Production - White Balance and Colour Temperate

Colour Temperature

An aspect of visible lighting that can be used as a method of measuring and describing colours given off by certain lights and situations It can change a scene to make it look normal, hot, cold or depending on what mood you want, it can make it look romantic, sad etc. 

What do we measure Colour Temperature in?

We measure colour Temperature in kelvin (K)

Why is setting the white balance important?

Setting white balance in the camera is important because it prevents unrealistic casts of light and reproduces an image similar to the human eye. 

However, by setting the white balance different than the colour temperature at your location, two things can happen:

. The image will become blue
. The image will become orange

This effect can be used subtly to create a cold (sad) or warm (happier) scene.