Originally Posted by Carlos E. Martinez

In order to make your windows look blue you will have to put gels on the outside. Actual pro gels are very expensive. Cheap and second best is blue celophane paper. They come in large sizes, but not as large as a window, so you may have to join two or more sheets to get to your size.

Blue celophane is easy to find, as it's used for wrapping presents. Look for different shades of blue: light, medium and dark. It's cheap, so get them all and try them on the window with your camera.

The window should also be balanced, in brightness, with the indoors room. To balance your camera, first cover the window, switch on your indoor light, do the white balance, then uncover the window. The room light will be white with a shade of blue coming from the window. Check that the WB is in manual mode, of course, or the camera will try the balance the color mixed light.

Originally Posted by Cole McDonald

A boom works great in static shots...especially closeups, you can set the mic right out of frame and pick up great sound with it.

It's easier and more cose effective to gel lights than the window (I've even heard of DP's going smaller and gelling the lens hood - BTS, Dead Poet's Society special edition, Target, cinematography master class).

Check out my thread on lighting by example:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=66451

Contribute as you get footage! We don't learn unless we share information.

oh yeah, and with flourescent bulbs, you don't have to worry about melting gels and starting fires.