Digital Cinema Society

James Mathers interviews Panavision’s Senior VP of Innovation, Michael Cioni, who gives an update on the Millennium DXL Digital Cinema Camera along with a new HDR viewfinder, internally motorized lenses, as well as the new ProGlass CineIRND neutral density from their Lee Filters division:  https://vimeo.com/215289445  Don’t ... [ Read: Michael Cioni on Panavision's Millennium DXL, HDR viewfinder, and ProGlass CineIRND ]

James Mathers interviews renowned Cinematographer and Inventor Garrett Brown as he shows off his latest invention, a miniature Steadicam known as the Steadicam Volt designed to completely stabilize and keep level any cell phone camera:  https://vimeo.com/215258381 Don’t worry if you didn’t make the trip to ... [ Read: Garrett Brown Introduces New Steadicam Volt at NAB 2017 ]

DCS Silent Auction 2017

By DCS, Apr 27, 2017

THE 2017 DCS Online Silent Auction is NOW CLOSED! Winners will be notified within 24 hours. Thank you to all who bid, and to all the companies who donated Silent Auction prizes. Silent Auction Items: Item #1 -- Blackmagic Video Assist 4K Recorder/Monitor With a bright 7 inch monitor that’s larger ... [ Read: DCS Silent Auction 2017 ]

Digital Cinema Show Episode VII Now Streaming including an interview with Russell Carpenter, ASC and a documentary tribute to the late Entrepreneur, Photographer and Philanthropist Wayne Schoenfeld Episode VII of the Digital Cinema Show has now been posted and is available to view from the DCS website. We begin ... [ Read: Digital Cinema Show Episode VII Now Streaming: Russell Carpenter, ASC and tribute to Wayne Schoenfeld ]

2017 is turning out to be the year of the lenses at NAB; we’ve already reported new glass from Fujinon and Leica last month, and Cooke in this newsletter. Now there are more lens innovations to tell you about from Canon, Angenieux, and Sigma. Canon CN-E 70-200mm Zoom Canon takes advantage of their decades ... [ Read: New Lenses from Canon, Angenieux, and Sigma to be featured at NAB 2017 ]

Cooke Optics will launch a new range of prime lenses covering more than a 46mm image circle at NAB 2017. The new range, known as the S7/i Full Frame Plus series are designed to cover the emergent full frame cinema camera sensors, up to a whopping 46.31mm image circle, enough to cover the RED Weapon 8K.  They ... [ Read: Cooke Optics to unveil new S7/i Full Frame Plus lenses at NAB 2017 ]

As if the run-up to NAB, which starts next week, were not stressful enough for Equipment Manufacturers, a major theft of gear has been reported.  Details are still sketchy, but according to Tom Di Nome, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, at Sony Electronics, the rumor has been confirmed that a truckload of ... [ Read: Truckload of Sony Gear Stolen on the Way to NAB ]

Esteemed cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, ASC who photographed the 2007 Best Picture Winner The Departed and numerous other Scorsese films has died at his home in Berlin at the age of 81.  Ballhaus was himself nominated three times for the Best Cinematography Academy Award for Broadcast News, The Fabulous Baker Boys ... [ Read: Esteemed Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, ASC has Departed ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the March 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) No longer a vague concept for the future; Post Production in the Cloud is here now and getting more practical by the day. While questions of content security and bandwidth ... [ Read: Are You Ready to Take Advantage of Post Production in the Cloud? ]

Adobe Premiere has turned 25! To celebrate the anniversary, Adobe has teamed up with Grammy-winning band, Imagine Dragons in order to give fans a chance to co-create a music video. Imagine Dragons are offering total access to the raw footage shot from their music video of “Believer".  Using these video clips, ... [ Read: Adobe Premiere Celebrates 25 Years with Imagine Dragons Music Video Edit Contest ]