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Colour temperature & white balance · Core

Colour temperature

Also called: color temperature, Kelvin

ELI5

A description of a light source’s warm-to-cool appearance expressed in kelvin.

Used in conversation

“Can we see the colour temperature on the performer during the camera test?”

Pitch context

This term helps a treatment describe how the camera or light will shape the viewer's experience.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Connected terms

  • White balanceColour temperature describes the colour of a light source; white balance is the camera’s compensation or reference for that colour.
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