[Marcelo Lewin]

I think I will go with the Softbank IV. My company is willing to purchase it and I can concentrate more on learning how to use all these lights then figuring out which lights to purchase. I’m sure as I know more in the future, I’ll figure out which work best, but for now, I think a kit is the way to go for a beginner like myself.

Here is the Softbank 1 link article I read:
https://www.videomaker.com/scripts/article.cfm?id=10548

And here is the Softbank IV I will purchase:
https://www.samys.com/product.php?ItemNo=ARRI571991

Cheers!
– Marcelo

Marcelo Lewin
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[Marcelo Lewin]

Man o man! The kit vs. no kit is like the ongoing debate of “taste great” “less filling” or “Apple” vs
Windows”! LOL! 😉

Anyhow…thank you all for the great feedback. I think I have to do a lot of homework before I jump and purchase something. Too much to learn….so little time.

Cheers to all.

Marcelo Lewin
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[Marcelo Lewin]

Yeah. This forum is a lifesaver! Thanks for the great feedback.

Based on the video I posted above, do you think you can come up with a list that would help me in accomplishing this?

Thanks again for your feedback!

Marcelo Lewin
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[Marcelo Lewin]

My company is limited on budget. How much would you charge for giving me a list of things I should purchase and then maybe spending 4 hours going through the ropes. I know that is not enough time to teach me everything a professional lighting person knows, but maybe enough to get me started?

Cheers!

Marcelo Lewin
marcelo@thedailyfarce.com
https://www.thedailyfarce.com/

[Marcelo Lewin]

Thank you very much for the information. So are there any great light people that wouldn’t mind spending some time in Samy’s in Santa Ana showing me what I should purchase? I’m new to this and I figured a kit is the easiest to go (and my company is paying for it), however, maybe the no-kit is the way to go to save some money and pay someone to teach me how to use it (light the scene and the people).

Any takers? I work in Southern California (O/C).

Cheers!

Marcelo Lewin
marcelo@thedailyfarce.com
https://www.thedailyfarce.com/

[Marcelo Lewin]

Is this the one you have?
https://www.samys.com/product.php?ItemNo=ARRI571991

Thanks for the feedback.

Would this work on the type of video I shot (the link from my previous posting). Also, we plan on shooting customer testimonials in their home, so I want to use it for that as well (usually 2 people interviews).

Cheers!

Marcelo Lewin
marcelo@thedailyfarce.com
https://www.thedailyfarce.com/

[Marcelo Lewin]

Where? I guess I must of missed it. I looked for it in the thread but did not see anything for the last couple of weeks.

Marcelo Lewin
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[Marcelo Lewin]

Interesting. I have not noticed any jittering, but definitely a bit of color degradation and definitely cropping of the image, but I guess it has to do that to compensate for the frame movements it’s making.

Marcelo Lewin
marcelo@thedailyfarce.com
https://www.thedailyfarce.com/

[Marcelo Lewin]

Cool! Thanks!

[Marcelo Lewin]

Thanks for the great advice. Without giving away any of the questions, can you give a sample of what they ask? Do they ask alot about the specific effects? Do they go into compression techniques? Do they talk about color correction? Keyboard shortcuts? Anyhow…Thanks for the advice. I’m done with Jacob Rosenberg’s Studio Techniques book and I also finished the Tips & Tricks DVD. I’m now in the middle of Jacob’s comprehensive DVD training and I also did the one from Lynda.com. Is there anything specific I should be studying?

Cheers