What is "day for night"

adv. (context cinematography English) In the daytime, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight. n. (context film English) A cinematographic technique in which a crew films in a high-contrast situation, typically in the early morning or late afternoon, with a blue filter, causing the scene to look as if it were shot in moonlight.

Day for Night is the fourth full-length album by the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It is named for the film of the same name.

Day for Night is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. It is named after the filmmaking process referred to in French as la nuit américaine ("American night"), whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are shot using film stock balanced for tungsten (indoor) light and underexposed (or adjusted during post production) to appear as if they are taking place at night. In English the technique is called day for night, and the film's title is thus translated as Day for Night.

As film stocks and video cameras have improved in light sensitivity, shooting day for night has become less common in recent years.

Day for night is a historic cinematographic technique of shooting night scenes during the day.

Day for night (or sometimes American night) may also refer to:

• Day for Night (film) (original French title La nuit américaine), 1973 movie about filmmaking by François Truffaut
• Day for Night (The Tragically Hip album), 1994
• Day for Night (Spock's Beard album), 1999
• Day For Night, 2005 EP by Australian indie pop band The Bank Holidays
• Day for Night, 2006 Whitney Biennial, an exhibition of contemporary art at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City
• "Day for Night", song by Moloko from the album Do You Like My Tight Sweater?

Day for Night is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard.

The multi-part epic "The Healing Colors of Sound" comprises tracks 8 through 14 on the album.

A CD single promoting the track " Skin" was subsequently released as well. The single contained 3 additional tracks: An edited version of "The Healing Colors of Sound", "Can't Get It Wrong", and also the Neal Morse track "Lost Cause", taken from his self-titled debut solo album.