Digital Cinema Society

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" ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the June 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Regular readers of my monthly essays know that I tend to write about the things I’m mulling over.  Whether it’s buying or selling gear, trying to decide if I should ... [ Read: Who Needs Another Film Festival? ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the May 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) It’s the three day Memorial Day weekend, a prime moviegoing opportunity, but checking out the offerings at the local cineplex leaves me less than enthusiastic about ... [ Read: Can Super Heroes Save The Cinema...Or Will They Kill It? ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the March 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) No longer a vague concept for the future; Post Production in the Cloud is here now and getting more practical by the day. While questions of content security and bandwidth ... [ Read: Are You Ready to Take Advantage of Post Production in the Cloud? ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) In a tradition of several years now, I have devoted my January eNewsletter to covering the Consumer Electronics Show as it relates to content creators.  Then for ... [ Read: Tales from the Tech Retreat 2017 -- Taking Stock of VR ]