DIY Studio Lights For Cheap

I needed lights that would be transportable, so what I did was made a lighting rig that is fully collapsable. The whole setup uses two florescent lights, two clamp lights, and one flood light. I made reflective barn doors for the florescent lights out of a sunshade for a car windshield ( which you can make two sets out of one sunshade.) The barn doors are also adjustable by bending the wire hangers at a longer or shorter length. ( The longer the wire, the wider the barn doors are open.) I originally used just the florescent lights but I didn't like the blueish tint that it left on my face, so I added the clamp light to each rig. I also found that the flood light I was using as a backlight was to powerful, and there are situations you run into where there isn't a white wall to bounce the light off of, so I made a light reflector with an adjustable stand to use for that. The beauty with the adjustable stand is that you don't need someone there to hold the reflector. Enjoy, build your own, and let me know what you think.

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• lighting
• camera lighting
• DIY
• nick koch
• filmproducer07
• indie
• independent filmmaking
• low budget
• cheap

[dakoks77]

it will be great and informative if you do this video a little slower...otherwise i like the creativity

[filmproducer07]

I had made it for and episode of BFX for Indy Mogul, a DIY filmmaking show on the internet, so I had to keep it under 2 minutes.

[apandes]

wouldnt the color temperature be off with the flood lights and florescents?

[filmproducer07]

possibly but i haven't had any trouble with it

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[arwamoon]

smart

[TrippingBowser]

A sunshader is a good idea I would have just covered a piece a cardboard with some aluminum foil but that solution will last a lot longer.

[brightscoop]

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[Films4You]

Car sun-sheild what a brilliant idea :)

[rickalex21]

say what ? LOL anyhow you gave me a good idea thanks :) .. I already have the florescent light and the carshade.

[dakoks77]

is that right..cool..good job bud...