Digital Cinema Society

We are sad to report that a longtime and very active member of both the Digital Cinema Society and the American Society of Cinematographers, Frederic Goodich, ASC has passed away.  The noted cinematographer, whose features include: G.I. Jesus, Surviving Eden, The Affair, Lay of the Land and For Love of the Game ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Frederic Goodich, ASC ]

One of the first major announcements coming in the lead up to the IBC convention which begins next week in Amsterdam is from Canon. They have released details of their new flagship C700 Digital Cinema camera. It features a 4.5K sensor that comes in a variety of configurations including standard CMOS or global shutter ... [ Read: New Canon C700 Records 4.5K RAW @100fps w/Codex and 4K ProRes Internal ]

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The new Canon 5D Mark IV offers a several  upgrades including a 30.4MP full-frame CMOS sensor and DIGIC 6+ image processor that work in tandem to enable DCI 4K video recording 500Mbps MJPEG 4:2:2 i-frame at either 24fps or 30fps.  The camera has a native sensitivity range of ISO 100-32000 that can be expanded to ... [ Read: Canon DSLR Updates: New 5D Mark IV and W-E1 Wi-Fi Adapter ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, August 2016) Future Shock is the title of a book written in 1970 by Alvin Toffler, who passed away recently at the age of 87.  In it, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as ... [ Read: Future Shock: Fighting to Stay Current and Maintain Sanity as a Filmmaker ]

Blackmagic Design has announced the availability of Blackmagic Camera 4.0 Public Beta for URSA Mini, a major new camera operating system and user interface, which was previewed at NAB 2016. New exposure and focus tools are now available as well as improvements to the information displayed to the EVF and assignable ... [ Read: Blackmagic Design Releases New Operating System for URSA Mini ]

DCS Event: "Don't Forget The Accessories" with Canon C300 Mark II and ME20F-SH This Digital Cinema Society event held July 23rd 2016 at the Canon Hollywood Professional Center explores key support and accessories necessary to create a complete camera package along with in-depth presentations on both the Canon ... [ Read: New Streaming: "Don't Forget The Accessories" with Canon C300 Mark II & ME20F-SH ]

The last company to still makes VHS players will reportedly cease production of the technology at the end of this month. Despite the fact that far superior tapeless digital formats have taken hold, 750,000 of the players were sold worldwide last year. However, the Japanese firm, Funai has decided to call it quits after ... [ Read: RIP, VHS Players: Last VCR Manufacturer to Cease Production This Month ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, July 2016) Into the Future: Harnessing the Power of VR for Storytelling Although I’ve written about Virtual Reality previously, it is such a quickly evolving space, that I think ... [ Read: Into the Future: Harnessing the Power of VR for Storytelling ]

  Sorry, this event is now booked over capacity and RSVPs are no longer being accepted.   Join NVIDIA and the Digital Cinema Society at SIGGRAPH 2016 for an exploration of Virtual Realty as a storytelling medium.  Be it short film, interactive gaming experience, or even a narrative feature, ... [ Read: NVIDIA - DCS Panel: The Future of Storytelling in VR at SIGGRAPH July 26 ]