[Joe Martino]

Thanks for the advice in that post! I understand that with out limited budget its tough to get good lighting as each pieces can pretty run the cost of our budget in some cases. I will describe a little better what it is that we plan to do and maybe you can work off that a little better.

Our documentary will mostly be shot indoors in rooms where natural light can be blocked out if need be to make all light from one common source. Some of it will be shot outdoors mainly in the day time using natural light. I have seen that fluorescent lighting tends to be fairly cheap for pots, stands and daylight bulbs all in a package.. is this because fluorescent simply isn’t good lighting at all? Also saw some Tungsten pots for an affordable price as well, is that bulb difficult to work with?

The other thing I understand is this is a very professional website in terms of those who respond work in professional settings. We would like to get a nice looking scene absolutely but aren’t concerned with that perfect movie look for this project.

Thanks again for the responses, any more advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Joe