Shooting at night is tough when you don't have permission, cause then you can't light it. So I was thinking I would shoot for the day, then substitute for night. I want to achieve the blue moonlight effect. So I was thinking instead of putting blue gel over lights, I could put blue gel over the ND filter of the camera, and let the sun shine in and do the work. However it doesn't quite look the same.
I have been using blue cellophane, since I can't find any blue gel in stores, but it doesn't have enough blue, and the sun makes it teal. What if I just use more sheets of cellophane, but then that gets in the way of the lens being able to capture a clear enough picture. I could make it blue in post but I haven't found a feature in After Effects, that can add color without taking away shadow. Although maybe in daylight there isn't enough shadow, to achieve the night effect, anyway. Thoughts?
I have been using blue cellophane, since I can't find any blue gel in stores, but it doesn't have enough blue, and the sun makes it teal. What if I just use more sheets of cellophane, but then that gets in the way of the lens being able to capture a clear enough picture. I could make it blue in post but I haven't found a feature in After Effects, that can add color without taking away shadow. Although maybe in daylight there isn't enough shadow, to achieve the night effect, anyway. Thoughts?