Digital Cinema Society

Per an announcement on H4Vuser.net, the official website for the RED Hydrogen mobile device, Jim Jannard is shelving the Hydrogen project.  He credits “a few health issues" for shutting down the project and for his impending retirement.  First announced in 2017, the $1,295 RED Hydrogen One was the first smartphone ... [ Read: RED cancels Hydrogen phone project as RED Digital Cinema Founder Jim Jannard retires ]

Voyage Audio Releases Spatial Mic - New for 360-Degree Sound Capture Voyage Audio has announced Spatial Mic, a professional second-order ambisonics VR microphone capable of single wire connectivity to a computer or mobile device for studio, live events, and mobile recording.  It features an 8 capsule array to Second ... [ Read: Voyage Audio Releases Spatial Mic - New for 360-Degree Sound Capture ]

Join DCS at Canon Burbank on Wednesday evening November 20th for a chance to experience the C500 Mark II.  Get up close and personal with Canon's new 5.9K Full Frame Digital Cinema camera with CMOS sensor, user-changeable lens mounts, electronic image stabilization, and internal cinema RAW light recording.  There ... [ Read: Explore the C500 Mk II with DCS at Canon Burbank on November 20, 2019 ]

A Digital Cinema Society Member Content Contribution by FAA Certified Drone Pilot, David Tolsky When I first set out to put the Gladius Mini through its paces, I tossed it in the backyard pool just to play with the controller and get used to the joystick commands. This would be a good pre-workout for the sub and ... [ Read: An Aerial Drone Pilot Puts the Gladius Mini Underwater Drone Through Its Paces ]

Longtime DCS member Michael Cioni, a Co-Founder of forward thinking post-production facility, Light Iron, and former Director of Innovation at Panavision, has taken the position of SVP of Global Innovation at Frame.io.  Working with Emery Wells, another veteran DCS member, they are planning the next wave of film-tech ... [ Read: Cioni Lands At Frame.io ]

See the latest technology from Blackmagic Design in this coverage of a Digital Cinema Society event held October 1st, 2019 at Beyond PIX Studios in San Francisco, CA. Director and Cinematographer Benjamin Brown presents on the new Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and URSA Mini Pro G2. Paul Saccone, Senior Director of Marketing ... [ Read: Now Streaming: DCS Presents the Latest Blackmagic Cameras and Updates to DaVinci Resolve v16.1 ]

Adobe has introduced new Premiere Pro capabilities that take advantage of recent advancements in AI and machine learning.  Key among the new features is Auto Reframe made possible by Adobe Sensei, (their term for AI assisted functions.)  Auto Reframe has the ability to intelligently reframe and reformat content into ... [ Read: Adobe Uses AI to Auto Reframe Into Different Aspect Ratios ]

A number of prominent longtime DCS members have been award  Prime Time Emmys.  They include M. David Mullen, ASC, Director of Photography in the category of Outstanding Cinematography For A Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for the Simone episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.  In the category of Outstanding Cinematography ... [ Read: Congratulations to Emmy Winning DCS Members ]

Digital Cinema Society members are invited to apply to the Shift Creative Fund to help finance their short films.  Full production funding is available, and last year, the program provided over $100K in Grants.  Applicants are asked to submit a short film script, budget, treatment, examples of previous work, and ... [ Read: Submission Session Ends Soon for Shift Creative Fund, a Program Offering Grants for Short Films ]

The FJ Westcott company, well known for their line of photographic light modifiers and more recent manufacture of LED fixtures, has introduced a new Solix Bi-Color LED.  The new unit is a compact and powerful 90-watt LED light designed for both stills and motion picture work. The Solix emits a light output of ... [ Read: Westcott Introduces Versatile New Solix Bi-Color LED Line ]