Viggo Söderberg Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I'm filming a scene in a garage and I want the lighting to have this kind of green/yellow quality. The lamps in the garage have a temperature of 3600k. I figure I need to make the lamps warm and then give them a green tint. So I'll try white balancing the camera at something like 4500k-5000k. Then I'll put a green filter in front of the camera. I was wondering if I should just for the 3600k filter or if there be some consideration to buying some other gel? I have this gel test sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 22, 2020 Sustaining Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 I don’t understand the last two sentences of your second paragraph... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggo Söderberg Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, David Mullen ASC said: I don’t understand the last two sentences of your second paragraph... Apologies, wrote it in a rush. Basically I'm uncertain which gel I should buy to accomplish the look. The lamps in the garage have a temperature of 3600K. I figure that I'll need to white balance for a colder temperature so that the 3600K lamps in the garage appear warmer but I don't know which gel to buy to achieve that yellow/green tint from the lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 22, 2020 Sustaining Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 The picture attachments don't show up but if the camera color temp setting is higher than 3600K, then the light will appear warmer and if it has green in it, then the warmth (orange) will be shifted to the yellow-green. So if you don't need to shoot at 3200K because you have other lights that need to appear balanced for that, then shoot at a higher color temp setting (4500K, 5600K, etc.) and add green gel to the light. How much green is a matter of taste but I'd start with a 1/2 Plus Green probably. Or get 1/4 Plus Green -- you can always keep adding more layers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggo Söderberg Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 3 hours ago, David Mullen ASC said: The picture attachments don't show up but if the camera color temp setting is higher than 3600K, then the light will appear warmer and if it has green in it, then the warmth (orange) will be shifted to the yellow-green. So if you don't need to shoot at 3200K because you have other lights that need to appear balanced for that, then shoot at a higher color temp setting (4500K, 5600K, etc.) and add green gel to the light. How much green is a matter of taste but I'd start with a 1/2 Plus Green probably. Or get 1/4 Plus Green -- you can always keep adding more layers. https://imgur.com/a/XWC16im Here are the pictures. Yeah, I'll try ordering 1/4 gels then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustaining Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 22, 2020 Sustaining Member Share Posted October 22, 2020 If that's your reference, I'd start with 1/2 Plus Green. The light isn't that yellow-green, it's mostly just green. So if it is 3600K, then shooting at 4300K on the camera with 1/2 Plus Green should be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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