Light that Yeti!

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

How many times have we as a whole heard this saying. Way too many in my opinion but it does hold that sense of real movie making. Within this blog, I've already covered camera although I'm sure I will quite a few more times as new things develop. But lets take a second and talk about lights. I know it's not the most fascinating to most of you but you'd be surprised what you can get out of your money.

Lets talk packages; Kino Flos vs. Arri Kits. The easiest way to tell the difference between these lights is that a Kino Flo has those grim bulbs that probably remind you of your high school days or your bad cooking experience in the kitchen. Incase you didn't have one of these, here is a picture.

What a beauty, right? Not so much. However the one thing that I love about Kino Flos that give them a second glance in my book is that the bulbs come in different colors. So if you wanted to go for a Matrix look, you could do that, granted you would need a lot of Kinos. It will cost roughly $600 for a nice yellow glow package (which includes 4 bulbs) only lasting 5,000 hours. That is $0.12 an hour! You may think that is a smoking deal but 5,000 hours on a film set will go by quickly. Will you be prepared for that?

Another one of my favorites is the Arri Kit. Unlike the 1 ballasts deal with kinos, Arri comes with a lot more tools. An Arri Compact HMI 200W Fresenel Light includes compact 200W Head, 125/200W AC Ballast, Filter Frame and Barndor- 200 Total Watts. What did I just say? Let me break it down...small light, lots of power. It even comes with its own power box to help you out. Arri is a great company that provides well crafted lights. However it is only one light that you get. The picture below has different sizes for you to build your own kit with if need be. 

Are you sitting down? I hope so for when I tell you the price. The price for this simple kit is $3,056.95. Yes, you read that right. You could buy a new car for that price but being part of a production company you have to understand that price is something you have to work for and with.