Digital Cinema Society

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the May 2019 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Like a lot of people, I’m a big fan of HBO, and in particular Game of Thrones.  This program ranks among the highest quality cinematic content being produced today, ... [ Read: "The Long Night" - And How To Translate The Filmmakers Creative Intent to Home Displays ]

K5600, a renowned manufacturer of cinema lighting gear including the famous Joker and Alpha lines of HMIs will use the occasion of Cine Gear Expo 2019 to introduce a new family of LED lights.  Over the last decade they have held off on introducing their own LEDs because the output and color fidelity didn’t meet ... [ Read: K5600 Announces a New Family of LED Lighting ]

In the run up to Cine Gear Expo, Band Pro, in partnership with Angenieux and Jebsen CineCast have announced their latest lens project: Angenieux Optimo Primes. Optimo Primes provide full frame 46.5mm image circlecoverage with a consistently fast 1.8 T-stop. All focal lengths provide maximum flexibility with fully interchangeable ... [ Read: Band Pro announces new Angenieux Optimo Primes ]

The latest and greatest thing in TVs are new models with 8K resolution. That’s 7680×4320 pixels or four times as many pixels as a 4K TV and 16 times as many as a 1080p TV. Do these new 8K TVs offer a differentiated experience? Can you see the difference? Is there 8K content and does it matter? Is it worth the higher ... [ Read: 8K TVs Top TV Line-ups for a Reason - Analysis by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media ]