From the course: Lighting a Video Interview
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Color correcting
From the course: Lighting a Video Interview
Color correcting
Sometimes when we're working with light, we need to change a light's color. Now, some lights have this built right in, particularly, some of the newer LEDs have the ability to dial in temperatures, or mix different color temperatures within the same fixture. But, you know, you're faced with situations where maybe you're using a light indoors or outdoors, and the color temperature differs. What are some ways that you compensate for this? >> Well, it comes up a lot of times that you need to actually manipulate the color temperature, control it, depending on your environment or what your, your emotional or story intent is. All lighting, all artificial lighting has an inherent color temperature that it could be you might have several choices, especially with some of the modern instruments. But one way or another, you're going to want to be at a certain place, either to match the natural lighting in a room or the practical lighting that is already in the room. Or you're going to want to…
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