{"id":96695,"date":"2017-11-16T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=96695"},"modified":"2017-11-10T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:04:58","slug":"4-cinematography-tips-magic-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/4-cinematography-tips-magic-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Cinematography Tips for Filming During Magic Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>While filming at dusk may look beautiful, it can quickly become problematic. Follow these tips to get the most out of “magic hour.”<\/h2>\n

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

If you\u2019re not familiar with the term, \u201cmagic hour\u201d in film and video production, it is the period just before sunrise or just after sunset when the sun is not visible, yet its light is diffused evenly. In the world of cinematography, magic hour filming creates a \u201cmagical\u201d effect\u00a0that makes it easy to light subjects evenly and quite beautifully.<\/p>\n

As you can see below, while it may be popular now with directors like Terrence Malick<\/a>, it has provided gorgeous backdrops throughout film history.<\/p>\n