Digital Cinema Society

Unity Technologies kicked off their presentation at the Game Developers Conference, which started March 21st in San Francisco, with a screening of Enemies, a brand-new cinematic teaser featuring major advances for photorealistic eyes, hair, skin, and more – all rendered in real-time and running in 4K resolution. ... [ Read: Prepare To Be Impressed -- Real-Time Game Engine Demo From Unity ]

The 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards were bestowed at a live event on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.  These awards honor Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing during 2021. Winners include: MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION Dune Production Mixer: Mac Ruth ... [ Read: Winners of CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing ]

In an awards ceremony held at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood and simultaneously live streamed, winners were announced for the 36th annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards on March 20, 2022. ASC Cinematographer Ellen Kuras received the Lifetime Achievement Award, Peter Levy, ASC, ... [ Read: Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS Among Winners at the 36th ASC Awards Held March 20, 2022 ]

Cooke Optics has announced the launch of the S8/i Full Frame (FF) series of seven lenses for full frame production with an all-spherical design and T1.4 throughout.  These currently include 25mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, and 135mm focal lengths. A further nine lenses will join the range from late 2022.  With ... [ Read: Cooke Optics Announces New S8/i FF Spherical Lenses and UK Production Facility to Meet Demand ]

As the threat of Covid transmission has eased somewhat, we are excited to announce that our 2022 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo will take place on Saturday, May 21st, returning to the Grip's Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA. Our 2020 Expo was the last major in-person event to take place before the pandemic lockdown and our ... [ Read: Save The Date: DCS Cinema Lighting Expo Returns as In-person Event on May 21, 2022 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2022 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) It’s Great To Be Back - DCS Explores the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat In a DCS tradition maintained for many years, (with the exception of 2021 which was held virtually ... [ Read: It's Great To Be Back - DCS Explores the 2022 HPA Tech Retreat ]

Quasar Science has announced the global launch of its latest linear LED lighting instruments, the Rainbow 2 and Double Rainbow tubular LED lights.  The units feature multiple individually controllable pixels for both white light and saturated colors.  The slim Rainbow 2 (R2) is available in three lengths (2’, 4’ ... [ Read: Quasar Science Launch New Rainbow 2 and Double Rainbow Tubular LED Lights ]

SIGMA has announced the availability of the 16mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, 30mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, and 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses in Fujifilm X Mount format.  The upcoming launch allows users to employ SIGMA lenses in native mount on their X Mount system.   These three F1.4 prime lenses are currently ... [ Read: SIGMA Announces Release of Three F1.4 Prime Lenses for Fujifilm X Mount Cameras ]

It is hard to express the great impact George Dibie had on my life, my career, and the Digital Cinema Society for which he was the inspiration.  When he shared his age with me recently it was hard to believe he was 90 years old.  He still had great vitality and a zest for life even near the end, truly like the ... [ Read: We Lost George Spiro Dibie, ASC Who Passed at 90 Years of Age ]

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of longtime DCS member Douglas Trumbull, whose credits include sci-fi classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner.  He died on Monday, January 7, 2022 at the age of 79 as a result of complications from mesothelioma. Trumbull ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Longtime Member, VFX Legend Douglas Trumbull ]