novelt said:ah you may have me there...cheapest generator i found was $199. the inverter i have cost $69 and i have one battery it was $39 at walmart and i already owned a charger...if not i could borrow my parents.
however the real comparison...my set up makes less noise and costs less to operate..especially with gas at $3.00 per gallon...the generator i was looking at said it had the lowest consumption at 1.4 gallons per hour. i can run my set up for 7 to 8 hours before needing to recharge or replace the battery...that would cost you $29 to $33...i don't even scratch that using electricity to recharge the battery. so in the long run you will spend way more on gas than i will on electricity, but if you want to save money on the initial investment...go right ahead.
as for the DIY "silk"...i made frames and stapled my fabric to the frames...it was real inexpensive. i bought 2x8s at lowes - not 2'x 8' these 2" x 8' - ah you know what i mean - anyway they were $1.33 each. then either a DIY crane or have someone or sometwo hold it.
Lol yes I can't afford buying both those solutions so I guess I'll have to go with renting a genny. Your setup seems quite perfect tho. Will consider getting it if we get asked to do a series of films ^^
What "frames" were those? Metall? Wood? Foldable? 2"x8' is pretty damn large to fit into anything smaller than a bus XD I would think. Anywhere I can find instructions for a DIY crane?
