Digital Cinema Society

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 ]

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 ]