"light gel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light gels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light gel (plural light gels)
  1. A thin sheet of colored plastic used to affect color temperature of lights when shooting film or video. They are held in front of a light by clipping it to the barn doors using C-47s.
    Sense id: en-light_gel-en-noun-m6neCNo- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Photography

Inflected forms

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