Digital Cinema Society

Check out this great article published by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. It is derived from a May 2015 presentation to the Academy on the importance not letting technology overtake the storytelling process, but support it, and evolve with it. "We focused on the story and hiding the technology. ... [ Read: John Lasseter presents: Technology and The Evolution of Storytelling ]

With a Little Help From My Friends -- The Making of Broken Links by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, June 2015) In my role covering new Cinema Technology for DCS, I am often offered gear to test and evaluate, and ... [ Read: With a Little Help From My Friends -- The Making of Broken Links ]

Digital Cinema Society member content contribution by Chris Chinnock, Owner of InSight Media and Organizer of upcoming Display Summit, (which takes place in Orlando June 15-16, just prior to InfoComm.) The UHD-TV specification calls for a new color gamut, the so-called 2020 gamut.  It expands the RGB primaries ... [ Read: Wide Color Gamut Displays Bring Opportunity and Some Concerns ]

Digital Cinema Society member content contribution by Chris Chinnock, Owner of InSight Media and Organizer of upcoming Display Summit, (which takes place in Orlando June 15-16, just prior to InfoComm.) By now you have probably heard the buzz about high dynamic range, or HDR. But you may also be wondering if this ... [ Read: High Dynamic Range (HDR) is Coming, but How Will it Impact Your Business? ]

Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, May 2015 By James Mathers, Cinematographer and Founder of DCS -- Photos by Mark Forman, courtesy of Mark Forman Productions We survived NAB 2015! I think that’s the general sentiment of the folks who work the show as they wrapped up another year. Well over ... [ Read: We survived NAB 2015! ]

Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter of February 2015: Tales from the Tech Retreat — “ACES” and “Camera-To-Cloud” As we enter the world of 4K and beyond, Digital Cinema cameras continue to produce an ever increasing amount of data.  How to safely and efficiently store and process this ... [ Read: Tales from the Tech Retreat -- "ACES" and "Camera-To-Cloud" ]

One DP’s Perspective By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter - January 2015 Some might suspect that our recent trip to CES was a boondoggle, a chance to live large in Vegas on the DCS dime, but believe me, I get all the Vegas I can handle at ... [ Read: What Happens In Vegas Does Not Always Stay in Vegas -- The Impact of Consumer Electronics on Professional Content Creation ]

  One DP’s Perspective By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS "Keeping Up With the Technology Merry-Go-Round" As a child on the playground, did you ever get stuck in the center of the merry-go-round, and when you finally came to a rest, you were dazed, confused, and maybe feeling a little ... [ Read: Keeping Up With the Technology Merry-Go-Round - November 2014 ]

Excerpted from the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter, October 2014                                                                                                                                                                       ... [ Read: Why We Ride - Thinking Differently to Create Successful Indie Distribution ]

What’s Expendable In Movie Making? Excerpted from the James Mathers column One DP’s Perspective in the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter September 2014 Safety on the set has been on everyone’s mind since the tragic death of Camera Assistant, Sarah Jones.  Various locals of IATSE, in particular, the International ... [ Read: What's Expendable In Movie Making? ]