Lighting on a Budget: From $15,000 lights to $200 from Home Depot 

The producer: So Shane.. I heard that you can light the scene with $200. We are gonna go with that budget.

For all those complaining about the modifiers and stands being expensive, if $15K light can be replaced with $200 lights, a little bit of DIY+common sense could solve that issue as well. Shower curtains for Opals or 216s, to make c-stands you could buy c-clamps from home depot and couple them with normal stands. With gels you could opt for cheaper gels and do a prior test to see how things work out. If you invest in a color meter then that process is much easier. Also hang around sets after packups, talk to grips/lightmen. They have leftover gels from shoots that they'll dispose anyway. Ask them nicely and they'll give you stuff. When I was 17ish back in 2012/13, I was always around these sets helping out for free or interning in student projects and was quite proud of my set of gels made from these leftovers that I reused for over 2 years.

If people are wondering how they could afford the gels: lighting hire companies often have leftover off-cuts which they’ll just give you if you ask nicely.

one of my best lecture ... proud of you, shane

The stands alone are worth more than 200

2:56 looks better than 5:11 (and looks more like the 15 000$ comparison...)

Yeah I can see where most comments are coming from where the lights are individual about $200. But the concept is interesting.

This channel is amazing, thanks for sharing

Great show!

That blue flare though, not very pleasant.

Interesting, but I wonder why does fill light goes along Key light direction? Doesn't it make the subject more flattered?

Wow good video I love the lighting from Home Depot

Thanks to mentor...love from india

why can I clearly see C- stands in each frame?

That blue flare ruined the image for me. Otherwise, great workshop.

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The $200 in "lights" he says as he hangs the $40 sheet of gel from the $300 Mathews stand and boom arm.

C-stand cost excluded

$200 + $1500+ worth of equipment lol. Great video nevertheless!