Digital Cinema Society

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? ]

Excerpted from the James Mathers column One DP’s Perspective in the Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter July 2014   The world is abuzz with talk of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, (“UAVs”,) and in order to avoid conjuring up images of CIA missile strikes, or NSA spying, I’ll avoid the synonym “drone.”  ... [ Read: A Flying Can of Worms -- UAVs for Professional Cinematography ]

Evolving to Meet the Challenges of Making a Living while Making Movies By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS For a lot of years I’ve primarily earned my living shooting Indie Features, or to put it in less glamorous terms, Low Budget movies.  I’m talking about budgets that would typically fall ... [ Read: Evolving to Meet the Challenges of Making a Living while Making Movies - June 2014 ]

We Survived NAB 2014! By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS We survived NAB 2014!  I think that’s the general sentiment of the folks who work the show as they wrapped up another year.  The Digital Cinema Society shot 55 Booth Tour interviews from the show floor which are currently streaming ... [ Read: We Survived NAB 2014! -- James Mathers' Reflections Covering the Show ]

One DP’s Perspective RED Epic For Sale? By James Mathers, Cinematographer and President of DCS That’s right, after being a very early adopter and loyal customer of the RED Digital Cinema Company, I’m seriously considering selling my personally owned Epic Camera.  Although there were the occasional hiccups ... [ Read: RED Epic For Sale? -- James Mathers Ponders the Sale of his RED Camera Gear ]