Digital Cinema Society

SI-2K from March 21st Event at Band Pro A new program is now streaming from the website and can currently be accessed from the “New Streaming” link on our homepage. Check out the camera that is receiving so much buzz after being used to capture major portions of “Slumdog Millionaire.” Our March 21st event held ... [ Read: New Streaming ]

We are often asked about the progress of the Digital Cinema “Roll-Out,” and word is that, not surprisingly, due to the global financial crisis, things are progressing much slower than many would have hoped for. Current figures indicate that there are about 40,000 theatrical screens in the US, while only 12% are ... [ Read: Digital Cinema Exhibition's Slow Roll-Out ]

Hosted by DCS Advisory Board member Barry Clark, of Mandalay Entertainment, Band Pro’s Randy Wedick presents the Sony XDCAM, PMW-EX1 Camcorder. This compact solid state camera records to Flash Memory Cards and features 1/2” imagers to make it the smallest and lowest priced camera to ever carry the “CineAlta” ... [ Read: Now Streaming: XDCAM EX-1 & New Lighting Technology Event ]

New cameras are covered including RED’s newly announced “Scarlet” 3K and “Epic 5K”, Panasonic’s new Varicam2, HVX200a, HVX170, Sony’s F35, XDCAM EX3, Arri’s D21, the Vision Research Phantoms, and Canon updated XLH1s. Also, look for Blackmagic Design’s President, Dan May and AJA’s President Nick ... [ Read: Reports Now Streaming from NAB ]

Now streaming is coverage of last year’s Lighting Workshop held in conjunction with the American Society of Cinematographers at Mole Richardson. The day long Lighting Workshop with legendary ASC Cinematographers included Allen Daviau, Robert Primes, Michael Goi, and Michael Negrin. George Spiro Dibie, ASC, and James ... [ Read: 2007 ASC Lighting Workshop Now Available for Member Download ]

Toshiba put HD-DVD out of its misery Saturday, February 16th, by confirming that it will cease manufacturing HD-DVD equipment. As previously reported Warner Brothers had opted to join Disney, Fox, MGM, Lion’s Gate, and of course, Sony, and distribute it’s library only on Blu-ray. In addition, last week, Toshiba's ... [ Read: HD-DVD R.I.P. ]

I am very sad to report that the kind, giving, and immensely talented Laszlo Kovacs, ASC passed away Sunday in Los Angeles at the age of 74. Some of his landmark pictures included Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Shampoo, Paper Moon, and New York, New York, to name but a few. He was the recipient of the 2002 ASC Lifetime ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Cinematographer, Laszlo Kovacs, ASC ]

Posting of NAB Streaming Coverage is Now Complete and Available on the homepage. Look for the link “Streaming - NAB 07” to view or download Quicktime movies featuring: RED, Dalsa, Phantom, Sony F23, and Silicon Imaging Digital Cinema Cameras, S.two, Panasonic cameras, both Canon Cameras and Lenses, Zeiss ... [ Read: Streaming Coverage From NAB 2007 ]

Look in the Members Area for newly added streaming content including our recent meeting on Underwater Cinematography with Panelists including such distinguished DCS members as the legendary Howard Hall, who literally wrote the book on Underwater Photography, John Ellerbrock, Owner and Lead Designer at Gates Underwater ... [ Read: Underwater Cinematography, CES and MacWorld ]

DIGITAL CINEMA INITIATIVES (DCI) ANNOUNCES FINAL SPECIFICATION After over three years of testing, evaluation, and contemplation, the seven major studios that make up DCI, (Disney, Fox, MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros.), have settled on a technological blue print for the implantation of Digital Cinema. ... [ Read: Final DCI Specification Announced ]