Digital Cinema Society

A true pioneer in the use of LED lighting for motion pictures, Litepanels is to be recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award.  These awards were created to honor development and innovation in television technology that is so innovative as to ... [ Read: Litepanels to be Honored with a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award ]

Now Streaming -- DCS Documentary: Getting Safely Back To Work In The Age of Covid

By DCS, Feb 28, 2021

The global pandemic brought about by Covid-19 has affected every aspect of our existence.  It has cost  lives, livelihoods, and brought our industry to an abrupt standstill.  Although there are some positive developments on the horizon in terms of vaccinations and treatment therapies, there are still major uncertainties ... [ Read: Now Streaming -- DCS Documentary: Getting Safely Back To Work In The Age of Covid ]

The Digital Cinema Society had to let our expensive annual policy lapse when we had no real activity happening for the better part of a year due to the pandemic.  However, when we were ready to start back into production again on projects like our recently completed Covid Safety documentary, insurance coverage was ... [ Read: Thimble.com -- Small Business Insurance Ideal for Short Term Indie Productions ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2021 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter)I have a Canon 5D that takes beautiful pictures; it’s not a 5D Mark III, or a 5D Mark II, but the original 5D released in 2005 before it was given the ability to shoot ... [ Read: Crossing The Blurring Line Between Still and Motion Picture Cameras - An essay by James Mathers ]

In a February 25th Facebook Premiere event, Rosco announced their new DMG DASH™.  The DASH is a pocket-sized LED Kit utilizing Rosco's MIX technology.  This fully accessorized, broad color spectrum LED fixture brings MIX technology into a portable and versatile handheld form factor.  DMG DASH features include: • ... [ Read: ROSCO Unveils The DMG DASH™- Fully Featured Pocket-sized LED Kit ]

SIGMA has announced pricing and availability of the new 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary lens, an ultra-compact, fast-aperture standard zoom lens for Sony E-mount and L-mount cameras from SIGMA, Leica and Panasonic.  It will be available in the US through authorized dealers on March 12, 2021 with an MSRP of $899. ... [ Read: SIGMA announces 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN -- Ultra-compact Zoom for Mirrorless Cameras ]

With the new FX3 Full Frame Cinema Camera, Sony continues to blur the lines between their Cinema and mirrorless Alpha lines.  While not much bigger than an a7S, the FX3 is optimized for handheld operation, yet it also offers high-end cinema camera features and operability.  It is designed to be equally at home on ... [ Read: Sony Expands Cinema Line With New Compact Full Frame FX3 ]

In a highly polished launch video, Frame.io Co-founder Emery Wells and Global Senior VP of Innovation Michael Cioni detailed their latest cloud workflow technology. Frame.io was already a well established cloud-based video review and approval platform, but they are now taking it a large step forward.  Called simply ... [ Read: Frame.io Announces Major New Initiative:Camera-to-Cloud (C2C) ]

DCS is proud to share the news that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has honored longtime DCS supporter Teradek and their sister company, Amimon, with two Scientific and Technical Awards. The official presentation will be held as a virtual event on February 13, 2021 available to stream  on the Oscars ... [ Read: Teradek and Amimon To Receive Academy Scientific and Engineering Awards ]

Once again Industrial Light and Magic rocks the world of visual effects with the production of The Mandalorian using the new virtual production technology. It has sent shock waves through the VFX community and worries many of my fellow compositors about the future of our jobs. After all, shots that would have normally ... [ Read: Virtual Production: Compositing Will Survive - DCS Member Content Contribution from Steve Wright, FXecademy ]