Digital Cinema Society

We are very sad to report the passing of a very distinguished and longtime member of our DCS Advisory Board, James D. Houston. Jim was a well liked and much respected technology expert in the fields of motion imaging standards, computer animation and digital restoration.  He won many awards over his career including ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Industry Technologist Jim Houston ]

Now Streaming: 2020 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo

By DCS, Mar 18, 2020

Complete coverage of the annual Digital Cinema Society exploration of Motion Picture Lighting and Grip Technology is now streaming.  Hosted by Cinematographer and DCS Founder, James Mathers, the daylong event was held at the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA on Saturday, February 29th, 2020. In addition to presentations ... [ Read: Now Streaming: 2020 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo ]

John Lindley, ASC has been elected to lead the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, as president of the union.  Lindley will serve out the remainder of the term of Lewis Rothenberg, who stepped down in mid-February in a dispute over whether he met residency requirements.  The Guild's constitution ... [ Read: John Lindley, ASC elected as President of International Cinematographers Guild IA Local 600 ]

We are of course, disappointed, but in complete understanding and agreement with the decisions that have been made to protect the health and safety of our industry and the public at large.  The first of our supporters to announce they would not be exhibiting at NAB was AJA, but we also soon heard from Adobe, Avid, ... [ Read: NAB 2020 is Cancelled -- And How DCS Will Respond ]

Longtime DCS supporter, AJA Video Systems, has announced that they will not be exhibiting at NAB 2020, which is scheduled to take place April 18-22, 2020 in Las Vegas. In a social media post, company president Nick Rasby explained: "It is with a heavy heart that AJA is withdrawing from the NAB 2020 show in Las Vegas ... [ Read: AJA Drops Out of NAB 2020 Sighting the Risk of Coronavirus ]

We still hope to cover this content via streaming, but what was to be a DCS event at Sony on Thursday evening, April 2nd has been cancelled due to the Corornavirus.  Keep an eye out for our streaming coverage to see Sony's new 6K Sensor Full Frame Digital Cinema camera with Dual Native ISO and Fast Hybrid Auto ... [ Read: Sony FX9 and Battery Technology Event set for April 2nd at the DMPC L.A. is now CANCELLED ]

Effective February 14, 2020, IATSE Local 600 National President, Lewis Rothenberg has resigned after 8 months in office.  Dejan Georgevich, ASC, who had been serving as Vice President of the Local, will assume the role of Interim National President until the Local’s National Executive Board convenes to elect a ... [ Read: Lewis Rothenberg Steps Down as ICG Local 600 National President ]

DCS is sad to report that longtime member and frequent volunteer, Douglas Knapp died Monday at his home in Burbank, CA at the age of 70 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.  Doug had a long and very successful career as a camera operator and cinematographer with numerous television series and feature credits ... [ Read: Storied Camera Operator Douglas Knapp Has Passed Away ]

Join the Digital Cinema Society for our annual exploration of Motion Picture Lighting and Grip Technology. The event will return to the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank on Saturday, February 29th. We've been holding this event annually for over a decade now, and it gets bigger and better each year.  This year's ... [ Read: Announcing 2020 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo, Saturday February 29 in Burbank ]

Now Streaming - DCS Event Coverage:Introduction to Field Audio Recording

By DCS, Jan 20, 2020

Daniel McCoy, CAS and Noah Mathers share their wealth of experience including tips and tricks to help beginners to know the basics of recording sound on location for movies and TV. Part Two features Woody Woodhall, CAS, the President of Allied Post Audio and Supervising Sound Editor, Sound-Designer and Re-recording ... [ Read: Now Streaming - DCS Event Coverage:Introduction to Field Audio Recording ]