Digital Cinema Society

In an industry-wide effort to establish a common vocabulary across professionals working in Virtual Production, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), and a host of industry experts, with support from Epic Games and Netflix have created an online resource known as The Virtual ... [ Read: Industry Groups Join Forces to Create Virtual Production Glossary at VPGlossary.com ]

The Sundance Institute, a nonprofit arts organization that produces the Sundance Film Festival, has announced that all in-person activities that were to be held starting January 20th in Park City Utah have been cancelled.  Due to the rise of the Omicron variant with its unexpectedly high transmissibility rates, the ... [ Read: The In-Person Component Of The 2022 Sundance Film Festival Has Been Cancelled ]

OWC has announced their Atlas Pro Series Media Cards and Readers for Content Creators.  These professional grade, high-capacity SD UHS-II V90 and CFexpress Type B media storage cards are designed for super-fast data capture along with ultra-compact universally compatible card readers. OWC flash storage solutions ... [ Read: OWC Announces Pro Series Media Cards and Readers for Content Creators ]

DCS UPDATE We hope you are all enjoying your holidays and getting ready for a safe and prosperous new year.  It hasn't been easy dealing with Covid, and just when we think there is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, another variant seems to raise its ugly head.  James Mathers uses his essay this month to look ... [ Read: DCS Newsletter ]

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 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the May 2021 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) This is not the first time prognosticators have predicted the end of the movies.  TV sent a chill up the spine of Exhibitors when it first started to gain ground in the ... [ Read: The Final Nail in the Coffin? The Pandemic and the Future of Theatrical Exhibition ]

IBC2021 has confirmed to return as a live in-person event to take place at the RAI in Amsterdam from December 3rd through the 6th.  The Conference and Exhibition will take place simultaneously after having been pushed back from their traditional slot during the second week of September.  A recent survey of visitors ... [ Read: Rescheduled IBC2021 Confirmed for December 3-6 -- Live Expos Are Coming Back! ]