Digital Cinema Society

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the January 2019 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Ask a Filmmaker of any stature, and they will tell you that they never have enough resources, (time, budget, equipment), to devote to any project.  It’s certainly ... [ Read: In From the Cold -- The Tools I Used Shooting the Indie Movie: The Windigo ]

DTC Winners Need Quality, Quantity, Focus DCS Member Content Contribution from Andy Marken of Marken Communications   Live together, die together, works when you have to keep on fighting. Totally sucks in real life." – Nolan, "Defiance," 2013–2015, Five and Dime Productions People learn ... [ Read: DTC Winners Need Quality, Quantity, Focus - Member Content Contribution from Andy Marken ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the September 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I returned recently from the IBC convention in Amsterdam, and although I’ve reported on some new technology debuting at the show, I also wanted to tell you about ... [ Read: DCS Tours Europe: ISC, Vitec, Zeiss, ARRI, P+S Technik, and IBC 2018 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the July 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) The Inner-City Filmmakers, (ICF) program has been called an “incendiary device” with a mission to light a creative fire in young people who might not otherwise imagine ... [ Read: Those Who Can...Teach -- How I Spent My Summer With The Inner-City Filmmakers ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the May 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) As the droll comedian Steven Wright says, “You can’t have it all…where would you put it?”  Yet, we Cinematographers generally do want it all, higher resolutions, ... [ Read: Is Enough Too Much? The Ever-increasing Resolutions For Digital Cinema Production and Post ]

One DP’s Perspective   DCS Member Content Contribution by Jimmy Matlosz Cinematographer, Director, Writer, Screenwriter Excerpted from the March 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter You can't shoot that...It's not on your reel! Almost 20 years ago I attended a lighting seminar in Los Angeles ... [ Read: You can't shoot that...It's not on your reel! by Jimmy Matlosz ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter)Does size matter?  It certainly does when you’re talking about camera sensors, but the more important question is how they will be used.  A great number of new Digital ... [ Read: It's Not The Size...It's How You Use it: The Digital Cinema Camera Sensor ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the January 2018 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I’ve shot several dozen movies over the last few decades, most you’ve probably never heard of.  In fact, very few ever saw the light of a domestic theatrical ... [ Read: The Longterm Measure of Success - A Follow Up on the Indie Feature: BRAKE ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the October 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Entertainment Technology is advancing at an ever accelerating pace, and the tools available for us to create and distribute content keep evolving and improving. But ... [ Read: It's the Pioneers Who Get the Arrows In the Back: The Plight of Innovators in Cinema Technology ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the August 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I am often offered the opportunity to photograph short films, and by reflex, I have learned to turn them down.  There is rarely monetary compensation commensurate ... [ Read: Trying Not To Come Up Short -- Gathering the Right Tools for the Short Film "Union" ]