Chapter 16 Lighting Applications 351
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Day-for-Night Lighting
Although you can use a camera in very
low light levels, there are good reasons
for shooting exterior night scenes during
the day using day-for-night lighting
(Figure 16-31):
• Daytime shooting is more convenient for
everyone.
• Daytime light levels are high enough for
optimal imaging.
• Fewer lighting instruments and accessories
are required.
• Though electrical power is helpful, in some
cases you can shoot without it.
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Shot recorded normally
Completed day-for-night version
Figure 16-31. Day-for-night lighting.
Workbook Activity 17-1 provides step-by-step practice
in creating a day-for-night look.
In video, making daytime shots look
like night is easy if you follow a few simple
guidelines (the lighting setup is diagrammed in
Figure 16-32).
Set white balance for incandescent. Using
an indoor white balance setting outdoors
(Figure 16-33) will lend an overall “moonlight”
bluish cast to the footage, while rendering any
incandescent lights as true white. You may
also want to set exposure so that the natural
shadows fi ll in as deep black.
Figure 16-32. The setup for the shot.
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Figure 16-33. White balance is set for incandescent
(2800K) light.
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