general light kit /inside and outside

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strange m1nd

hello all,

I'm starting to gather up some gear for some solo endeavours within the next couple of months... I'm getting a camera, a good tripod, and then I need lighting

I was looking at a couple lights, and I want to be able to do nighttime scenes... I found this combination:

for outside - http://store.artcity.com/sps-flk6.html

for inside - http://www.adorama.com/SPQ3K.html

I will probably try to get 2 of these kits both... if anyone has any suggestions or if I am getting the wrong thing ENTIRELY please help... thanks


also - if you have any suggestions at all, please let me know... thanks
 
If you can go flourescent indoors...do. Your cast and crew will thank you for not making them sweat to death. And they use less wattage, so you're less likely to blow fuses on location.
 
One place you can go to is here: http://scottspears.net/filmmakpg3.html

If you go flo, get full spectrum tubes. They throw out replicated sunlight and it's not as green.
I light the greenscreen with 3 florescent double tube lights. It's pretty even.

If you go flo, you may not need a diffuser but if you go with the others, you probably will. check out the link to Scott Spears' site above and learn you some lighting techniques. Great ideas there.
 
I'm just using phillips marathon bulbs (they fit in regular light sockets). I'm putting these in brooder lights (clamp lights with reflectors). running about 15 dollars a piece (10 for the clamp light, 5 for the bulb)...that leaves plenty of room to buy stands for them (can also hand hold them in tight spaces). You can also clamp gels in front of them without worrying about them burning...and change bulbs without waiting for them to cool down. A bed sheet or clear/white shower curtain draped in front can provide diffusion.
 
I have to add that you should really only do this (off the shelf bulbs) if you are shooting video...film is much more particular about color temperature...and white balancing is done through filters and post in that world.

Also make sure that you get softwhite/frosted bulbs to help warm the light a bit.
 
What's your budget? A great deal on very good lights can be found at www.rostronics.com They make pro lights that are very affordable. I'd recommend getting a 1000 watt light as your "big" light, then snag a 600 watt and 250watt light or two. (Get the barndoors.) Then supplement with a china lantern, little psuedo MR-16 light you can find on my website and a c-stand or two if you afford it.

coot, thanks for the plug.

Scott
 
Just out of interest. Has anyone here ever made kino's or lighting systems using the plans from "No budget filmmaker"?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/BUILD-PRODUCTION-STUDIO-LIGHTS-Arri-Mole-Kino-flo-Light_W0QQitemZ3879128583QQcategoryZ3319QQcmdZViewItem

or has anyone found any free/better plans elsewhere?

Just curious.

I did find this article, which I thought was very interesting

http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/FL-Lights.htm

Especially useful on colour temperature of various tubes.

I know that my lighting preferences are always kinos for daytime interiors and redheads for night time interiors. I can see that you could probably achieve the same result with home made kinos and some cheap tungsten security lights (Scott's stuff on that is very good).

I've heard a lot of people say good things about photofloods and they're not that expensive new, I've never used them, so can't really comment.

The only thing I haven't seen mentioned is reflectors, which I think are just the most useful thing on location, after a good coffee machine and unlimited pizza.
 
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