Stop buying lights and watch this!

[@anthonyrock5039]

Nice work.Very interesting set ups and content here. Black foil and Gaffer tape. 2 magical inventions that will outlive every set up you own.

[@EdProsser]

There's something very satisfying when you can solve a problem on a job using either!

[@nourisardardp]

Not gonna lie bro, this was one of my favourite KZbin videos this year. Legit going to buy everything on this list. I have a disease in looking at different lights I don't really need, what I really need is to work with what I have and buy knick knacks that you've mentioned. Thank you!

[@EdProsser]

Haha! yeah sometimes the small things make a big difference, glad it helped!

[@iammilesq]

AGAIN - seriously loved this. You're doin the lord's work out here, Ed.

[@EdProsser]

Hope it was helpful!

[@stevesmith581]

Well done Ed, very well presented, great tips and letting others know what we really use on set is priceless. Just about all of your tips apply to both stills and motion. Keep up the good work.

[@MarioCastillion]

See why I LOVE this channel?

[@adnankhanfilms6366]

Thanks Ed! You r making our lives easy!

[@eifionjones8513]

Great video Ed!

[@МаксимЦыцер]

Thak you for you work, Greetings from Russia

[@FilmedallbyTMB]

Thank you Ed you gave me so much inspirations for tools and new ideas by watching this video, your channel in general is inspirational and i really admire your work, thanks man.

[@EdProsser]

that's really nice to hear! glad to be of service

[@cesarlorca_]

This made me realize I need to step it up with my grip equipment! Love the recommendations man!

[@EdProsser]

Hope it helps, yeah figuring all this stuff out felt like the next step in my lighting journey

[@emmanuelOfilms]

The information is very helpful. Please do more of these videos.

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

great list! thanks for the effort and sharing. may i suggest: clothes pins, garbage/trash bags-both white and black, a roll of black electrical tape, bungee cords, painter's tape which sticks but can be removed without harm to the painted surface. thumbs up.

[@EdProsser]

Clothes pins are good one, not considered those! All great suggestions!

[@smalltalk.productions9977]

And wooden clothes pins don’t melt! 👍🏼

[@EdProsser]

@@smalltalk.productions9977 very true - although I'd be hesitant using wood against very hot lights!

[@TheSunGhost]

Great stuff as always, Ed! Really appreciate the insight!

[@EdProsser]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MikeLindup42]

Thanks Ed, really useful (one day!)

[@Photo_Sam]

Loved this video Ed, so many great tips in there 👍

[@AllThingsFilm1]

This is a must see video. I'll have to share it around my filmmaking user groups.

[@EdProsser]

Thank you, and yes, share it!!

[@benephgrave]

Really cool video!! Picked up myself a few bits from this list before the video came out so deffo need to go back and get some other bits you mentioned 🙏

[@JSHFilms]

Great video, Ed! This is stuff that we sometimes overlook as filmmakers.

[@stjiro]

noticed almeida theatre in one of those scenes!

[@EdProsser]

Good spot!

[@nyambe]

Very useful thanks

[@davidmultimedia2024]

Personnally, I prefer using white bed sheets over shower curtains, since the latter are usually a bit glossy (even the "matte" ones) and does not diffuse as well. The cheap 5 in 1 reflector is still one of the best gaffing invention ever made IMO.

[@EdProsser]

Interesting! I never had much joy with bed sheets - and just found the shower curtain was just about right - but I haven't done side by side tests, which would make for a good video. I find with fabrics I'm often double wrapping them but don't have to do that with the shower curtain.

[@davidmultimedia2024]

@ Maybe that’s because I was using the shower curtain as the first and only diffusing layer at the time, or maybe mine was too translucide 🤷🏻‍♂️ The material itself makes a huge difference, same with bed sheets.. so that’s probably it. Experimenting with different materials and layers is always interesting (very different diffusion and tone results). For a few years, i’ve been mostly using bleached and unbleached muslin to either pass through directly or create a book light, but it cuts off a lot of output (especially as a book light setup). What works amazingly well too is using an already diffused source (like a softbox or large panel) and bounce it on a layer of muslin (like an inverted book light). Very cool video Ed, thanks! Cheers buddy

[@huntercreatesthings]

5 in 1 reflectors gotta be the most underrated kit in the world

[@EdProsser]

Yeah I use mine almost on a weekly basis!

[@diegorv_isuals]

Awesome video

[@ChrisScottNI]

Thanks

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

Love the stool haha 5' 7" represent! Question: I have a small car and am skeptical about being able to fit a floppy or scrim in there, although those are the 2 purchases I want to make next. Do you find the shower curtain, and 5 in one reflector to be sufficient in bounce/ extra diffusion / neg fill for being able to fit it in a small Kia? I already have bleached and unbleached muslin. Thanks my man. Beautiful images as always

[@EdProsser]

I have an old honda civic, when I pack for jobs I put the back seats down, the negative floppy fits in fine, either slide in flat at the bottom or on top. It's designed to be small enough to transport in an average hatch back. The smaller scrim shown in the vid will definitely fit! But as it is bigger yeah it doesn't come out on all jobs as the shower curtain and 5-in-1 does a great job too! The benefit of the neg floppy is that you can angle it above someone to cut unwanted house lights e.g. in offices etc.

[@BrendonKPadjasek]

@@EdProsser Beauty. Do you have the 40" or the 48" floppy?

[@EdProsser]

I have the 40x40 - aj-s.co.uk/products/matthews-cutter-40x40?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=c1c82d6ba&pr_rec_pid=7962701201654&pr_ref_pid=7730220826870&pr_seq=uniform

[@gryffinmorgan]

I know you answered this last time but I gotta see your grain settings cause even using what you'd said last time has not gotten be that same really nice result you've got going on here

[@EdProsser]

send me an email and I'll screen shot my exact settings

[@gryffinmorgan]

@ that’s awesome thank you!

[@gryffinmorgan]

@@EdProsser that’s awesome thank you!

[@pauls1ngh]

V helpful thx so much 🙏 Also not sure if you’ve had this before but your missus - her features remind me of Helen Mirren ☺️

[@EdProsser]

haha - never heard that before!

[@fearward3]

Great video, thanks! Any recommendations please for light stands for hanging diffusion cloths / reflectors etc? Some of the stands on Amazon seem like cheap rubbish - was wondering if you have come across any that aren't too heavy or bulky but do the job and can take a bit of abuse on location? Thanks

[@EdProsser]

Yeah the lighting brand Zhiyun sent me some a while ago which I use on most shoots - they are the prefect middle ground between heft and portability - I also already owned one from another brand that was quite similar - I think you can get decent stands on Amazon just don't get the super cheap ones.

[@fearward3]

@@EdProsser great - thanks!

[@nobit3000]

great and very helpfull video. and really great music! are these „real“ songs (I mean, could I listen to those on spotify)?

[@EdProsser]

Music is all from Epidemic Sound and Audiio music libraries !

[@nobit3000]

wow, some of the tunes sound like “real” jazz recordings

[@EdProsser]

​@@nobit3000 yeah love my jazz, Epidemic in particular has a great selection of Jazz library music.

[@ThroughtheLensProductions]

The face at 8:36 🤣

[@EdProsser]

🤣 You can check the finished video from that on my Instagram - a little promo for Audiio.

[@benjamincraig1837]

Great info - what kind of scrim kit would you recommend getting? The Westcott seems to have mixed reviews on the fabrics, but pretty portable.

[@EdProsser]

You could look at stuff from Matthews - I think it'll cost more but if you're worried about durability, it's usually pretty robust

[@IanSnape]

You missed one important thing! A pack of plasters when you cut yourself on the foil! 💥 Great video dude

[@EdProsser]

Haha! I've never actually noticed cutting myself with it but I do always tend to have random bleeding fingers on shoots, so maybe that's it!

[@tomleiningerphoto]

Apple boxes!

[@RICHHYY]

You are my film school.

[@johannesbgonzalez]

The prices for scrims and flags are insane.

[@EdProsser]

That's why DIY solutions will always be cheaper - the moment you slap purpose made for production on it, prices jump. At a certain point though, having reliable battle hardy kit will be a better option than wrestling with janky DIY solutions!

[@johannesbgonzalez]

@@EdProsser That sound like a prober interpretation of it. It just strikes me that companies like neewer or similar cheaper brands havent made any consumer versions of these.

[@EdProsser]

@@johannesbgonzalez Godox have an affordable pack of scrims I think. But honestly I'd never really trust neewer stuff it falls apart quickly. The benefit of buying professional stuff is that it is designed to be punished day in / day out

[@AfoteyAnnum]

Thank Ye Algorithm Gods™ for this one❤💪🏿👍🏿🔥

[@BoxingTunes]

Great video - subbed 🫡

[@EdProsser]

thanks!

[@tomaszbejnarowicz]

you should use " item 1, item 2" etc in description. now we can just see what is in this video without watching it

[@EdProsser]

Yeah, I hear you - but I'm not really here to play games with people - there's info on how and why to use the items in the vid. Naming the items in the chapters and description aids with search.

[@timlinssen]

​@@EdProsserI am very much past that kind of silly tactics so thank you for taking your audience seriously Ed, and trusting the quality of your content will make people watch.