Digital Cinema Society

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 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the January 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I make it my business to keep up with the tools filmmaking professionals need to create content, and with all the new technology coming our way at an ever increasing ... [ Read: CES 2017 - Fifty Years Showcasing Technology ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the December 2016 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Whether you call it flicker, pulsing, or strobing, the artifacts caused by artificial electric lighting being out of sync with the frame rate and shutter angle ... [ Read: Saturday Night at the Disco or...How to Avoid Flicker When Shooting Hi-Frame Rates ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the November 2016 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I was treated to a profound movie-going experience on Veterans Day, a press screening for Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk at 120fps, 3D, 4K, with a 28 foot-lamberts ... [ Read: Ang Lee's use of 120fps, 3D, 4K on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a Powerful Cinematic Tool ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, October 2016) I’ve previously written a little about HDR, and have even, (somewhat reluctantly,) served on a couple of Industry panels, but that certainly does not make me an ... [ Read: Coming At You In Glorious HDR ]

DCS Member content contribution from Cinematographer, Alicia Robbins (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, September 2016) Seeking: DP with camera package. Must own Red or Arri Alexa to be considered. Seeking: DP for low budget indie. Must know how to shoot on Arri Alexa or Red. Seeking: ... [ Read: Have We Lost Our Focus? DPs Should Be Hired For Their Talent...Not Their Camera ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, August 2016) Future Shock is the title of a book written in 1970 by Alvin Toffler, who passed away recently at the age of 87.  In it, Toffler defines the term "future shock" as ... [ Read: Future Shock: Fighting to Stay Current and Maintain Sanity as a Filmmaker ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, July 2016) Into the Future: Harnessing the Power of VR for Storytelling Although I’ve written about Virtual Reality previously, it is such a quickly evolving space, that I think ... [ Read: Into the Future: Harnessing the Power of VR for Storytelling ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, May 2016) DCS Meeting the Challenge of 4K at NAB 2016 In the weeks after NAB, it is customary for trade Journalists to offer a review of the gear they uncovered at the show. But ... [ Read: DCS Meeting the Challenge of 4K at NAB 2016 ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, March 2016) The Explosion of Data and Where To Put It This is a time of year when Cine equipment manufacturers are preparing to present their new gear at NAB. I don’t think ... [ Read: The Explosion of Data and Where To Put It ]