2019 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo

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 16th.

In addition to presentations on the latest lighting technology by almost every major manufacturer in the Industry, there is a practical demo on the beauty of hard light and some great words of wisdom from renowned Cinematographer Roy H Wagner, ASC. Also see this year’s DCS Innovation and Service Award presented to Dedo Weigert, Cinematographer, Inventor, and Founder of Dedolight, and hear some of his remembrances from a 50+ year career in the motion picture business, as well as an in-depth presentation by Panasonic's Laurence Nunn on the VariCam family of Digital Cinema cameras.

Vendor presentations include, (in alphabetical order):
BB&S Lighting • Cineo Lighting • Fiilex • Dedolight California
DMG Lumiére • FLUOTEC • Kino Flo • K 5600 • Light & Motion
LiteGear • Litepanels • Luminys • Lupo Light • Mole Richardson
Nila • Panasonic • Quasar Science • Rosc SoftDrop • Zylight

We would like to acknowledge our wonderful crew including:
Producer David Mahlmann • Cinematographer Cameron Cannon • Camera Operators Dwight Lay and Alexander Bonelli • Gaffer Sean Murray • Key Grip Mitch Gulbin • The indispensable Christopher Scott Knell handling Sound, Data, and Post Services • Stage Manager Kent Jorgensen • On-camera Lighting Models Sabine Heinroth and Jamel Northern
Special thanks to:
Panasonic • Rosco SoftDrop • Mole Richardson • The Rag Place • Wooden Nickel
Backstage Cafe • IATSE Local 80 • DADCO • Kino Flo • J.L. Fisher • OConnor