- Hey guys, today we're gonna talk about
five random things, all under $20,
that every single film maker needs.
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How'd you guys survive Black Friday craziness?
I actually hate going to any mall or any store
on any day where there's big sales.
I just think it's pandemonium.
It's just too much stress to bother with some sales.
It drives me nuts.
But, Cyber Monday, you can shop from the comfort
of your living room and that's why I'm talking about
five things all under $20 that every single
film maker needs and you can order these
straight from Amazon, from the comfort of your living room
and you can buy all of these from Amazon
straight from the comfort of your living room.
You don't have to deal with any of that craziness
of Black Friday, going to the mall, ugh headache.
If you didn't see the video on Friday
about my color grading process,
go check it out,
but I released the new Cine Luts 2.0.
I've been working on these for a long time
and these are the newest looks that I'm using
for all of my films.
Usually the pack comes with 12 different looks,
two versions of each look,
one for normal footage and then one for log footage.
But right now there are three bonus, exclusive luts
that are only available right now
for a limited time.
And of course all the other pre-sets and my courses,
everything is on sale right now,
so make sure to check them down in the description
and because everybody's loving it so much,
I decided I'm gonna extend this sale
all the way to Friday,
which is the announcement of the 200k giveaway winners.
If you haven't already entered,
link down in the description.
Make sure you enter, you can win a Canon M5
and some aperture lights at 120d
and an LS 1/2.
It's a really great starter kit
for your film making process.
So you have until Friday,
which also happens to be my birthday actually,
to take part in the giveaway
and also get these exclusive luts
and take part in all the other sales.
So here are some random things
that you might not think about right away.
They're not your typical lenses and cameras
and things that you think that you need for film making,
but these are really important things
and in some situations they're actually necessities
that you need to have.
Alright, so first off we have Bongo ties.
These are super random actually,
but they're basically elastics with this little,
I think it's bamboo or plastic, I don't know what this is,
this little thing on the end
and they're super versatile.
You can wrap up things with them,
you can attach different things.
You can actually attach a bunch of them together
if you have a bigger object that you need to strap
onto something.
They're just a really nice thing to have
if you're in a pinch and you just need to mount something
really quickly or you need to wrap some cables up.
These are really handy, super cheap.
Highly recommend them.
Pretty much every single commercial set I've been on,
somebody has had these things, Bongo Ties.
Number two what you need is a shower curtain.
This is actually a great way to diffuse light
and to hold video on different diffusers
and this one is a great one.
It's super cheap,
You can (ruffling) scrunch it up into a little ball
so it doesn't take up much space.
It's just really handy
and it sounds kinda weird
and you might be a little bit embarrassed using it,
but it actually works really well
and it's a really cheap way to diffuse your light,
to make your light look way better.
It works, it's worth the $10 or whatever this costs.
Number three we have clamps.
These aren't super exciting but they're really handy
and really important,
especially for your lighting process.
These are really good when you just need
to clip on something really quickly,
for example, a shower curtain to your stand,
or if you have a backdrop
and you need to clip it onto something.
These are so handy, they don't cost a lot.
Make sure you pick up some clamps.
Number four is step rings.
Now you guys have heard me talk about ND filters
a whole bunch of times,
but ND filters can be pretty expensive.
They can be a couple hundred dollars per filter.
So you don't wanna be buying a whole bunch of them
for every single lens because they all have
different filter threads.
So, what can you do?
The answer is step rings.
These cost like $20 and they allow you to
put a bigger filter onto a smaller lens.
So what you would actually do is
you would buy one bigger size ND filter,
let's say like a 72 mil,
depending on what the biggest sized lens you have is,
and then you just use these step rings
to attach it to smaller lenses.
So this way you don't have to buy like five different
ND filters for all your different lenses.
You just buy these step rings and there you go.
So these actually cost you negative dollars
because it's gonna save you a whole bunch of money.
Make sure to pick up some step rings.
And then number five we have Gaff tape.
This is a must have for every single film maker.
It's kind of like a mix of masking tape and Duct tape.
And why it's really good is
it's a little bit stronger than masking tape,
but it also doesn't really leave any residue,
any glue on whatever you're putting this one.
So this is the tape of choice for film makers.
Everybody should have Gaff tape.
It's really handy for, let's say,
putting marks on the ground if you need some
for your talent, so they know where to go,
or labeling your gear.
Let's say you have a bunch of Canon batteries
and your friend who's on the shoot
has a bunch of the same batteries.
You can just put some of this tape on there,
label it, now you know which batteries are your batteries.
So for all your taping needs you need Gaff tape
and it comes in a bunch of different colors.
So you can have your own process,
your own organization for which colors do what.
This stuff it's super handy, really useful.
Honorable mentions go to the China ball and black wrap.
China balls are super handy,
really easy to use to diffuse your light
and you can actually use them as practicals
in a video also.
So, really handy, super cheap
and black wrap is kind of like an aluminum foil.
It's matte, you can use this to shape your light
and to block light if you don't want that light
spilling onto your set.
Black wrap is super handy,
definitely check this stuff out.
There we go, five random things under $20
that every single film maker should have
and sometimes it's the small things
that actually make a really big difference.
Sometimes we just get caught up in the lenses
and cameras and all that stuff,
but the little things actually help so much on a shoot
and the nice thing is these are all cheap items
and once you buy them they're actually gonna last you
a long time, if not forever.
So you're making a small investment
and getting a really big return.
Alright, enjoy Cyber Monday,
shopping from the comfort of your living room couch
and don't miss out on the Travel Feels sales
extended to this Friday, December 1st.
Do not miss those sales.
Guys, enjoy the film making process
and go get some of those travel feels.
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