Brian
Claypool
Brian was appointed to his current position at Christie in
March 2004. As Senior Product Manager for Cinema, Brian is
responsible for developing and managing Christie's expanding
portfolio of film, Digital Cinema and On-Screen Advertising
(OSA) products worldwide.
Brian
brings strong technical expertise using film projection systems
and equipment and has acquired first-hand experience working
with the latest in sound and networking in a cinema environment.
Brian joins Christie from Avica Technology Corporation where
he was the Manager of Mastering and Installation Services
participating in many field installations of the Company's
digital cinema server, and where he worked closely with the
DLP Cinema™ team at Texas Instruments. Among his broad-ranging
experience, Brian has been involved in the mastering and/or
distribution of over 50 feature films for Digital Cinema.
He was
a technical supervisor at LucasFilm THX, directing the installation
of the first Digital Cinema screening at the 2002 Cannes Film
Festival. Brian was responsible for the acoustical/optical
calibration and THX certification of over 700 movie theatres
and post-production studios worldwide.
Brian
attended Ohio University taking courses in audio/broadcast
engineering and music performance. He is an active member
of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
since 1998 and a member of SMPTE DC28.
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