What's our Story?
That’s a good question. Who in the world are we? What are we doing in this business? Why are we in Chicago? And why is one of our employees a dog?! We’ll attempt to answer these questions one by one:
Who in the world are we?
DKP was started by David Kogan way back when people were wearing bell bottoms and Sanford and Son was on TV. The original name was David Kogan Photography. In the ’90s, that gave way to DKP Image + Media. Now most people just say “DKP” (it worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken). Currently his son Alex Kogan is the principle and runs most aspects of the business. David is old and cranky, but still working. And there’s still a corner of the office that’s filled with photography equipment.
What are we doing in this business?
We started out long ago doing DVD and Blu-ray Authoring, which trailed off about when you’d think it would. Never standing still, we were already experts in subtitles and closed captioning. We added DCP expertise 10 years ago and haven’t looked back since now spending most of our time dealing DCPs either for filmmakers or doing print traffic for film festivals.
Why are we in Chicago?
We like it here. The winters force us to work harder. Plus, we have a long-term lease and a landlord who won’t let us leave! In truth, we’re based in Chicago, but live largely in the world of fiber Internet connections. A lot of our people are based in Los Angeles. Work gets done worldwide depending on what it is. These days, what does it matter?!
Why is one of our employees a dog?
Well… he’s valuable. He’s got a great personality. He’s there even when we’re working so hard we wish he could just walk himself to the park. And seriously, who could resist that face?!
Chicago and beyond.