LINK OF THE WEEK: ab.co/2FVBRd5 So what do you have in your lighting kit? Or what do you wish you had? 😊 Hope you enjoyed this video and if you have any ideas of things that you want to see in a video, leave a comment below and let me know!
Oh nice! I did notice a small influx of subs. Thanks for coming by!! I've not seen Tom's channel before but I'll have to head on over and check it out!
I love your videos so much: it's SO REFRESHING to see filmmaking content that isn't just about products, but how to deploy them in helpful and interesting ways that fit a certain scenario. I am personally offended that these don't have 200k+ views 😂
I'm a big fan of Aputure lights. I bought my first big LED this year with their Aputure 300D ii. I love it. The lights I had before that were 400w Redheads which was great at the time but I hardly use anymore. So it's quite the step up for me 😅
Love you compact kit there Felicia. My compact kit is a Forza 200 and 3 Forza 60s (2 bicolor and 1 x daylight). The Forza 200 packs way more punch than a Aputure 120Dii, can be powered via NPF batteries albeit at reduced power. I also keep a Aputure F7 mini panel, an old but still working bicolor Yongnuo panel and a very tiny Aputure MC. Decided to change my old setup to Nanlites as they really were the best bang for the buck then. Up and coming Godox VL series, Tolifo and Weeylites seem to be getting popular too.
Love that piece at the end about the coral. 💯 I'm looking to invest a few hundred $$ into lighting, so this helps see what else is out there and how folks are using them.
Hi Felicia, Greetings from Chile, I make some small commercial work in video mainly, but with photography as origin, I currently have a Godox SL150 II, a Godox VL-150, both of them very cheap compared to Aputure equivalents, along with these I have a Pixel G1s, and a Falcon Eyes F7 Fold, both RGB, the first a very cheap, 59 bucks, full rgb, only disadvantage its the lacking of app remote control, the Falcon Eyes its very very good and the app its great. For the COB's I have a Nicefoto 24" Parabollic Softbox with the same easy mechanism used in Light Domes from Aputure, and i'm buying the same model from nicefoto but in 47" too (I have a 47" octabox but I simply hate the hassle to place the rods). Previously to that lights only have a Yongnuo YN300III very small led panel, but's it was great to start. I consider price factor first then features and results, that's why i don't have aputure lights, the new godox lights are awesome for their prices. Great channel, very insightful knowing of the film industry.
@@flickcine Aww, if you do ever change your mind it's pretty simple once you have it set up, and you can get mods to help out on the server side of things. But it's great for communities, people share their work and even getting feedback on videos / videos ideas :D
I mainly look for color accuracy, where the whites fall and then features. That's the reason I went for Luxli. I just purchased three Cellos and two Timpanis and I love them. Plus, the built in Lee color gels, the RGB and the plus minus green feature are all very useful features in both lights. I looked at Lupo but the diffusion is what turned me away. It looked too cheap for such an expensive light. I wonder how bright and what is the throw of the Nanlite 60 is? I'm thinking about getting one for my studio because I need a small bright cob that can throw a bright enough light from 5 to 6 feet away with a small soft box on it. Right now I'm using my Aputure 300D mark ii at 10% which I feel is over kill and too big for the space. Plus, I can't attach a soft box due to the shelf under neath the mount on my wall.
Colour accuracy is so important, I agree. I've not heard of those lights, will have to check them out! 🤔 will have to look further into this to be sure but it's super bright for its size, I think at that distance the fan may have to be on as it loses a little power when the fan is off. But at that distance I really don't think fan noise will be any issue at all. It's very very quiet.
I'm so glad I came across this video--I hadn't heard of these lights before and love this set-up! Question: What brand do you use for the NP-F batteries and how much battery life do you get out of them?
Thanks for watching! I currently have a bunch of Neewer NP-F batteries and two Jupio ones. Neewer are good for the price but I have found that over the course of the year two have just decided to stop working. I suppose that is a risk that comes with getting a cheaper option. However, being so cheap they are easier to replace. Jupio have been rock solid! In terms of run-time, depends on the light. The Nanlite has been one I've been able to more thoroughly test out and I can say that the two Neewer batteries on the Forza 60 on full power get about 40-45mins Jupio gets more like an hour to 1hr 15. That's just in my experience though. Like I said, over time batteries don't hold charge as well, as evident in the Neewer batts. ☺️
I like that the forza light can be go ultra portable, that is a nice touch. I’ve recently been thinking what my ideal lighting kit would be that could be used in almost any situation, that way I know what to invest in. Mine would not be very portable like yours though haha!
It's pretty cool! Just got the chance to use it on a doco shoot and it was so good. Takes up so little space, looks great as a portrait/interview light. Oh yeah I want some big tools like a set of frames would be awesome and some big toys too. One can dream! What was on your list?
@@flickcine For a start Aputure Nova, 300x, and a handful of MC and accent bulb lights. Modifiers I haven't thought through yet, But definitely A large Softbox, spacelight, fresnel, and something to use as a bounce board and negative fill, I'd like to have a matthews 4x4 floppy I just got a couple sound blankets that I've been using as a giant bounce and its been working great!
Great video! I've been doing some research before buying my first light... Do you think the Forza 60 would be powerful enough as a start? Would it work for product shots or in exteriors? I somehow feel it would be limited to interviews and simple set ups... Congrats on channel! :)
Thanks! Glad you like it. I haven't had the chance to test the Forza 60 outside yet so I'm not sure about that one. It is a very small light so I would say midshot and close up interviews if you're using the dome. However you could bounce it and use the barn door/fresnel attachment. If you're doing products, maybe more tabletop product shots. It is definitely more for interviews and simple setups for sure! Very powerful little light though.
Really tempted to add a Forza 500 to my kit, but waiting to see what the pricepoint of the Aputure 600D will be when it finally ships. Mostly because I have other Aputure COBs (a 300D mkI and mkII, and 120DmkII, with plans to pick up a 300X and P300C eventually) and it might be nice if they all use the same control app, etc.
Hi Felicia, this is a great video as I'm also looking into some basic light kits myself! One question, as someone who has mainly worked with Tungsten and HMIs in the past I'm a bit overwhelmed by this transition to LED's and sometimes I'm just not sure how bright things are. When I look at something like the Westcott Solix it says "90W" but obviously it's way brighter than a tungsten 90W, from this video it looks closer to what I'd expect from an Arri 650W or 800W redhead... So how does one manage this when buying gear or lighting on set? Maybe too complex to answer in a comment but if you need an idea for a future video I'd certainly love to hear your advice!
I'm actually in the same boat as you! I find it hard to work out unless I actually see them next to each other. Maybe I could do some research and do a video on that at some point.
Love your channel! Question, Im looking at getting a new lens for my bmpcc 4k. I have the MFT TO EF .71 speed booster. I've shot with primes for years. what I want is good image stabilization. I have rigs and gimbals, but I also want is to shoot handheld without rigging out the camera. Im looking at the lumix 12-35mm 2.8, EF mount 17-50mm 2.8, ef mount 24-70mm and 24-105mm. any suggestions would be helpful!
IMO out of those options the canon 17-55mm is what i'd go with, (12-35mm is also good for IS) It's still going to be tricky going handheld with the pocket 4K without adding much weight.
Nate's Film Tutorials Thank you for you suggestion. But the canon 17-55 does not fit on the speed booster. It may if it was modified. Ef-s lenses mad by canon protrude to far back to fit.
Tyler Fukuda thank you for your suggestion I have two really great gimbals,but what I want is an option to get steadier shots handheld without the gimbal or shoulder rig. There are times that I need to grab a quick shoot and I don’t have the time to set up. I mainly film run and gun docs.
Hi do you think is it smart to invest in c stands as newcomer cinematographers or just rent them for productions. My instinct is to invest in a full camera package so when the directors/clients hire me they can rent my camera package too. My dilemma with grips/stands equipment is that they are endless so to what point should you just rent them. That being said I do have a small minimal lighting and grip package(x2 forza300, x2 500, various other led lights, x6 cstands, various grips and other light stands)for ultra small budget productions. So should I expand my lighting and grip or just rent them for the long run? I’m an independent director and cinematographer, not trying to run a production company.
Hey! I think having a small kit of lights with a few stands is great! Then you can work on the camera kit. Another investment I've found to be good is having a good directors/clients monitor and wireless so that you can always offer them something instead of them peering over your shoulder the whole shoot. Sounds like you've got a heap of lighting gear.
I see you have changed camera angle a little...looks better, also are you shooting during the day??. I use cheap led lights I got off Amazon from a company called andoer. They serve the purpose but would love to work with aputure hopefully one day...love the video
Just for this video for the purposes of seeing the lights in frame :) it's a small room I shoot in. Yeah I shot during the day for this one. Oh cool! I'll have to take a look at Andoer. I've not heard of them. Thanks for watching 😊
All situations are different but in general, nope. I'll ask production to make the bare minimum budget to make it work whether they hire my kit, hire elsewhere or call in a favour to someone they know. As long as we get the right kit for the job.
@@flickcine I’m dying it’s like I forgot everything when it comes to lighting. I didn’t have lighting gear and had incredibly bs cheap clients in the past so I learned a lot of bad habits having to just wing things for a $300 video. It’s like I forgot cuz now it’s not reflex
If money is an issue, us tungsten lights, even the cheapest tungsten lights have superb rendering. Tungsten lights are also extremely cheap compared to LED. A set of 3xRedheads is like $250 these days and with some diffusion or a bounce board you can get basically any lighting setup done.
I use the broncolor F160 bicolor LEDs. Love them for their lightness, small form factor and the ability of a +- green correction. Having a perfect white point on neutral backgrounds with multiple ligjhts was essential to me and saves a lot of work in post. Not the cheapest ones, but worth every penny :) th-cam.com/video/XA9O3xuGcIo/w-d-xo.html
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LINK OF THE WEEK: ab.co/2FVBRd5
So what do you have in your lighting kit? Or what do you wish you had? 😊
Hope you enjoyed this video and if you have any ideas of things that you want to see in a video, leave a comment below and let me know!
Hello Felicia, I just subscribed to your channel, Tom Buck just mentioned your channel on his live stream and I'am glad he did. Thanks for the video.
Oh nice! I did notice a small influx of subs. Thanks for coming by!! I've not seen Tom's channel before but I'll have to head on over and check it out!
@@flickcine You're welcome. Have a good evening.
I love your videos so much: it's SO REFRESHING to see filmmaking content that isn't just about products, but how to deploy them in helpful and interesting ways that fit a certain scenario. I am personally offended that these don't have 200k+ views 😂
I love the Nuggets of knowledge & important info you drop at the end of your videos! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I'm a big fan of Aputure lights. I bought my first big LED this year with their Aputure 300D ii. I love it. The lights I had before that were 400w Redheads which was great at the time but I hardly use anymore. So it's quite the step up for me 😅
Love you compact kit there Felicia. My compact kit is a Forza 200 and 3 Forza 60s (2 bicolor and 1 x daylight). The Forza 200 packs way more punch than a Aputure 120Dii, can be powered via NPF batteries albeit at reduced power. I also keep a Aputure F7 mini panel, an old but still working bicolor Yongnuo panel and a very tiny Aputure MC. Decided to change my old setup to Nanlites as they really were the best bang for the buck then. Up and coming Godox VL series, Tolifo and Weeylites seem to be getting popular too.
Great lighting kit! Lupo and Nanguang have become some great brands in the past few yrs.
Love that piece at the end about the coral. 💯 I'm looking to invest a few hundred $$ into lighting, so this helps see what else is out there and how folks are using them.
Hi Felicia, Greetings from Chile, I make some small commercial work in video mainly, but with photography as origin, I currently have a Godox SL150 II, a Godox VL-150, both of them very cheap compared to Aputure equivalents, along with these I have a Pixel G1s, and a Falcon Eyes F7 Fold, both RGB, the first a very cheap, 59 bucks, full rgb, only disadvantage its the lacking of app remote control, the Falcon Eyes its very very good and the app its great. For the COB's I have a Nicefoto 24" Parabollic Softbox with the same easy mechanism used in Light Domes from Aputure, and i'm buying the same model from nicefoto but in 47" too (I have a 47" octabox but I simply hate the hassle to place the rods). Previously to that lights only have a Yongnuo YN300III very small led panel, but's it was great to start. I consider price factor first then features and results, that's why i don't have aputure lights, the new godox lights are awesome for their prices. Great channel, very insightful knowing of the film industry.
I have my forza 60 fixed on my desk for some youtube talking headshots.. Compact and light.. 👌🏼
omg i've been binging all these videos, so goooood.
make a discord :D
Oooo I don't think I could do that. Discord confuses me and I don't know if I'd have the time for upkeep.
But thank you for watching! Appreciate it!
@@flickcine Aww, if you do ever change your mind it's pretty simple once you have it set up, and you can get mods to help out on the server side of things. But it's great for communities, people share their work and even getting feedback on videos / videos ideas :D
Thanks for this! 🙏🏾
I mainly look for color accuracy, where the whites fall and then features. That's the reason I went for Luxli. I just purchased three Cellos and two Timpanis and I love them. Plus, the built in Lee color gels, the RGB and the plus minus green feature are all very useful features in both lights. I looked at Lupo but the diffusion is what turned me away. It looked too cheap for such an expensive light. I wonder how bright and what is the throw of the Nanlite 60 is? I'm thinking about getting one for my studio because I need a small bright cob that can throw a bright enough light from 5 to 6 feet away with a small soft box on it. Right now I'm using my Aputure 300D mark ii at 10% which I feel is over kill and too big for the space. Plus, I can't attach a soft box due to the shelf under neath the mount on my wall.
Colour accuracy is so important, I agree.
I've not heard of those lights, will have to check them out! 🤔 will have to look further into this to be sure but it's super bright for its size, I think at that distance the fan may have to be on as it loses a little power when the fan is off. But at that distance I really don't think fan noise will be any issue at all. It's very very quiet.
Was going to make a purchase on the nanlite at some point so it’s good hear your thoughts on it!
I'm so glad I came across this video--I hadn't heard of these lights before and love this set-up! Question: What brand do you use for the NP-F batteries and how much battery life do you get out of them?
Thanks for watching! I currently have a bunch of Neewer NP-F batteries and two Jupio ones. Neewer are good for the price but I have found that over the course of the year two have just decided to stop working. I suppose that is a risk that comes with getting a cheaper option. However, being so cheap they are easier to replace.
Jupio have been rock solid!
In terms of run-time, depends on the light. The Nanlite has been one I've been able to more thoroughly test out and I can say that the two Neewer batteries on the Forza 60 on full power get about 40-45mins
Jupio gets more like an hour to 1hr 15.
That's just in my experience though. Like I said, over time batteries don't hold charge as well, as evident in the Neewer batts. ☺️
@@flickcine Super helpful information! Thanks so much!!
I prefer Aputure lights
I like that the forza light can be go ultra portable, that is a nice touch.
I’ve recently been thinking what my ideal lighting kit would be that could be used in almost any situation, that way I know what to invest in. Mine would not be very portable like yours though haha!
It's pretty cool! Just got the chance to use it on a doco shoot and it was so good. Takes up so little space, looks great as a portrait/interview light.
Oh yeah I want some big tools like a set of frames would be awesome and some big toys too. One can dream!
What was on your list?
@@flickcine For a start Aputure Nova, 300x, and a handful of MC and accent bulb lights. Modifiers I haven't thought through yet, But definitely A large Softbox, spacelight, fresnel, and something to use as a bounce board and negative fill, I'd like to have a matthews 4x4 floppy
I just got a couple sound blankets that I've been using as a giant bounce and its been working great!
Hi Felicia! Did you ever manage to modify the diffuser for the front of the Lupo Smartpanel?
I haven't got the magnets yet! It's on my big list of things to do!
Great video! I've been doing some research before buying my first light... Do you think the Forza 60 would be powerful enough as a start? Would it work for product shots or in exteriors? I somehow feel it would be limited to interviews and simple set ups... Congrats on channel! :)
Thanks! Glad you like it.
I haven't had the chance to test the Forza 60 outside yet so I'm not sure about that one. It is a very small light so I would say midshot and close up interviews if you're using the dome. However you could bounce it and use the barn door/fresnel attachment. If you're doing products, maybe more tabletop product shots.
It is definitely more for interviews and simple setups for sure! Very powerful little light though.
Really tempted to add a Forza 500 to my kit, but waiting to see what the pricepoint of the Aputure 600D will be when it finally ships. Mostly because I have other Aputure COBs (a 300D mkI and mkII, and 120DmkII, with plans to pick up a 300X and P300C eventually) and it might be nice if they all use the same control app, etc.
The P300C looks siiiick! Makes sense in that case if you're wanting to run things from the app. 👍
Hi Felicia, this is a great video as I'm also looking into some basic light kits myself! One question, as someone who has mainly worked with Tungsten and HMIs in the past I'm a bit overwhelmed by this transition to LED's and sometimes I'm just not sure how bright things are. When I look at something like the Westcott Solix it says "90W" but obviously it's way brighter than a tungsten 90W, from this video it looks closer to what I'd expect from an Arri 650W or 800W redhead... So how does one manage this when buying gear or lighting on set? Maybe too complex to answer in a comment but if you need an idea for a future video I'd certainly love to hear your advice!
I'm actually in the same boat as you! I find it hard to work out unless I actually see them next to each other. Maybe I could do some research and do a video on that at some point.
Love your channel! Question, Im looking at getting a new lens for my bmpcc 4k. I have the MFT TO EF .71 speed booster. I've shot with primes for years. what I want is good image stabilization. I have rigs and gimbals, but I also want is to shoot handheld without rigging out the camera. Im looking at the lumix 12-35mm 2.8, EF mount 17-50mm 2.8, ef mount 24-70mm and 24-105mm. any suggestions would be helpful!
IMO out of those options the canon 17-55mm is what i'd go with, (12-35mm is also good for IS) It's still going to be tricky going handheld with the pocket 4K without adding much weight.
Nate's Film Tutorials Thank you for you suggestion. But the canon 17-55 does not fit on the speed booster. It may if it was modified. Ef-s lenses mad by canon protrude to far back to fit.
Get a ronin readyrig
Tyler Fukuda thank you for your suggestion I have two really great gimbals,but what I want is an option to get steadier shots handheld without the gimbal or shoulder rig. There are times that I need to grab a quick shoot and I don’t have the time to set up. I mainly film run and gun docs.
@@matrixxhunter Ahh you're right! I forgot about that. I would probably opt for the 12-35mm then!
Hi Felicia! Why did you choose the Forza instead of the Aputures? Everyone’s using the Aputure lights. Is it mainly because of the NPF batteries?
Not only that. Cost was also a factor. This Forza kit is compact and works well for what I need it for. 😊
Hi do you think is it smart to invest in c stands as newcomer cinematographers or just rent them for productions. My instinct is to invest in a full camera package so when the directors/clients hire me they can rent my camera package too. My dilemma with grips/stands equipment is that they are endless so to what point should you just rent them. That being said I do have a small minimal lighting and grip package(x2 forza300, x2 500, various other led lights, x6 cstands, various grips and other light stands)for ultra small budget productions. So should I expand my lighting and grip or just rent them for the long run? I’m an independent director and cinematographer, not trying to run a production company.
Hey!
I think having a small kit of lights with a few stands is great! Then you can work on the camera kit. Another investment I've found to be good is having a good directors/clients monitor and wireless so that you can always offer them something instead of them peering over your shoulder the whole shoot.
Sounds like you've got a heap of lighting gear.
I see you have changed camera angle a little...looks better, also are you shooting during the day??. I use cheap led lights I got off Amazon from a company called andoer. They serve the purpose but would love to work with aputure hopefully one day...love the video
Just for this video for the purposes of seeing the lights in frame :) it's a small room I shoot in. Yeah I shot during the day for this one. Oh cool! I'll have to take a look at Andoer. I've not heard of them. Thanks for watching 😊
@@flickcine I think you should maintain the camera angel...the window creates some depth to the shot
When you get a dp gig do you add in your price a light kit?
Yep! Absolutely. Always charge for gear.
To be clearer, it's a separate cost to my rate.
@@flickcine When it’s not in the budget for a light kit, do you still bring a few lights just in case you as the dp need a light or two?
All situations are different but in general, nope. I'll ask production to make the bare minimum budget to make it work whether they hire my kit, hire elsewhere or call in a favour to someone they know. As long as we get the right kit for the job.
@@flickcine thank you so much for answering my questions. Love your channel !!!
Dude thanks I need so much fucking help lol
😂 you're welcome!
@@flickcine I’m dying it’s like I forgot everything when it comes to lighting. I didn’t have lighting gear and had incredibly bs cheap clients in the past so I learned a lot of bad habits having to just wing things for a $300 video. It’s like I forgot cuz now it’s not reflex
Right now, price is a huge factor. I'm so poor
If money is an issue, us tungsten lights, even the cheapest tungsten lights have superb rendering. Tungsten lights are also extremely cheap compared to LED.
A set of 3xRedheads is like $250 these days and with some diffusion or a bounce board you can get basically any lighting setup done.
Agreed! Not super power efficient but you honestly can't go wrong if you're on a budget!
I use the broncolor F160 bicolor LEDs. Love them for their lightness, small form factor and the ability of a +- green correction. Having a perfect white point on neutral backgrounds with multiple ligjhts was essential to me and saves a lot of work in post. Not the cheapest ones, but worth every penny :)
th-cam.com/video/XA9O3xuGcIo/w-d-xo.html
Nice video, you are so Bright..... no? Ok, sorry. I'll take my de-ligth-ful jokes somewhere else lol.
😂😂😂😂