Digital Cinema Society

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the June 2021 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) You may send me to wash my mouth out with soap after you read this, but old habits die hard and the vernacular we use on film sets is slow to change.  In fact, the word ... [ Read: You Can't Say That Anymore - The Evolution of Language on Film Sets ]

Last month's DCS eNewsletter article posed the question of whether the pandemic might serve as the final nail in coffin of theatrical exhibition.  It seemed a fair question when it was announced the storied Cinerama Dome was permanently closing and several releases that were originally expected to be major box office ... [ Read: Previous DCS Essay Update: Vin Diesel and F9 Save "The World" ]

ARRI announced early this month the establishment of the ARRI Solutions Group. The new organizational unit is focused on the design and engineering of customized production infrastructures, including innovative mixed-reality environments.  One of the group’s first mixed reality reference projects is the recently ... [ Read: ARRI Solutions Group Creates Virtual Production Studios and Demo Stages Around the Globe ]

Sony Electronics has announced their first-ever professional drone, the "Airpeak S1" which they are billing as the world's smallest drone that can be equipped with their full-size mirrorless interchangeable-lens Alpha camera.  The new drone is said to utilize a proprietary motor, propeller, control system and sensing ... [ Read: Sony Introduces the Airpeak S1 Professional Drone Able to Carry Full-Size Mirrorless Interchangeable-lens Cameras ]