Film set glossary · On set · directing
Dawn
The bluish light around sunrise. It changes fast and the usable window is short, so set-ups are prepared the day before and calls are timed to sunrise.
- Korean
- 새벽
- Also
- DAWN · 여명
In other languages
- 한국어 · KO
- 새벽
- 해 뜨기 전후의 푸르스름한 시간대. 빛이 빠르게 변해 찍을 수 있는 시간이 짧으므로 전날 세팅을 끝내 두고 해 뜨는 시각에 맞춰 콜을 잡는다.
- 日本語 · JA
- 早朝（ドーン）
- 日の出前後の青みがかった時間帯。光が早く変わり撮れる時間が短いので、前日に準備を済ませ、日の出の時刻に合わせて集合をかける。
Related
- Magic hour (golden hour)The short window just after sunrise and before sunset when light is soft and warm.
- DuskThe time from sunset until full dark. The light changes quickly, so these scenes are often shot in a short magic-hour window.
- D / N (day / night)Day (D) and night (N) marks on scene headings and strips. Strip colours by convention: interior day white, exterior day yellow, interior night blue, exterior night green. Finer times such as dawn or dusk are noted separately.
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