Color Temperature Explained — The Cinematographer's Guide to White Balance & Color Temp Fundamentals

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Color temperature and white balance tutorial — the technical and creative elements in cinematography. FREE Color Temperature Reference Chart ►► https://bit.ly/ct-rc StudioBinder Blog ►► http://bit.ly/sb-bl ───────────────────── Special thanks to: Maker School ►► https://bit.ly/ma-sc ANDBERY ►► https://bit.ly/an-by Aputure ►► https://bit.ly/ap-tu Mike Smith ►► https://bit.ly/mi-yo Brady Bessette ►► https://bit.ly/br-bs Shutterstock Tutorials ►► https://bit.ly/shs-yt Photo Genius: ►► https://bit.ly/ph-ge Scott Dumas ►► https://bit.ly/sc-du Editors Keys ►► https://bit.ly/ed-ke Nigel Cooper ►► https://bit.ly/ng-co Ilko Allexandroff ►► https://bit.ly/ilk-al The Film Look ►► https://bit.ly/tf-lo DSLR Video Shooter ►► https://bit.ly/dslr-yt FilmSkills ►► https://bit.ly/fi-sk Pull My Focus ►► https://bit.ly/pm-fo UpHill Cinema ►► https://bit.ly/uh-ci Robhallphoto ►► https://bit.ly/rb-hp Marc Taraz Steiner ►► https://bit.ly/mt-st Becki and Chris ►► https://bit.ly/bc-ch Waqas Qazi ►► https://bit.ly/wq-qa Vanity Fair ►► https://bit.ly/vf-dv ───────────────────── Chapters: 00:00 - Intro — Color Temperature in Film 00:43 - Definition and History 02:05 - Color Temperature Reference Scale 02:30 - White Balance Explained 03:39 - Lighting Gels & Other Color Temperature Tools 04:28 - Shooting in Log-Format & Post Production Color Grading 05:17 - Color Temperature Decisions in Film 05:46 - Using Gels for Time Periods (A Ghost Story) 06:29 - Orange Color Temperature as a Motif (Palm Springs) 07:22 - Separating Environments & Creating Contrast (No Time to Die) 08:11 - Lawrence Sher Breaks Down His Lighting Techniques (The Hangover Part II) 09:25 - Using a Single Color Temperature (Ozark) 10:11 - FREE Color Temperature Chart ───────────────────── Color temperature and white balance are elements that every photographer and cinematographer must understand. Every shot needs to be lit and every light has a color temperature. So, whether you want realism or something abstract in the colors of your image, a firm grasp of color temperature and white balance is absolutely necessary. In this video, we’re going to explain the science and creative choices behind these concepts so that you can master the lighting and color temperature in any scenario. So, what is color temperature? Skipping over the extremely difficult math and science, color temperature is the color given off by a particular light source. For example, a candle is yellow/orange while a clear sky is bright blue. These color temperatures can be identified on a scale or spectrum, measured in Kelvin (not Celsius or Fahrenheit used for measuring actual temperatures). But knowing the color temperature fundamentals doesn’t stop there, that’s just one half of the puzzle. The other consideration is the white balance setting of your camera. So, what is white balance? White balance is a setting that adjusts how colors are registered. Most cameras have preset white balance settings to choose from so that if you’re shooting outside on a “daylight” white balance preset, the colors will register the same in-camera as they appear to your eyes. So, in most shooting scenarios, you’d want to capture those accurate or true colors. But there might also be a situation when you want to boost the orange or blue colors beyond their actual color temperature. This is most commonly achieved by either adjusting the color temperature of the light source, like with a gel, or by adjusting the white balance camera setting. There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to color temperature and white balance. They are simply another set of tools image makers use to dial in their perfect shot. And once you understand the rules, you’ll know how to break them. #FilmTheory #VideoEssay #Filmmaking ───────────────────── ♬ SONGS USED: "Plains" - Falls "The Night Sky" - Falls "Stay" - Falls "That Vibe (Without Saxophone)" - Fairlight "Whatever Hour You Woke" - Daniel Hart "Safe Safe Safe" - Daniel Hart "The Partisan" - Leonard Cohen "Mercury" - Alon Ohana "The Beast In Me" - Johnny Cash Pettys Revelation - Ozark OST "Undercurrent" - Nu Alkemi$t Music by Artlist ► https://utm.io/umJx Music by Artgrid ► https://utm.io/umJy Music by Soundstripe ► http://bit.ly/2IXwomF Music by MusicBed ► http://bit.ly/2Fnz9Zq ───────────────────── SUBSCRIBE to StudioBinder’s YouTube channel! ►► http://bit.ly/2hksYO0 Looking for production management solution for your film? Try StudioBinder for FREE today: https://studiobinder.com/pricing — Join us on Social Media! — Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/studiobinder Facebook ►► https://www.facebook.com/studiobinderapp Twitter ►► https://www.twitter.com/studiobinder