Digital Cinema Society

The SIM Group has begun the process of moving into their new home, a 65,000 square foot space at the historic Eastman Kodak building off Las Palmas in Hollywood. After a multi-million dollar build-out the new facility will house the Los Angeles operations of its companies Chainsaw, SIM Digital and Bling Digital.  ... [ Read: SIM Group (Chainsaw, Sim Digital & Bling Digital) move to Former Kodak site ]

IMAX is reportedly ready to enter the virtual reality space with a set of new initiatives. The firm has revealed plans to develop the IMAX VR camera that will be capable of capturing 360 degree, 3D cinema-grade virtual reality (VR) content. IMAX will partner with Google on the project, which will use their Jump platform and ... [ Read: IMAX to Develop its own VR Camera and Open 'VR Experience' Centers ]

The Digital Cinema Society will again be heavily involved at Cine Gear Expo 2016. On Friday, June 3rd, from 3:15pm – 4:15pm we'll be holding our annual Cine Lens event in the Sherry Lansing Theater. On Saturday we'll be set up to capture interviews with prominent attendees for The Digital Cinema Show. Make sure ... [ Read: DCS at Cine Gear Expo 2016 ]

Join DCS sister organization, the Los Angeles Post Production Group (LAPPG) for their first annual L.A. Post Fest Screening Awards and Reception. Saturday, May 14, 2016, 2:00pm-4:00pm Screening, Awards and Reception (doors open at 1:00 pm,) the Aero Theater, Santa Monica Location: Aero Theater, 1389 Montana ... [ Read: L.A. Post Fest Screening Awards and Reception May 14 at the Aero Theater ]

Ending this Sunday, May 8th, is an extremely successful Kickstarter campaign for a new LED lighting unit designed with built-in color meter and intelligent color management technology.  At the push of a button these new lights, known as SoftPanels are said to instantly read the current ambient color conditions, ... [ Read: Kickstarter Campaign Ending for SoftPanels LED Lights with Built-in Color Meter ]

Tom Fletcher, author of the very informative and well regarded Camera Comparison Chart and Anamorphic Prime Lens Chart has published a new comprehensive reference on spherical PL-Mount zoom lenses that are currently available for sale.  The chart details specs such as Image Coverage, Minimum T-stop, Front Diameter, ... [ Read: Tom Fletcher Publishes New Chart Covering Spherical Cine Zoom Lenses ]

If there was one word to describe the broad range of technological progress on display at NAB 2016 it was “incremental,” and that is not necessarily a bad thing.  Over the last decade our heads have been spinning trying to keep up with the seemingly constant and profound upgrade cycles.  Before equipment ... [ Read: DCS NAB 2016 Wrap Up -- Interesting Incremental Improvements ]

Quite a few NAB 2016 videos are now up and streaming on the DCS website, with many more to come. Make sure to visit our STREAMING VIDEO page often to see what's new at: www.digitalcinemasociety.org/featured/nab-2016-streaming-video And remember, the DCS 2016 Online Silent Auction is in full swing. Make sure ... [ Read: Check Out Latest The DCS NAB Streaming Coverage and Silent Auction ]

Our first three NAB 2016 videos are now up and streaming, with many more to come. Over the four days of convention, we’ll be recording interviews directly from the show floor of the most interesting new Cinema technology. Make sure to keep an eye on our STREAMING VIDEO page for new videos a they become available ... [ Read: The DCS NAB 2016 videos are starting to stream! ]

Episode IV of the Digital Cinema Show has now been posted and is available to view from the DCS website. It features features an in-depth interview on Lighting and Composition with Robert Yeoman, ASC. He has served as Director of Photography on such features as The Grand Budapest Hotel, Spy, Moonrise Kingdom, and ... [ Read: Digital Cinema Show Ep. IV Now Streaming: Robert Yeoman, ASC • Peter Mavromates • Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC ]