Digital Cinema Society

In advance of NAB 2018, Canon has announced the EOS C700 FF, their first full-frame cinema camera. Canon has been making full frame digital cameras since the introduction of the 5D Mark II DSLR in 2008, but this new model is built from the ground up as a full fledged purpose-built motion picture camera. The C700 FF ... [ Read: CANON Introduces FULL-FRAME Cinema Camera - C700 FF ]

One DP’s Perspective   DCS Member Content Contribution by Jimmy Matlosz Cinematographer, Director, Writer, Screenwriter Excerpted from the March 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter You can't shoot that...It's not on your reel! Almost 20 years ago I attended a lighting seminar in Los Angeles ... [ Read: You can't shoot that...It's not on your reel! by Jimmy Matlosz ]

According to technology journal TechCrunch, Google is planning to acquire Lytro, the imaging startup specializing in immersive Light-Field capture. The deal is expected to reach more than $40 million. Assets would presumably also include Lytro’s 59 patents related to light-field and other digital imaging technology. ... [ Read: Google To Acquire Light Field Camera Start-Up Lytro ]

2018 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo is Now Streaming

By DCS, Mar 21, 2018

Complete coverage of the annual Digital Cinema Society exploration of Motion Picture Lighting and Grip Technology is now streaming.  Hosted by Cinematographer and DCS Founder, James Mathers, the daylong event was held at the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA on Saturday, February 24th. In addition to presentations ... [ Read: 2018 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo is Now Streaming ]