-based
manufacturer of high performance projection systems, Collins has been
spearheading a developmental initiative to identify new applications
for the company's digital displays, which are capable of creating
film-like imagery on giant screens from high definition sources.
In
addition, Collins has been instrumental in developing contacts and
establishing sponsorships with prestigious North American film
festivals including the 2001Sundance Film Festival, the Atlanta Film
Festival and Toronto Film Festival where the company's projectors were
used to display hundreds of hours of digital film programming.
“Digital projection technology represents the future of cinema and I
hope to bring fresh ideas to the Board. Our technology has opened the
doors to entirely new business models and I believe similar
opportunities can be generated that will benefit the State of Georgia
and its commercial video and film industry,” said Collins.
Collins has been a featured speaker at many display-technology panel
discussions, industry trade exhibitions and projection training
events. He joined Digital Projection in 1997 as a regional market
development manager. Collins resides in Acworth with his wife, Kathryn.
About the Georgia Film & Videotape Advisory Board
The board oversees the film and videotape division of the Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism (GDITT).
The Georgia Film & Videotape Office promotes the state as a
shooting location for feature films and for television and commercial
production.
GDITT is Georgia's lead agency for promoting and supporting economic
growth. GDITT carries out this mission by encouraging new business
investment and supporting expansion of established industries, locating
new markets for Georgia products, inviting tourism, developing a
statewide strategic plan for economic development, and promoting the
state as a location for film and videotape production. Supported by an
annual budget of $25 million, these activities take place within
Georgia, across the nation, and around the world.
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About
Digital Projection International
Founded in 1989, Digital Projection International (DPI)
has been instrumental in the development and application of Digital
Light Processing™ technology by Texas Instruments for projection
systems. DPI introduced the world’s first 3-chip DLP™ projector
in 1997, and has since delivered expert system engineering and world-class
customer services, thus maintaining its position as a digital imaging
pioneer. DPI’s
groundbreaking projection research and development has garnered the
admiration of industry professionals around the world. This has
included many awards, including two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding
Achievement in Engineering Development by the Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences. DPI remains the first and only projector
manufacturer to win the coveted award.
Today,
DPI manufactures and distributes an extensive line of ultra
high-performance 3-chip and single-chip DLP™ projection systems. These
projectors are the reference standard for demanding applications such
as large-venue, live-event staging, Fortune 5000, Homeland Security,
education, medical and scientific research, command and control,
digital cinema, commercial entertainment, religious venues and elite
home cinema.
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