CTS-EP10 Even Cheaper and Cooler DIY Lighting

[TheAmbivalency]

very helpful. thanks

[InsideOut2011movie]

Great video! sold on the florescent light. thanks

[XLR8Studio]

Nice video, verry usefull.

[3DFULLHD]

led bulb house lamp it like big spot flashlight on the wall , CFL win the game for home room lighting , for that i make investigation for make CFL work on only 1 AA battery self-rechargeable over the sun !

[HelloChello33]

hey... ypu know those blocks of white paper you hold up wit the word "warm" on them...

im guessing its to fix the white balance on your camera... but how do you use them?

and where do you get them?

anyone have any suggestions?

[bearztagger]

if you want a more diffuse light, you should try using a cutting board, they are pretty inexpensive and you can get them at any grocery store they are also thin and light and can be cut to any shape you like...

[kennykalinowski]

awesome!!

[htjmartin]

Very useful tips, whats the thing that you use for White balance?? the card thingy

[Justsayin06]

great stuff

[crackercookies]

You rule man! THANKS  a lot!

[yodashqdotcom]

your user-name rules!

[jcavil]

thanks...great video!

[TotallyLikeCosmic]

Nice, relaxed delivery of some really valuable info. Thanks.

[500562991]

That looks great and is very helpful. I'm on my way to Costco! If I might ask, what settings do you use to upload to youtube. Your video is not jerky and looks good. My iMovie video ends up looking like it's 15FPS. Thanks in advance.

[pdxpdq]

Excellent. Best tutorial I have seen so far. Thank you.

[Wun2ThaVisionary]

Great info! Thanks for taking the time to put this all together!

[kstangent]

My local Lowes (kinda like Home depot) carry 100w fluorescent bulbs (normal screw in type that will fit most household fixtures) that are daylight balanced at 6500k. They only draw 26 watts of power but the output is the equivalent of a 100w bulb. Also, they run very cool(touchable). The brand is "Bright Effects" and they were in a four pack for about $11.00. You can buy a clamp light/reflector while you are there for about $6.00 each.

[michaelvp222]

great video, super informative and very helpful in planning an indie lighting kit. thanks.

[armedlegos]

Thanks! Great info.

[alsamoray]

very good work thank u

[cyberkaiwebdesign]

Great Video. Very diverse and educational information.

[yardsnacker]

Thanks man. I have horrendous lighting in my kitchen where I do most of my vids. I think I'm on the right track now, thanks for your help!

[iboyibm]

Thanks for putting in the effort to share the great information.

[amg49]

Hi,nice camera and very clear picture, I wonder if you could help me,I have a log fire with large inset and would like to somehow create a warm fire like glow hidden in the background but it gets too hot for ordinary bulbs,can you help? you seem well informed on this subject!would really be grateful.

[1989turner]

what kind of camera are you using

[CreativitytoSpare]

Panasonic DVX-100B shooting in 24p advance

[tatsy2009]

Hey, thanks for the info!

I have a question: What is the brand of the that florescent light?

[CreativitytoSpare]

Utilitech under counter lights, from Lowe's.

[Andrewz05]

Great Idea! I can see why you would want to use those florescences and LEDs they seem pretty portable which is cool. I think clamp lights would work really great too, since they are really cheap and you can buy colored bulbs, and bulbs that naturally diffuse the light so it's not so harsh.

[ALAPINO]

Why don't you just use Daylight Balanced Flurescents?

I never use normal tubes after I found Daylight Balanced tubes.

Good video.

- Al!

[CreativitytoSpare]

Haven't bought those yet, are they available at the hardware store?

[ALAPINO]

GE, Sylanvia and most of the others large manufacturers have great products that are usually balanced in 5000-5200K... Just take a look at the WB ratings on the box.

Best part is - buy your fixture and just change the tubes. Because the tubes are relatively cool I've wrapped them in gels since gelling the whole fixture would be a waste. Why gel one when I can use that same sheet to gel 4 tubes.

Cont...

- al!

[ALAPINO]

I like your presented ideas.

Good job!

My only gripe with LED and FT lighting - they're typcally not powervariable.

I was recently on set for a big label music video - they were using FT lights balanced for daylight. I asked lighting-tech, they told me it's done so not to heat the confined spaces. Told me - "We prefer normal hotlights."

- Al!

[CreativitytoSpare]

These LED's are kinda nice for 2 reasons. Battery powered, so no mains wiring, in a remote scenario in a field somewhere. And you can dim them with a second press of the on button. Not a fully variable knob unfortunately. I'm going to try to mod that soon, just finding the time. Normal hot lights are really great but I live in Arizona, its still 95 half way through November. :(

[ALAPINO]

Very true.

Yeah, I can imagine it'll be hot down there.

- Al!

[NikonH]

great

[lsw24]

nice....