Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Colour temperature & white balance · Specialist

Lighting gel

ELI5

Coloured or corrective material placed in front of a light to alter colour or intensity.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the lighting gel before we lock the camera and lighting setup.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Lighting gel” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.