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16x9 Productions - In The News
For Immediate Release - Spring 2000
Graduates Who Make A Difference - Future View - Kristen Cox
When Kristen Cox came to Baylor in 1990, she expected the college experience would help her see things in a new way. However, she didn't expect that she would help others see things in a revolutionary new way - through the emerging technology of High Definition television (HDTV).Her career path changed direction when she caught an HDTV demonstration led by Dr. Corey Carbonara, professor of communication studies. "I saw it and said, 'I have to do this. The kids in telecommunication were my kind of people. We had the same kind of energy. I just blossomed."
After graduating with a BA in 1994, Kristen went to work for HD Vision, Inc. in Dallas, one of only three HDTV companies in the nation. She began producing there in 1997 and found herself in the right place at the right time when a former professor - Dr. Michael Korpi, director of telecommunication - called the company asking about possible film production costs for a feature focused on the Baylor experience. Cox suggested the feature be done in HDTV, a digital, high-definition format that is unparalleled in capturing the immediacy and vibrancy of images.
Two years later A Most Significant Journey premiered on a 32-feet by 18-feet screen at Baylor's 1999 Homecoming and subsequently went on a multi-city tour of the United States. Baylor was the first university to produce an HDTV presentation. Just as notable, Baylor students or alumni made up 80 percent of the staff.
"I was just so proud it was my university that chose to take this role", she said. "And then when the audience was laughing and clapping and even wiping away a tear, I thought, 'This is great! We did it!'"
