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Crazy good breakdown Justin! PLUS better than any trailer to make you want to see 181/2

Your videos are an incredible resource for us small town folks out on the fringes. Thank you.

Justin another solid lighting and video. Thanks for taking the time to break down a kit for us low Budge folks. I know this will definitely help a lot of us indie peeps. I wanna see more videos like this keep em coming, DOGTIMES!!!

Love you talking about this stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you, Justin. Really appreciate that you try to keep things realistic and that you emphasize safety, too.

This video was insanely good. Litterally exactly what I need.

I like the idea of all integrating to just wireless DMX

Dear Justin, I own 4 Rotolight NEO2 adapted each with the Smallrig 3018 NP-F adaptor plate, because I was nerved looking for the one or two drained AA batteries while shooting. with the NP-F adaption in aNEO your are happy, because change of batteries takes some seconds only and the duration is far longer. I am not a pro, but a passionate. I admire your knowledge, skills and equipment.

Really Great Video！！！！！

Great video breakdown and walk-through

So much packed into one video. Great info as always thanks for sharing.

Nice video dude!! Love the rational breakdowns of fixture uses and history. Also hell yeah shoutout Dagoodman 🤙

Very instructive and much appreciated.

Great content. I'll be referring back to this video as I build out my kit.

Might I recommend the Godox TP2R kit. I have a video coming out soon where a Gaffer buddy and I testes them against a 4 foot Astera tube and the results were pretty amazing.

The diffusion tip (light, medium, and heavy) was helpful.

great channel..JP.. technical with great info.. I have been studying more about cinematic lighting on a budget . I really appreciate the full breakdown .. I am looking into the Glow 8x8' Portable Butterfly Light Modifier kit for starters. Thanks again

Great video. It seems very few people know about the Brokeh lighting system. Although they seem fantastic. I'm picking up the FAK for the key light this week. I can't wait to test it out. Also, I wonder what the ETA and price are for Aputure's new 2600w lights? Seems like that amount of power would actually keep up with an M18

Love the breakdown! Thanks Justin I read a review about Amaran f22 that fan is to loud? True? Cheers Mitchell

If you are going with the Rotolights, I believe I still have the rain covers and barn doors that I'm looking to part with. ;)

So much value in this vid.

Thank you for an amazing content! Killer info as always!

Great video! would love if you can do a video explaining more about HMI's

Awesome breakdown man. As a one man shop desperately longing for the days of crews and budgets, this is incredibly helpful (I'd still rather have the crew however...). I especially appreciate the throw distance comparison, which I constantly struggle to grasp (lighting is very new to me) and not many people talk about. Real quick, I was curious what you think about Intellytech's 3'x5' Mega-8 Litecloth (mainly just looking for thoughts on the 3x5 form factor)? Love the idea of a giant 400w source like this that doesn't have the space demands of a giant dome... what am I missing? Cheers

Excellent video Justin! 1. What type of diffusion would you recommend for pushing light through a window from outside? 2. How much punch do you need for magic cloth? 600d is my strongest key at the moment. I have 1/2 grid, ultrabounce, unbleached muz at the moment. 3. Do all your floppies break down?

Great vid as usual...i'm not sure how it is in the U.S. but here in Brazil, you pay also lamp usage by time because those things are so expensive. So it's really annoying for the DP and director to keep track of light setup usage...turn off and on all the time...heat exposure accidents... really not great...unfortunately it's unbeatable in quality.

Hey Justin! Another nice one! But which stands do you use for you lights? Grtz Arthur

Always.. Huge Fan.. and this video. .is incredible. i am always trying to review.. BTS of Videos, Films, Photoshoots.. etc... Find.. "The Secret Sauce Of Gear" lol or Lighting Setup ... lol I can not find information about Carlo Mendoza... could you help...

Just wanted to say thank you!

What's Up Justin Thanks 😎

The Forza 500BII so you have a 500 watt Bi color and with G/M adjustment. I'm also looking at the Godox KNOWLED F600Bi matt light. 600 watts

Always Always a pleasure to watch your videos man 👍. Quick questions what are your thoughts on Kino Flo s. Why don’t we hear people talk about them on your youtube?

Unfortunately, I only have two kidneys.

This was great, man, very informative. Quick question. What’s your go-to sources for the bts Hollywood productions ? Thanks dude!

Um, good video but an M18 is NOT a fresnel. A fresnel is a piece of glass in front of the lamp with rings in it to create an even beam that is cuttable with barn doors. The M18 is an open face lenseless PAR. Lensless only because of its built in reflector that has fascets in it, compared to traditional pars that require swappable lenses to adjust the beam angles (M18 you twist a knob on the back). An M18 beam is very uneven especially in full flood compared to a true fresnel. So comparing the 1200d with its dishes to the M18 is very fair imo since they’re using the same reflector technology to throw light out. In spot yeah an M18 is gonna outpunch a 1200 but in flood and in “medium mode” the Nanlux and aputure 1200s have been shown to be as bright or brighter.

haha I thought I was anal about clipped highlights but I don't think your keyboard on the desk is hot at all. it looks totally fine to me and there's no detail lost. my big pet peeve is how a lot of super high-budget mainstream movies, especially the superhero/sci-fi/action ones, have majorly blown out skies. like, every sky now is just blown out white CG sky and I don't get the appeal at all. I agree with you that some of the shots from 18 1/2 are way too clipped but I've come to like a little heat in the image. like, if there's part of a cloud that's hot--I just roll with it because it adds a little punch and contrast to the image. away, just discovered your channel. cool shit!

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hey man I'm looking for some frames. I saw u recommended Modern Studio, what do you think of this combo kit?> Magic Cloth 6' x 6' Unbleached Muslin 6' x 6' 6' x 6' Frame Complete (3' Tubes) 8' x 8' Frame Complete (4' Tubes) 2x 40" x 40" Ultrabounce Floppy Silent 1/4 Grid Cloth 8' x 8' Silent Full Grid Cloth 8' x 8' Silent 1/2 Grid Cloth 8' x 8' Magic Cloth® 8' x 8'

hey man i live in the caribbean i and i just started my lighting kit . i got all aputure lighting : the 600x, 600d non pro , 300x , nova p300c , f22c and 2x b7c , F10 fernel with barn doors , what do you think about my kit? i am 24 and working on starting my own production company .

Got curious about the Sound Dept for 18 1/2, so I looked it up, the whole thing was done by just one person 😕

You can rent Arri HMI or 2x 2K Blondes for about $15-20 a day and with a bundle maybe swing a deal. BTW LOVE YOU STUFF you were really helpful for me making move to RED Komodo for my own personal rig which has given me leverage. All the best maybe one day we can make something together.

What frame do you recommend for the Ultrabounce rags?

I started KZfaq with three Rotolight Neos twos' in my studio. They weren't that powerful. They are only good for closeup situations. The Neo threes' are better. I will say that build quality is not very strong and not really something I would want to travel with. Mainly the clear fronts that you twist to put the gels in, those get scratched up very quickly and are so thin they could break. While the power was good the build was not. So I sold them.