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Day for Night
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Day for night is a set of cinematic techniques used to simulate a night scene while filming in daylight. It is often employed when it is too difficult or expensive to actually film during nighttime. Because both film stocks and digital image sensors lack the sensitivity of the human eye in low light conditions, night scenes recorded in natural light, with or without moonlight, may be underexposed to the point where little or nothing is visible. This problem can be avoided by using daylight to substitute for darkness. When shooting day for night, the scene is typically underexposed in-camera or darkened during post-production, with a blue tint added. Additional effects are often used to heighten the impression of night.
Creators
Cast
Nathalie Baye
actor
Graham Greene
actor
Jacqueline Bisset
actor
Jean-Pierre Léaud
actor
Bernard Menez
actor
Georges Delerue
actor
Jean-François Stévenin
actor
