Digital Cinema Society

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 ]

DV Expo East 2005 Digital Video Expo East 2005 Javits Convention Center, New York, NY http://www.dvexpo.com/east/ This five-day event includes Apple Certification training, a conference on the technical, legal, and business challenges driving change in our industry, special events, and an exhibit hall of new gear ... [ Read: DCS News July 2005 ]

The Genesis™ camera, which contains a Super 35mm-sized sensor, also has a 35mm depth of field equivalent. The size, weight and ergonomics are similar to existing Panavision 35mm cameras. Features include speeds up to 50 fps, utilization of many existing cine accessories, and a dockable Sony SRW-1 VTR that virtually ... [ Read: Panavision Debuts New Genesis Camera ]

EDMUND M. DiGIULIO DIES Multiple Academy Award winning film technology innovator Edmund M. DiGiulio died June 4 of congestive heart failure at his home in Malibu CA. He was 76. A 1950 Columbia University graduate, DiGiulio began his long career of revolutionizing movie-making technology at Mitchell Camera Corp., where ... [ Read: DCS Mourns The Passing of Ed DiGiulio ]

For all of you who were too busy earning a living to make the jaunt to NAB, let me give you a couple of highlights in regard to Digital Cinema. I’ll start by telling you about our kickoff party held the evening of April 20th at Caesar's Palace and hosted by our friends at Women In Film/Las Vegas... Well, it was ... [ Read: The Digital Cinema Society at NAB 2004, One DP's Perspective ]

Here's a JPEG file you can download courtesy of DIT, Brook Willard which gives a great graphic example of comparing coverage areas for formats from 2/3" three chip camears all the way up to Full Frame 35mm still sizes. [ Read: Red Format Coverage Comparison Chart ]