Wax paper is a regularly entry in low budget projects. If I need a lot on square meters I usually go to a local fabric store and buy cheap or refurbished fabrics ( white and black ones, one time even green). The strangest DIY diffusion method that I seen was a hard plastic bottle cut in two on a flash light.
If I'm going for a high key look I love bouncing light of the ceiling, Its a great way to increase ambient light. I also like shooting light though unbleached muslin, it will soften the light nicely but also add a warmer tone to the light. and lastly I like using a black moving blanket as a neg fill as it doubles as some sound dampening.
Love when Aputure puts out content like this. I have some lights but I'm getting to the point where I want to use more modifiers to shape the light to better fit the story. Maybe we'll see some Aputure budget modifiers in the future?
My favourite DiY diffusion cloths are actually white fabric walls for party tents! The great thing about them is that they have 3 sides with velcro straps that allow you to hang it from a boom, or drag it tight between two stands/trees/flag poles, you name it, to get the full 2m/6ft lenght! The ones I use are about 1.25/1.5 stops of diffusion and are also woven, meaning they don't bounce and toss the light around as much as some reflective fabrics, sort of like grid cloth. I reccomend this to everyone, pros aswell as beginners. I got mine in the winter from bargain bins for like 10 bucks! (PS: Before you buy, make sure they aren't too thick or waterproof which stops the light almost completely).
Great tips, guys! I loved the 5 in 1 because everyone have one of these and if you don't use the white side, you can use the black side for negative fill
Foam core meant for arts & crafts can be found in the dollar store and work great for bouncing. For $4 you can tape 4 of them together and you have a huge bounce card.
Hi, great video! My favorite DIY diffusion method is: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam for bounced, baking paper or soft white bed sheet for diffusion, black felt for negative fill, and for C-stands I used PVC pipes or the hands of a good friend.
I like how you make the PA wear a face diaper… Gotta keep ‘em separated, let ‘em know their place. Bonus points for having their own crafty, where they will be required to put their face diaper on between bites, you know…for science.
I started with using parchment or baking paper on a set of work lights for my green screen. I still use it today when I run out of diffusion paper. Also, the good ol' dollar store shower curtain still works.
Lately I've been hanging a 7' wide shower curtain from a 6' speed rail, that is held up by a super clamp attached to a C-Stand. Makes for a good low budget 7x7 diffusion when lighting big spaces!
When are you guys going to make some mid-sized RGB lights? We got the MC and the new Nova P300c, looking forward to something in between. RGB LED mats wouldn't hurt and maybe some light tubes. That would be great to control all that together with your app.
Covered wagon. Not enough people do this still but has some excellent light quality. Take a scrap piece of 1x3, screw some porcelain sockets into it, wire them up with some 14 gauge wire and a male hubble. Throw some chicken wire over the top so the bulbs don't burn the diffusion and wrap in muslin. Super awesome DIY light that gets used on all kinds of films like the social network and snow white and the huntsman etc.
Great video!! These are fantastic ideas! Now, I just need one more thing, could you guys make please one video showing how to make a DIY BlackMagic 4k? 😂😂
Shower curtains work great and because they are really nice and big! You can get some really soft light because of the big surface they provide.Thanks for all the amazing Tips :)
I use multiple types of diffusion: Aputure umbrella, shower curtain, bought some white muslin from a fabric shop online, and I was cleaning out some boxes and found a great piece of fabric that's half cotton/half polyster. Also have two sizes of 5 in one reflector. The favourite: the larger 5 in one. quicker and easier to set up and use.
Love the vid, but personally I found the motion graphics animations with the frame moving around the text while he’s talking to be very distracting/unnecessary
My #DIYBUDGETLIGHTING Using any readily available items from the home like a white bed sheet (USD 5 more or less) and either clamp or slung it across a cheap Stainless Steel Cloth Hanger (USD 7 more or less plus its adjustable on width and height with Wheels!) to become the "scrim on a C-stand" and add "colors" to my single color LED panels for the backlight by using a simple affordable school stationary, that is a colored glass/cellophane paper (about USD 0.60 cents for 39" x 35"/100cm x 89cm).... So all in ....Kaching! USD 12.60 for my DIY Diffussion setup. Surprisingly it works works, haha 😉
Not yet tried diy diffusion clothes , nice tutorial, do u add light to background or it's the same book light which is getting spread all over ? @apurture
1/2" PVC frame just the right size to hold a fitted baby crib sheet. Very easy to break down into parts. Machine washable and very inexpensive. The crib sheet can also just be hung over any clamp light.
I use Dollar Store white foam boards as bounce cards, 1 Ledgo LED ring, and 1 Neweer LED light. To hold the foam boards I just tape them with Gaffer tape to one of my tripods or Gorilla pods, since I don't have C-stands. Also the 5 in 1 reflector is used often.
For a long time I used wax paper, attached to can lights with a clothespin. Just upgraded to an HR672 with an EZ Box+ II last week. Having control of the spill has made a big difference in my tiny space!
Nice video! I use a lot the foam paper that architects use for building miniature buildings. If you buy 2 of them and connect them with a tape it stands it self on a table. Also with a black paper on them can be a great flag!
I’ve been hauling around a shower curtain I got from Home Depot for a few bucks. I’ve used it taped outside of windows, on stands as a large source like a silk, in a book light setup. Not the most original but it looks great
I needed a way to diffuse light in a shot once and used a white t-shirt taped to a c-stand to diffuse a tungsten source. Worked pretty well but I was a little worried about the shirt getting too hot...no fire though so it worked out fine
Great content! Would love to see a vid lighting with mainly a set of 120Ds. Too many vids with 300Ds, a show case of what 150 watt light fixtures can accomplish would be great
