Hi, I’m new here, and I'm an amature in need of some lighting advice. I’m going to be shooting 2 music videos on a pretty tight budget. I’ll be using a Sony HDR-FX1 (it’s all I have access to). Most of the shots will be indoor hotel room suite and basement type stuff. There will also be some outdoor street, rooftop and/or balcony shots. I know very little about lighting so I wanted to know what would be a good starting set up for my needs.
I can spend $1200 max, but ideally I’d like to be around $800. The most important are that it must be easy to carry around and set up, and it must be usable at 220/240 volts as we will be shooting in Europe. I was looking at some of the Lowel kits since they seemed easy to work with and had a good rep from what I’ve read, but there are just so many different variations of lighting set ups that I have no clue what would be best suited for me. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
I can spend $1200 max, but ideally I’d like to be around $800. The most important are that it must be easy to carry around and set up, and it must be usable at 220/240 volts as we will be shooting in Europe. I was looking at some of the Lowel kits since they seemed easy to work with and had a good rep from what I’ve read, but there are just so many different variations of lighting set ups that I have no clue what would be best suited for me. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.