Digital Cinema Society

One DP’s Perspective By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter - January 2015 Some might suspect that our recent trip to CES was a boondoggle, a chance to live large in Vegas on the DCS dime, but believe me, I get all the Vegas I can handle at ... [ Read: What Happens In Vegas Does Not Always Stay in Vegas -- The Impact of Consumer Electronics on Professional Content Creation ]

Following is the complete list of nominees for the 87th Academy Awards which will be presented at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, February 22, 2015 to honor movies released in 2014   BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR   “American Sniper” Clint Eastwood, Robert Lorenz, Andrew Lazar, ... [ Read: Nominees for the 87th Academy Awards to be held February 22nd in the Dolby Theatre ]

DCS congratulates the nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014. The winner will be named on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner. This award is considered one of the best indicators for success at the Oscars. The nominees ... [ Read: Nominees Announced for the DGA Feature Film Award ]

The American Society of Cinematographers has nominated Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC; Óscar Faura; Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Dick Pope, BSC; and Robert Yeoman, ASC, for the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in a Theatrical Release.  Deakins is nominated for "Unbroken" (Universal Pictures), Faura ... [ Read: ASC Nominates Deakins, Faura, Lubezki, Pope, Yeoman for Outstanding Feature Cinematography ]

The American Cinema Editors (ACE) today announced nominations for the 65th Annual ACE Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in ten categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during ACE’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. ... [ Read: AMERICAN CINEMA EDITORS ANNOUNCE NOMINEES FOR ACE EDDIE AWARDS ]

DCS Sponsor Dolby announced today that they are launching “Dolby Cinema”, a premium, large-format theater experience that could challenge large-format leader Imax. With it’s new Atmos immersive sound system, which was introduced in 2012, they are already in roughly 700 theaters worldwide. Meanwhile, Imax is ... [ Read: Dolby Takes On Imax with New Large Format HDR Theatrical Experience ]

DCS Congratulates our good friends at Panavision and Light Iron after it was announced today that Panavision has reached an agreement to acquire post production technology innovator Light Iron. This acquisition will leverage the strengths of both companies as leaders in production and post technologies. With facilities ... [ Read: Panavision Acquires Light Iron ]

  One DP’s Perspective By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS "Keeping Up With the Technology Merry-Go-Round" As a child on the playground, did you ever get stuck in the center of the merry-go-round, and when you finally came to a rest, you were dazed, confused, and maybe feeling a little ... [ Read: Keeping Up With the Technology Merry-Go-Round - November 2014 ]

It took a long while for Panasonic to enter the 4K Digital Cinema Camera Club. In this event which took place November 5th at Panavision World Headquarters in L.A., our aim was to let the audience decide for themselves if it was worth the wait? With a comprehensive look at the new VariCam 35 we tried to show not ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming: Meet the VariCam 35 ]

Panavision will exhibit their new Primo 70 lenses at the Camerimage International Film Festival.  Although Primo 70s have already been tested in the field under real-world production scenarios, including two feature films and several commercials, the 22nd edition of Cameriage, which takes place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, ... [ Read: Panavision Rolls Out New Primo 70 Lenses at Camerimage ]