Bradley Stearn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) I'm gaffering on a short film this week, and had a basic selection of gels to chose from for the shoot from our university. I've got the standard CTB/CTO gels to use on our lights. I was looking for some CTS (Straw) to use on tungsten units as morning sunlight, however for some reason all I could get was No Colour Straw (Rosco #804). It seems to still produce a nice light with a slight yellow tint, which suits a morning sunrise. I was wondering what the different between normal Straw gel, and No Colour Straw gel is? I bet it's so minimal, but it would be good to know! Edited March 31, 2015 by Bradley Stearn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 No Color Straw is very similar to 1/8 CT straw, but transmits slightly more light. It's a very subtle gel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Stearn Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks for the response Stuart, appreciate it. I recently shot a scene using No Straw to create a morning sunlight quality in a living room. Would be great to hear your thoughts on the shot http://bradleystearn.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/daylight-interior-lighting-setups.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 You don't say in your blog report where you set your white balance. As the tungsten is quite warm, and the daylight source is not that blue, i'm guessing you white balanced somewhere in the middle, at around 4300k. With this approach, you probably didn't need the straw gel at all, as tungsten takes on a golden glow when the camera is balanced in the 4000s. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Williams Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Next time Brad, give me a shout. I have a load of straw lying about, more than happy to lend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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