[MacDV] Re: bright faces

[Erica Sadun]

>On [2003-May-27]  Charles Martin <chasm at mac.com> wrote:
>>  >From: SkylnPrntg at aol.com
>>  >
>>  >I'm going to be filming a kids musical this weekend. In the past we
>>  >have
>>  >filmed the kids on stage and the lighting has blown the faces out to
>>  >white. What
>>  >is the best way to keep the faces when filming with a mini DV camera?
>>
>>  Manually reset the white balance. Read the camera's manual to find out
>>  how to do this.
>
>White balance != exposure control
>
>Adjusting the white balance changes the colour balance it doesn't change the
>exposure values. You want to manually adjust the exposure to give a good
>rendition of the faces and then lock these exposure settings down (assuming
>your camera will let you do this). The consequence of this could be that many
>other parts of the scenes will be poorly exposed.

Chiming in, agreeing.

White Balance is another way of saying Color Temperature.
Exposure is another thing altogether.

-- E