Filming Gears(Lighting Gels)

Have you ever used color light gels to change the color temperature or overall mood of your video? 


What Are Gels.

-Color Gels are transperent sheets in a variety of different colors,that you place over a lighting source.

What Gels Do.


-Lighting gels are used to change the color temperature of a light.They let you tweak the color  temperature on your lighting to make them warmer or cooler depending on the needs your source.






Types Of  Lighting Gels.

1.Color-Conversion Gels.

-These gels change color of your lighting by converting the color temperature.


  • CTO Gels.

-Warms Up cooler lights so they appear closer to white light.




  • CTB Gels.

-cools down warm lights so they appear closer to white light.

2.Color-Effect Gels.

-Most effective ways to change the ambiance of a scene.Color-Effect Gels can add dramatic flair to any scene.



-Choose a vibrant Blue to indicate night scene,or use strong reds,greens,or other colors for unique scenes and moods.


3.Neturel-Density Filters.

-Although not technically a gels,netrul-density filters intrect with lighting in the same way as a gel.


-Think of an ND gels as a dimmer for your lighting.