Two years ago, the Alabama State Council on the Arts had a grand idea. Is it possible to produce a quality historical documentary focusing on Alabama's diverse arts world, past and present? Our answer was a resounding "Yes!" Now, producers Carolyn Hales and Michele Forman have crafted a documentary which should make all of us proud of the State's rich arts heritage.

We convinced the Council that we could shed new light on the artists across the state by using a new medium -- high definition television. This will be the first major documentary produced in HDTV for air across Alabama. This meant using a new wide screen camera format that is 33% wider than our present TV screen. Our videographers quickly fell in love with the new format and the incredible images provided by our new Sony HDCAM. High Definition is a part of the future of television and perhaps the motion picture industry. In the next few years, lower priced high definition television sets will roll out and allow you to experience crystal-clear pictures and digital surround-sound vastly superior to our present analog television sets.

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