Buying my first lighting kit tommorow, help me choose please!

GlimmerGhost

GlimmerGhost

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Hey guys, i'm gonna buy my first light kit tommorow, I figure three point lighting to start with and then work from there. I'm not overly ambitious, just trying to make some shorts on the student production level (nothing hollywood) and I'm working with a Canon HV20 so lighting so far hasn't been a problem even indoors. But I need to learn how to light, just because i want to learn it, it seems interesting, so I'm getting a reflector (gold/silver) and the following kit:

http://www.pclightingsystems.com/tungsten/1600.html

I don't know these guys but I'm just training, I'm not looking for Kino's until later. For the price and what I get, is it what i'm looking for? Would you recommend? I have $500 and that's my limit, i can't save up more for right now (I'm married) so please no suggestions to save another $500 and get something else. Will this do the trick in my self teaching student films?
Thanks in advance people,
Glim
 
Im not the authority, but that looks like a fun little kit to have fun making your videos with. I dont see a problem really. You need to light someones face, you turn on a light right?

So personally i say go for it and just have fun. Ive been told a million times by a million people not to buy something, and took the advice, and guess what? I still dont have a lighting setup, aside from 2 500w bulbs to light my own stuff. :(

Do it and have fun is what i say. Looks cool!
 
do a search on britek lights, I believe thats how they spell it, I've never worked with them, but I've only heard bad things, I would go with names you can trust, Mole, arri, lowel, smith victor, SV being the cheapest, but lowel has some nice little omni-tota kits that will never do you wrong.
 
Quick question will 3600 watts of light handle most interior lighting situations, example lighting up a subject or open space indoors like bedrooms and living rooms.. I'm just trying to see how much light I actually need to purchase myself.
 
All watts are not the same when it comes to lighting, but even assuming you're using tungsten lights, you should be able to do all right with considerably less in many situations - and you may have to, 'cause that's drawing like 30 amps.

Not that a bigger toolkit won't give you more options, but 4 well-chosen lights totaling 2000 watts or so can already do a lot.
 
earache said:
All watts are not the same when it comes to lighting, but even assuming you're using tungsten lights, you should be able to do all right with considerably less in many situations - and you may have to, 'cause that's drawing like 30 amps.

Not that a bigger toolkit won't give you more options, but 4 well-chosen lights totaling 2000 watts or so can already do a lot.
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thanks for the feedback
 
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