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Taking advantage of Cine Gear Expo's ability to draw industry professionals from around the world to the backlot at Universal Studios, the Digital Cinema Society conducted interviews with several prominent exhibitors. DCS Founder James Mathers was able to gain...
The DCS annual “Focus on Cine Lenses from the Buyer’s POV” at Cine Gear Expo is where we gather virtually all the high-end cine lens manufacturers in one place at one time so that perspective buyers can see what’s available and compare their features. We also discuss...
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In this short film by DCS Founder James Mathers, three Cinematographers evaluate the Godox KNOWLED MG1200Bi in real world situations that they encounter in their diverse types of camera work. Featured are Cameron Cannon, who shoots many high-end celebrity interviews...
DCS 2024 Focus On Post We are proud to share our complete coverage from the 2024 DCS Focus On Post event where we covered a wide variety of Post Production topics with an emphasis on collaborative workflows and how various forms of AI are coming to the fore. In...
We are proud to share our complete coverage from the 2024 DCS Cine Lens Day which was held on November 9th at Dynamic Rentals in Burbank, CA. Leading lens experts shared their knowledge and discussed, in-depth, some of the issues faced in trying to help filmmakers...
Garrett Brown, the legendary inventor of the Steadicam, does a deep dive into camera movement and how it should be informed by the processes of human vision. He also gives a little background on his invention, the Steadicam. This is the first episode in the Digital...
Now Streaming: DCS 2024 Cinema Lighting Expo Welcome to our streaming coverage of the Digital Cinema Society's annual exploration of Motion Picture Lighting and Grip Technology. This event took place at the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA on Saturday, February...
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...
The Digital Cinema Society presents an exploration of Micro/Macro cinematography with three DPs including Bill Bennett, ASC, James Mathers, and Cameron Cannon. The trio photograph a variety of shots in order to evaluate the technology which includes not only the...