Infrared Film / Aerochrome

In plain words

Grass and leaves turn pink, red and purple, so a real place gets alien colors, as if from another planet.

When to use it

Dreamy music videos, surreal scenes, forests and landscapes that look like another world.

One-click prompt

False-color infrared film look, vivid pink and red foliage, cyan sky, surreal landscape, a wooden footbridge over a quiet pond in a forest with a heron standing still, locked-off camera, 24mm lens, bright daylight, dreamlike alien mood, 6-second shot.

Tell the AI like this

false-color infrared photograph, Kodak Aerochrome look, vivid pink and red foliage, cyan sky, surreal landscape

Example videos

Kodak Aerochrome — Explainer: See grass and trees turn pink and red in Aerochrome.

Photographers in Focus: Richard Mosse — Explainer: See Richard Mosse's work shooting Congo landscapes on Aerochrome, and why he did it.

Mastering AI Video: 27 Cinematic Looks & Lighting Vocabulary for Prompts Visual Guide Color Examples — AI: See the pink forest and teal sky in an AI-made infrared / Aerochrome look.

Example films

Infra (2012) — A photo book Richard Mosse shot in conflict zones in the Congo on Aerochrome (photo) · The Enclave (2013) — A documentary video work shot on the same Aerochrome film

See it in real films and ads

Wikipedia — Infrared photography

AI-made examples

Not verified

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