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DCS 2023 NAB Internet Silent Auction Draft as As Sample Only
Through the generosity of our supporters who are donating very valuable products, we will once again hold our DCS Internet Silent Auction to coincide with NAB. It is a great way for our supporters to make you aware of their new products while giving members a chance...
No Joke…The DCS Post Expo is Scheduled for April 1st at Canon Burbank
It is no joke…The Digital Cinema Society will hold our 2023 Post Expo at Canon Burbank on the afternoon of Saturday, April 1st from 1PM to 5PM. We’ll cover a wide variety of Post Production topics including Reference Monitoring, HDR, Advanced Resolutions, Storage,...
Lensrentals Catalogues Their Top Rented Cameras and Lenses of 2022
Each year, Lensrentals, the largest online rental provider for photography, videography, and lighting equipment in the US goes back through their data of rentals, and creates a breakdown of the most rented gear for that year. Parsing this data, and comparing it to...
Cooke Optics Adds New 19-40mm Zoom Lens to Complete their Varotal/i FF Zoom Range
Cooke Optics has released a 19-40mm wide zoom in its Varotal/i FF range, which joins the 30-95mm medium and 85-215mm long zooms that were launched at the end of 2021. The 19-40mm zoom completes the Varotal/i FF series, enabling Cooke to offer broad focal length...
Canon Announces EOS R6 Mark II Capable of 24.2MP full-frame stills at 40fps or 6K RAW video at 60p
The mirrorless Canon R Series continues to grow and improve with the EOS R6 Mark II. A new 24MP full-frame sensor and processing improvements make this a truly hybrid camera capable of full-frame stills at 40fps or 6K RAW video at up to 60p to satisfy a wide range of...
Annual DCS Lens Event Returns to In Person at Otto Nemenz on October 27th
The annual DCS Cine Lens event has traditionally been held in front of a standing room only crowd in a theater at Paramount Studio, but was forced to take place online the last couple of years due to Covid. We are very pleased to announce that we will once again...
CES 2022 Highlights Solutions, Way Forward – Member Content Contribution from Andy Marken
CES 2022 Highlights Solutions, Way Forward DCS Member Content Contribution from Andy Marken of Marken Communications Excerpted From January 2022 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter We had a major argument with ourselves this month on whether we would or wouldn’t go to...
Virtual Production: Compositing Will Survive – DCS Member Content Contribution from Steve Wright, FXecademy
Once again Industrial Light and Magic rocks the world of visual effects with the production of The Mandalorian using the new virtual production technology. It has sent shock waves through the VFX community and worries many of my fellow compositors about the future of...
A Fork in the Road or a New Paradigm: The Uncertain Future of Trade Shows
by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the September 2020 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) As the picture above suggests, it is a chaotic time for our industry. As you surely know if you follow DCS, all the major...
The Great Film Production Renaissance: Are You Ready? Essay by Richard Janes
The Great Film Production Renaissance: Are You Ready? a DCS Content Contribution from Richard Janes Pixomondo show how they made use of Virtual Production. During times of struggle, the inevitable is often accelerated. Companies that were dying go bust, new ways of...
One DP’s Perspective — Recent Essays by James Mathers
One DP's Perspective Essays Excerpted From Recent Digital Cinema Society eNewsletters by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society The 360 Degree Turning Point of VR Virtual Reality, or VR, seems to dominate the Entertainment,...
The Only Constant is Change — Ten Years of the Digital Cinema Society, April 2013
The Digital Cinema Society remains dedicated to informing the entertainment industry regarding the integration of new technology. As we get ready to celebrate our 10th Anniversary this year at NAB, perhaps it is time to reflect on where we started, where we are now,...