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Digital Cinema Show Episode V Now Streaming: Kees Van Oostrum, ASC -- John Putch -- David Nowell, ASC

By DCS, Jul 9, 2016

Episode V of the Digital Cinema Show has now been posted and is available to view from the DCS website. We begin with an extensive interview with renowned Cinematographer and President of the ASC, Kees Van Oostrum. Recorded as part of this ... [ Read: Digital Cinema Show Episode V Now Streaming: Kees Van Oostrum, ASC -- John Putch -- David Nowell, ASC ]

Although available in Europe for some time, Panasonic has announced their 4K/UHD Blu-ray player, the DMP-UB900, is finally set for a U.S. release. It will be available in September at a price of roughly $700. The UB900 supports 4K/UHD high dynamic range (HDR) playback from disk, up-and-downscaling from UHD-to-HD ... [ Read: Panasonic 4K/UHD Blu-ray player to be released in U.S ]

Canon has announced that their Hollywood Professional Technology & Support Center currently located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will be relocating to 3400 West Olive Ave., Burbank. The new central location will offer service and support professional filmmakers and broadcast production clients as well as serve ... [ Read: Canon Professional Technology & Support Center Relocating To Burbank, CA ]

All are welcome to join the Digital Cinema Society for our first ever Atlanta area event to be held at the studios of John Sharaf Photography on Saturday, July 16th. The event will feature the Panasonic VariCam line of Digital Cinema cameras along with complimentary Codex recording systems. Panasonic’s Steve ... [ Read: DCS Atlanta Event: VariCam - Codex - Hot Rod Cameras at John Sharaf Photography July 16th ]

Don't Forget the Accessories: DCS Event on Camera Support, Accessories, and the Latest Canon Cameras, July 23rd at Canon Hollywood Center Come see the latest Canon cameras along with key support and accessories necessary to create a complete camera package at the Canon Hollywood Center, Saturday July 23, 2016. There ... [ Read: Support & Accessories with Canon Cameras - July 23rd at Canon Hollywood ]

Our congratulations to several DCS members who in addition to new President Kees Van Oostrum, have also been announced as Officers of the American Society of Cinematographers.  The new team includes Vice President Bill Bennett, Fred Goodich continuing on as Secretary, and Sergeant-at-Arms, Roberto Schaefer. Newly ... [ Read: Kees Van Oostrum Named President of the ASC ]

In this Cine Lens event recorded as part of Cine Gear Expo 2016 at Paramount Studios, we heard from some of the top lens manufacturers including, (in alphabetical order): Angenieux — ARRI — Canon — Cooke — CW Sonderoptic/Leica — Fujinon — Schneider Optics — Zeiss We asked about their latest offerings ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming: Focus on Cine Lenses from the Buyer's POV ]

No longer under wraps, Panavision today unveiled in advance of Cine Gear Expo working prototypes of their new Millennium DXL 8K Digital Cinema Camera.  The DXL was developed through an unprecedented collaboration between Panavision, Light Iron, and RED.  Accessories and impressive design features come courtesy ... [ Read: New Panavision-LightIron Large-Format Cinema Camera with RED 8K Sensor ]

The Digital Cinema Society, in association with Birns & Sawyer, held an event exploring Virtual Reality at the Creative Technology Center in Los Angeles on May 21, 2016. It features a presentation by Filmmaker and Visual Artist Richard Taylor II who discusses, in-depth, some of the new methods of story telling ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming -- Virtual Reality Explored ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, May 2016) DCS Meeting the Challenge of 4K at NAB 2016 In the weeks after NAB, it is customary for trade Journalists to offer a review of the gear they uncovered at the show. But ... [ Read: DCS Meeting the Challenge of 4K at NAB 2016 ]