Day & night i toss and turn, i keep stressing my mind, mind


Day for Night
This article tells you how to create a night scene in the middle of the day! A very helpful tip is to NEVER shoot the sky. You also have to carefully pick a background. Once you have your scene you need to darken down your image and lower your light level. Ambiance is talked about in the article. They use the example of lighting a candle to make it believable. But a candle wouldn’t do the trick for this scene. You need more light. maybe high beams on a car or a high powered flash light would do the trick. A simple way for a short scene is waiting for twilight. It allows for enough light without the sun in the sky. It also allows to make a more believable scene simply by turning on some lights in a house or having street lights on. The final step is to get the color temperature right. Blue is what people think the moon light is more like. But you need to take the right steps. You cant just edit the scene and make it look blue because that will look false and wont sell to the audience. You need to white balance the camera with more of a warmer color such as a light orange. You put a orange CTO in front of your lense then white balance it with a white piece of paper or something. when you return to the scene it should add a bluish color. Remember to K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid).

1 comment for “Day & night i toss and turn, i keep stressing my mind, mind

  1. Shaw
    April 29, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    Sounds like fun. Are you going to try it?