{"id":93694,"date":"2017-08-25T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=93694"},"modified":"2017-08-23T10:14:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:14:22","slug":"why-color-grade-moonlight-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/why-color-grade-moonlight-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Filmmakers Color Grade Moonlight to Be Blue?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The moon is quite clearly one color, yet filmmakers\u00a0consistently color its light differently. Find out why.<\/h2>\n

Cover image via Amblin Entertainment<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Take a look at the images below. What do you notice?<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Image via Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Image via Shutterstock<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In both images, the moon has a warm, white glow<\/strong>, around 4000k, and this is typically the color temperature of the light the moon reflects from the sun. However, in film and art, moonlight is often blue<\/strong>. Even our general perception leads us to believe moonlight is blue.<\/p>\n

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\nImage via <\/em>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban<\/a>\u00a0(Warner Brothers<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore, the question remains, if moonlight is actually a warm white color<\/strong>,\u00a0why do we light and grade moonlight<\/strong> to appear like a cold blue?<\/p>\n

Well, this comes down to what is known as\u00a0The Purkinje Effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n