Film grammar / Lighting
Neon Lighting
Saturated magenta, cyan and red from signs and screens.
What it is
Neon lighting uses saturated coloured sources - signs, LED strips, holograms - often mixed in complementary pairs like magenta and cyan. It defines cyberpunk, night-city thrillers and music videos.
When to use it
Rain doubles its effect by reflecting every colour on the ground.
How to prompt it
Name the two colours and add a reflective surface: "pink and cyan neon reflected on wet asphalt".
Wide shot, a crowded futuristic street market in heavy rain, holographic signs, pink and cyan neon reflected on wet asphalt, steadicam follow.
9 examples in the library
Night Bus Stop
slow push-inwide
Neon Noodle Bar
slow dolly-inmedium-close
Neon District
steadicam followwide
Motel Pool
slow crane-downwide
Main Stage
crane-upwide
Last Call
handheldwide
Sync
slow push-inclose-up
Call
staticfull
Last Booth
dolly zoommedium-close