What are the colored plastic sheets placed over lighting instruments to tint the light?

• A. Tones
• B. Gels
• C. Background Music
• D. LED Lamp

Answer: (B)

Colored plastic sheets placed in front of lighting instruments to tint the beam are called gels. They act as color filters, changing the light’s hue when you slide them into a gel frame or holder in front of the fixture. Gels come in many colors and are used to create mood, simulate different times of day, or match the production design. While modern LED fixtures can mix colors digitally, traditional tungsten and some other fixtures rely on gels to achieve the desired color. The other options don’t describe a physical tool used to tint light—the term “tones” isn’t the standard name for a tinting sheet, background music isn’t related to lighting, and the LED lamp is the light source itself, not the color filter.