I was thinking about purchasing a good light for filming.
Does anyone know of any good ones or recommend certain types?

Yeah i got a light from argos for £13, its called a halogen loght and its one of those tall ones that stand up and leans over your table i love it! Cant link u cos im on my ipod but yeah

i use just a desk lamp, which works pritty well

Yeah just get a desk lamp, there great

ah yea I know the ones you mean. Thanks guys

no problem

if you want everything to be really bright then i would buy a halogen light i got on from home depot for $5 but i use my desk light more because it puts more of a spotlightish effect

I've been wanting a decent light.. anyone know any specific ones? I wanna spend 20-30 quid and want a lamp. not one of those work light things lots of people use.. they're horrible, I had one and it was like fingerboarding next to an oven >_< Took it back the next day.

I had a halogen and it wasn't nearly bright enough and didn't do much at all.. Maybe thinking about getting a higher watt halogen, or do you guys think a normal desk lamp would be better? It seems hard to find decent watt halogen bulbs : o

desk lamp from ikea was about 3 quid you can clamp it to anything or put it on a stand like a normal desk lamp, its super bright and can be used a as spot light so the whole room doesn't get lit up etc really good it does get hot but it was cheap

I either use no lamp but at the end of my park i have a big OLD lamp im not sure how old because its my mums but i find it really good and kerry you're right about those big lamps in one of my really old vids i used one and it felt like i was in a sauna

ikea blue clamp on ones are great

does any one have any idea how to make my lamp more spotlightish?

Goldmidget wrote:

does any one have any idea how to make my lamp more spotlightish?

Per say you have a typical round desk lamp, you can take a sheet of tin and wrap the lamp with it at the bottom where the light shines, creating a " spotlight " effect, where you put it will allow it to range from a small spot to a big spot, if you want to cheap out, cutting a few pop cans does the trick too. i wouldn't suggest it but cardboard works to, but only if your lamp NEVER gets hot at all.


Also the halogen work lights you guys use most likely were using 500 watt bulbs inside them, you can always put in a 150 watt bulb, it will still get hot, but you won't get a tan from them either.

And Kerry, use any general desk lamp you can find for cheap and just put a 100 watt bulb in it, that should solve your problem, and if you want it brighter, there are lamps at hardware stores that are dirt cheap and can hold a 250 watt bulb for as much light as you want.

I decided to buy this lamp solely for the reason that it looks like the Pixar lamp.



After adding the eyes...



Really nice lamp, in the process of making an edit.

pixar lamp ftw

This is what my lamp creates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4mzBR35ZUs

a lamp that creates pure awesome? :O
where'd you get it? haha

^haha XD
But, yea, I'd like more info on the lampz