Digital Cinema Society

Adakin Press has announced the release of The Cine Lens Manual, a definitive resource on cinema lenses. Co-authored by Jay Holben and Christopher Probst, ASC The Cine Lens Manual is a journey through the world of cinema lenses investigating every possible aspect from the formation of glass to today's top cinematographic ... [ Read: Long Awaited Cine Lens Manual by Jay Holben and Christopher Probst, ASC is now available ]

Sony has announced the first shipments of their flagship digital cinema camera, the VENICE 2.  Prior to the release, the VENICE 2 had already been used on feature films and episodic work with cinematographers Claudio Miranda, ASC, Gonzalo Amat, ASC, and Rob McLachlan, ASC, (pictured above).  It has now also been ... [ Read: Long Awaited Sony Venice 2 Released Into the Wild - Now Shipping ]

ARRI has introduced a second generation of its TRINITY and ARTEMIS camera stabilizers that were so well shown off by Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC on his academy award winning movie 1917. We are told that the new modular system has been redesigned down to the smallest detail, incorporating enhancements to camera movement, ... [ Read: ARRI Introduces New TRINITY 2 and ARTEMIS 2 camera stabilizers ]

OWC has announced the new Flex 1U4 4-Bay Thunderbolt rackmount storage and docking Solution. The Flex 1U4 is designed as a flexible storage and docking solution for any rackmount environment with the capabilities to use SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for up to 128TB of capacity and speeds up to 2750MB/s. The innovative ... [ Read: OWC Announces the new Flex 1U4 4-Bay Thunderbolt Rackmount Storage and Docking Solution ]

ZEISS has introduced their latest cine lens, the Supreme Prime 15 mm T1.8.  The new lens completes the family of popular Supreme Primes. The now 14-piece cine lens series ranges from 15 to 200 mm with a maximum aperture of T1.5 to T2.2.  The new 15 mm lens rounds out the lineup by providing an extremely wide-angle ... [ Read: ZEISS Introduces New Supreme Prime 15mm T1.8 Ultra Wide Lens ]

Now Streaming: DCS Exploration of Large Sensor Cinematography

By DCS, Mar 23, 2022

This is the full version of the Digital Cinema Society's format agnostic exploration of Large Sensor Cinematography.  We look at the benefits, aesthetic and technical differences, as well as the challenges of shooting larger format sensors as compared to S35.  It features interviews with renowned Cinematographers ... [ Read: Now Streaming: DCS Exploration of Large Sensor Cinematography ]

Unity Technologies kicked off their presentation at the Game Developers Conference, which started March 21st in San Francisco, with a screening of Enemies, a brand-new cinematic teaser featuring major advances for photorealistic eyes, hair, skin, and more – all rendered in real-time and running in 4K resolution. ... [ Read: Prepare To Be Impressed -- Real-Time Game Engine Demo From Unity ]

The 58th Annual Cinema Audio Society Awards were bestowed at a live event on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.  These awards honor Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing during 2021. Winners include: MOTION PICTURES – LIVE ACTION Dune Production Mixer: Mac Ruth ... [ Read: Winners of CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievements in Sound Mixing ]

In an awards ceremony held at the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood and simultaneously live streamed, winners were announced for the 36th annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards on March 20, 2022. ASC Cinematographer Ellen Kuras received the Lifetime Achievement Award, Peter Levy, ASC, ... [ Read: Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS Among Winners at the 36th ASC Awards Held March 20, 2022 ]

Cooke Optics has announced the launch of the S8/i Full Frame (FF) series of seven lenses for full frame production with an all-spherical design and T1.4 throughout.  These currently include 25mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, and 135mm focal lengths. A further nine lenses will join the range from late 2022.  With ... [ Read: Cooke Optics Announces New S8/i FF Spherical Lenses and UK Production Facility to Meet Demand ]