Digital Cinema Society

As the threat of Covid transmission has eased somewhat, we are excited to announce that our 2022 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo will take place on Saturday, May 21st, returning to the Grip's Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA. Our 2020 Expo was the last major in-person event to take place before the pandemic lockdown and our ... [ Read: Save The Date: DCS Cinema Lighting Expo Returns as In-person Event on May 21, 2022 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2022 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) It’s Great To Be Back - DCS Explores the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat In a DCS tradition maintained for many years, (with the exception of 2021 which was held virtually ... [ Read: It's Great To Be Back - DCS Explores the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat ]

DCS UPDATE February was a difficult month for us here at DCS; in addition to the upsetting developments in Ukraine, we lost two longtime members, friends and industry icons, Douglas Trumbull and George Dibie, ASC.  Following are short tributes including clips from DCS activities they participated in.  On a more ... [ Read: Newsletter 167 - Draft - Do Not Publish ]

Quasar Science has announced the global launch of its latest linear LED lighting instruments, the Rainbow 2 and Double Rainbow tubular LED lights.  The units feature multiple individually controllable pixels for both white light and saturated colors.  The slim Rainbow 2 (R2) is available in three lengths (2’, 4’ ... [ Read: Quasar Science Launch New Rainbow 2 and Double Rainbow Tubular LED Lights ]

SIGMA has announced the availability of the 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses in Fujifilm X Mount format.  The upcoming launch allows users to employ SIGMA lenses in native mount on their X Mount system.   These three F1.4 prime lenses are currently ... [ Read: SIGMA Announces Release of Three F1.4 Prime Lenses for Fujifilm X Mount Cameras ]

It is hard to express the great impact George Dibie had on my life, my career, and the Digital Cinema Society for which he was the inspiration.  When he shared his age with me recently it was hard to believe he was 90 years old.  He still had great vitality and a zest for life even near the end, truly like the ... [ Read: We Lost George Spiro Dibie, ASC Who Passed at 90 Years of Age ]

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of longtime DCS member Douglas Trumbull, whose credits include sci-fi classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner.  He died on Monday, January 7, 2022 at the age of 79 as a result of complications from mesothelioma. Trumbull ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member, VFX Legend Douglas Trumbull ]

With the excitement generated around the Oscar nominations in the categories of Acting, Directing, and Best Picture, we wanted to highlight instead some of the technical arts and crafts we tend to follow for the Digital Cinema Society including Cinematography, Editing, Sound, and VFX.  Following are the nominees in ... [ Read: 2022 Oscars Nominations for Cinematography, Editing, VFX, and Sound ]

DCS sister organization, the Cinema Audio Society has announced their nominees for the 58th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2021 in seven categories, as well as ten Outstanding Product nominees, (including 2 products by DCS supporter Lectrosonics.)  The 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society ... [ Read: CAS Announces Awards Nominations for Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing ]