What Gear To Choose For Your Lighting Package

[@petersonfilms-1]

LEDs are the industry standard now for the most part. But Tungstens and some HMIs are available for cheap yet solid lights still for those that know how to use them. For beginners interested in gaffing, I'd suggest picking up a few old Arri or even Lowell tungsten units and then invest in modifiers (maybe cheaper ones like a 5-in-1 reflector or two and shower curtains for diffusion) to learn how to use lights and modifiers. They probably won't be able to rent out those lights or DIY/low budget lighting modifiers to clients/productions, but they're investments to learn with.

[@Sgyozo]

Definately worth checking ebay and marketplace, i bought a bunch of tungstens from 150W-5k, most of them for the price of a pizza or two. Also got two Arri 1.2k HMI's for 50€ with magnetic ballasts and a 2.5k with flickerfree ballast for 220€ They are a lot more controllable with fresnels and barndoors than LED's, so i'll definately keep them besides the LED's. Tungstens will last forever, HMI's are a little more maintenance needy.

[@petersonfilms-1]

@Sgyozo 50 € for 2 1.2k HMIs? That's an insane deal! True, I've only really worked with the Joker 400w and 800w HMIs, but I love the light quality and output. But you are right about the maintenance and care side compared to tungsten units

[@Sgyozo]

@@petersonfilms-1 Yeah, one of the heads was broken though, the igniter transformer was toast, but i salvaged one from a 575W Kobold that had another problem. (Got three good Kobolds with magnetic ballasts for 30€ as well) I can maintain them being an electrotechnician, but i'd not recommend untrained people to mess with them, they burn and shock. :D Tungstens are fine, any electrician can fix it who can fix a desk light.

[@petersonfilms-1]

@Sgyozo dang, yeah, I definitely wouldn't be able to repair or know where to start for that. Tungstens do seem pretty straight forward when I've had any issues inside a fixture.

[@ashleylodewyk7454]

I truly love and appreciate your channel. It's helped me understand a lot about the various aspects and technical issues about filmmaking. Thanx especially, for helping me get a better comprehension where low budget filmmaking is concerned. Thanx again. Ashley from Johannesburg, South Africa.

[@internet155]

1:16, carbon arc light. that's where the saying "lights camera action" came from, because they don't last very long before swapping out the carbons, very similar to a welder.

[@TheFrogmanTV]

I know this is going to sound pedantic, but I promise it is an important distinction. Diffusion scatters light. It makes light more homogenous. But it does not make light softer. Only increasing the size of the light source can make it softer. Now, you often use diffusion to make a light source bigger, which makes it softer, but that isn't always the case. If you have a 10 inch LED panel and you put diffusion directly in front of it, it will be pretty much the same level of softness. It is still a 10 inch light source. I know you probably know and understand this, but when you shorthand "diffusion = soft light" I think you are creating an information gap in people who don't understand these principles fully.

[@ramnanda4826]

It is simply inverse square law of light. Though the law is on point for single point sources, it still can be applied for soft sources. a 4' soft source at 4' away from the subject has the same quality of light as a 16' source 8' away from subject, but the spatial relationship to the subject is very different. The farther away and larger the source is, the more evenly the light will spread on the subjects, who can be at different distances from the source in scene geography.

[@TheFrogmanTV]

@@ramnanda4826 That has nothing to do with the point I was making. Diffusion alone does not make a light soft. Only apparent size of the light in relation to the subject.

[@scs54]

Can you do a grip package as well. Thanks

[@ashleylodewyk7454]

I'm about to shoot a short film in January and your advice in this and other videos are coming very helpful, most invaluable. Please keep producing these videos. I'm subscribed and will always watch when you release a new video.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Yvesphotoandfilm]

Have a great shoot! What genre?

[@ashleylodewyk7454]

@Yvesphotoandfilm fantasy!

[@Yvesphotoandfilm]

@@ashleylodewyk7454 great, congrats! what city are you filming?

[@Yvesphotoandfilm]

@ nice! What part?

[@armansarda]

Incredible jumping off point, thank you!

[@Michal_Kedzierski]

To be honest, I haven't seen larger sets use softboxes to diffuse light. I often see 216, 250 rolls or frames, 6x6's and 8x8's magic cloth or silk, and more often than note, bounced light from foamcore or ceilings and walls or muslin

[@rafaeljimenez197]

Thanks so much for this!

[@ivanDS101]

What’s the name of the first app that you show for diagrams, thanks !

[@orcanimal]

Where can I find your solo scrim kit you mentioned?

[@phoenixfunny4517]

What's the pole thing called that you hang some lights from the ceiling from?

[@Cinegavo]

Auto pole

[@JoATTech]

I definitely do not recommend Nanlite PavoSlim 240C, unless you want to give your talent pneumoconiosis. Worst quality softbox, diffusion and crate you cannot even imagine/ Its velcro hooks gets into your mount, nose, eyes and lungs. I have misfortune to buy it, and customer support cannot solve the issue for almost 5 months.

[@jeancaceres7670]

First!