Digital Cinema Society

We depart from our usual new technology coverage and in this discussion of Indie Film Finance and Distribution we explore the business of Show Biz to demystify the many approaches to motion picture finance and the variety of ways Producers can try to earn a return on their investment. Subject matter experts include: * ... [ Read: New Streaming: Indie Film Finance and Distribution at Adorama ARC Rentals NYC ]

NVIDIA has announced its next generation of Quadro professional GPUs, delivering up to twice the performance and data-handling capability of the previous generation.  Unveiled at SIGGRAPH, this new lineup delivers an enterprise-grade visual computing platform to meet the growing demands of working with more complex ... [ Read: NVIDIA Announces New Quadro GPU Lineup ]

Blackmagic Design announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 11, available for download free of charge for all existing DaVinci Resolve customers. It is said to be a major upgrade with over 100 new editing and color-grading features including nonlinear editing with context sensitive trimming tools, onset file cloning, ... [ Read: Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve 11 is Now Shipping ]

DCS mourns the loss of longtime member Walt Martin who worked with Clint Eastwood on 14 films receiving an Oscar nomination on Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers.  Walt worked on more than 70 films over the course of his 41-year career, most recently with Eastwood on American Sniper and Jersey Boys.     Walt’s ... [ Read: Walt Martin, Oscar Nominated Sound Mixer for Clint Eastwood Passed Away July 24th ]

Excerpted from the James Mathers column One DP’s Perspective in the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter July 2014   The world is abuzz with talk of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, (“UAVs”,) and in order to avoid conjuring up images of CIA missile strikes, or NSA spying, I’ll avoid the synonym “drone.”  ... [ Read: A Flying Can of Worms -- UAVs for Professional Cinematography ]

We tend to concentrate on the process and technology, and don’t often offer our opinions in regard to motion picture content.  But after all the tentpole live action comic book sequels, it was so refreshing to see a truly moving motion picture, Boyhood.  The seemingly simple but extremely elegant method for covering ... [ Read: Boyhood...A Movie I Loved and Recommend You See ]

The Wall Street Journal reports that Kodak is currently negotiating with several major studios in an attempt to save the last Kodak factory that still manufactures film stock. With the industry transition to digital capture, the company has seen film sales drop by 96% since 2006.   It seems several leading ... [ Read: Industry Heavyweights in Talks to Save Kodak Film Factory ]

This discussion of what's new in Cinema Lenses is moderated by DCS President James Mathers and Industry leading Lens expert Denny Clairmont, Owner of Clairmont Camera. Panelists in alphabetical order of company include: Jean-Marc Bouchut for Angenieux, Paul McAniff  for Canon, Thomas Grieser for Cooke, Gerhard ... [ Read: New Streaming: Focus On Cine Lenses - DCS Cine Gear Expo Event, June 2014 ]

Join the Digital Cinema Society, Adorama Pro & ARC Rentals on Wednesday, August 6th for a discussion on Indie Film Finance and Distribution. The business of Show Biz is often a mystery to the Indie Filmmaker.  We aim to explain and demystify the many approaches to motion picture finance and the variety of ways ... [ Read: DCS Indie Film Finance & Distribution Event at Adorama, August 6th, NYC ]

The Transportation Security Administration has recently announced that some overseas passengers flying to the United States who might want to carry electronic devices onboard will have to show that the devices can power up.  Although items mentioned specifically include computers and phones, we bring this to your ... [ Read: TSA Introduces New Safety Measures for Electronic Devices Traveling into US ]