Lighting for a Night Scene
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:04 pm
I need help with lighting a night scene. I'm making a new movie, I actually have been for the last couple of months, and only filmed a whole 3 scenes. (Time to get more done.)
One of the next scenes I'm filming is going to be at night. I don't want to do the "Day for Night" trick. I would actually like to light it up. But I am on a low-budget. I was thinking of buying one of those work lights you can buy at a hardware store. (The two lights on a stand, each light 500-watts.) I could then diffuse the light. (Put wax paper in front of light.) I also have two of those silver clamp lights that I could use. Also, forgot to mention there is a light on the porch, but it won't light much of the scene.
What camcorder settings should I use when filming? Should I white balance to an orange color to get a blue tint? (Or should I do this in post-production?)
After filming, in post-production I am definitely going to have to do something to the footage. What should I do to it? Lower the brightness+contrast? Add a blue tint?
Thank you very much. Any help at all is appreciated.
One of the next scenes I'm filming is going to be at night. I don't want to do the "Day for Night" trick. I would actually like to light it up. But I am on a low-budget. I was thinking of buying one of those work lights you can buy at a hardware store. (The two lights on a stand, each light 500-watts.) I could then diffuse the light. (Put wax paper in front of light.) I also have two of those silver clamp lights that I could use. Also, forgot to mention there is a light on the porch, but it won't light much of the scene.
What camcorder settings should I use when filming? Should I white balance to an orange color to get a blue tint? (Or should I do this in post-production?)
After filming, in post-production I am definitely going to have to do something to the footage. What should I do to it? Lower the brightness+contrast? Add a blue tint?
Thank you very much. Any help at all is appreciated.