Digital Cinema Society

A Digital Cinema Society Member Content Contribution by FAA Certified Drone Pilot, David Tolsky When I first set out to put the Gladius Mini through its paces, I tossed it in the backyard pool just to play with the controller and get used to the joystick commands. This would be a good pre-workout for the sub and ... [ Read: An Aerial Drone Pilot Puts the Gladius Mini Underwater Drone Through Its Paces ]

Longtime DCS member Michael Cioni, a Co-Founder of forward thinking post-production facility, Light Iron, and former Director of Innovation at Panavision, has taken the position of SVP of Global Innovation at Frame.io.  Working with Emery Wells, another veteran DCS member, they are planning the next wave of film-tech ... [ Read: Cioni Lands At Frame.io ]

See the latest technology from Blackmagic Design in this coverage of a Digital Cinema Society event held October 1st, 2019 at Beyond PIX Studios in San Francisco, CA. Director and Cinematographer Benjamin Brown presents on the new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and URSA Mini Pro G2. Paul Saccone, Senior Director of Marketing ... [ Read: Now Streaming: DCS Presents the Latest Blackmagic Cameras and Updates to DaVinci Resolve v16.1 ]

Adobe has introduced new Premiere Pro capabilities that take advantage of recent advancements in AI and machine learning.  Key among the new features is Auto Reframe made possible by Adobe Sensei, (their term for AI assisted functions.)  Auto Reframe has the ability to intelligently reframe and reformat content into ... [ Read: Adobe Uses AI to Auto Reframe Into Different Aspect Ratios ]

A number of prominent longtime DCS members have been award  Prime Time Emmys.  They include M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography in the category of Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for the Simone episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  In the category of Outstanding Cinematography ... [ Read: Congratulations to Emmy Winning DCS Members ]

Digital Cinema Society members are invited to apply to the Shift Creative Fund to help finance their short films.  Full production funding is available, and last year, the program provided over $100K in Grants.  Applicants are asked to submit a short film script, budget, treatment, examples of previous work, and ... [ Read: Submission Session Ends Soon for Shift Creative Fund, a Program Offering Grants for Short Films ]

The FJ Westcott company, well known for their line of photographic light modifiers and more recent manufacture of LED fixtures, has introduced a new Solix Bi-Color LED.  The new unit is a compact and powerful 90-watt LED light designed for both stills and motion picture work. The Solix emits a light output of ... [ Read: Westcott Introduces Versatile New Solix Bi-Color LED Line ]

Anton/Bauer has announced two new battery systems, the Titon SL and Dionic 26V lithium-ions, along with chargers, dischargers, and a host of battery plates and adapters from sister company Wooden Camera. The Titon SL batteries are designed to primarily power Digital Cinema cameras supporting a continuous 10A draw and ... [ Read: New Titon SL and Dionic 26V Battery Systems from Anton/Bauer ]

Premiering at IBC 2019 is ARRI's new Orbiter, an ultra-bright, tunable, and directional LED fixture designed with versatility in mind.  Changeable optics are a prime innovation in the Orbiter allowing the fixture to transform to serve a variety of applications without sacrificing beam, output, or color quality. The ... [ Read: ARRI Introduces Orbiter, a new ultra-bright, tunable, and directional LED ]

Sony has used the occasion of IBC 2019 to unveil the PXW-FX9, their first small form factor camera to feature a 6K full-frame sensor and Fast Hybrid Auto Focus (AF) system. Sony has recently combined their professional camera divisions handling higher end Cine Alta Digital Cinema cameras such as the Venice, with groups ... [ Read: New From Sony: FX9 Full Frame Digital Cinema Camera with Dual Base ISO ]