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dand9959 wrote on 3/12/2004, 7:49 PM
Don't start editing until 10:00pm?
:-)

Can you explain in a little more detail what type of effect you are looking for? I'll bet the experts out there on this forum will be able to help you out.
Klavisha wrote on 3/14/2004, 3:23 PM
Are you trying to make footage shot in daylight look like it was shot at night? If so, try using the Video FX to first darken your footage, then use the Color Balance effect to add more bluish tones to the scenes. I find it works better to do this in your camcorder as you shoot - if your camcorder has manual controls, reduce your exposure to darken your footage, and set the white balance to the indoor setting to add bluish tones. It can be quite effective. Try not to have any of the sky in your scene, however, as daylight sky is too bright to darken enough to look like true night.
Steve Grisetti wrote on 3/16/2004, 6:52 AM
40 years ago, when film and video cameras weren't so sensitive, directors used to shoot "day for night." The technique involved tinting the footage by using a bluish lens on the camera and then light the scenes from the back and sides instead of straight on.

And it was never very convincing. But oh well. That's how they did it.