{"id":6500,"date":"2012-05-02T13:59:09","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2012-05-02T14:11:05","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T18:11:05","slug":"diy-lighting-trick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/diy-lighting-trick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tricks For Creating Impressive DIY Studio Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"light-your-video-shoots-on-the-cheap-learn-how-to-create-a-diy-studio-lighting-setup-that-delivers-stunning-results\">Light your video shoots on the cheap! Learn how to create a DIY studio lighting setup that delivers stunning results!<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Olivia Tech\" href=\"http:\/\/oliviatech.com\/diy-lighting-for-studio-sets-led-pinspot-and-router-speed-controller-as-dimmer\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">OliviaTech.com <\/a>has the scoop on creating a professional looking lighting setup using only <strong>consumer floodlights <\/strong>and a\u00a0<strong><strong>pinpoint LED spotlight<\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Floodlights are mounted to a DJ truss system<\/strong> and plugged into a surge protector. \u00a0The trick for dialing in the amount of light is plugging the protector into a <a title=\"Router Speed Control\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?aq=f&amp;ix=aca&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=router+speed+control#ix=aca&amp;q=router+speed+control&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;hl=en&amp;tbo=u&amp;tbm=shop&amp;source=og&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=wf&amp;authuser=0&amp;ei=JXWhT8PGEIeU2AWNssyMDQ&amp;bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&amp;fp=a61acdf6febb1cbc&amp;biw=1430&amp;bih=783\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>router speed control<\/strong> <\/a>(a product typically used with a drill, sander or grinder). \u00a0The speed control runs about $20-$40 and is a much more <strong>cost-effective solution<\/strong> than expensive professional dimmers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pair this DIY light bank with an inexpensive $30 LED spotlight<\/strong> and you&#8217;ve got a pretty moody lighting setup for u<strong>nder $200<\/strong>. \u00a0Check out the demo video and a music video example below, or visit <a title=\"Olivia Tech DIY Studio Lighting\" href=\"http:\/\/oliviatech.com\/diy-lighting-for-studio-sets-led-pinspot-and-router-speed-controller-as-dimmer\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">OliviaTech.com<\/a> for all the details on how to create your own DIY lighting.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/41161801?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=d9b63b\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for other DIY lighting alternatives?<\/strong><br \/>\nCheck out our <a title=\"DIY Studio Lighting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/diy-studio-lighting\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">previous post <\/a>on creating DIY light panels for under $100.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/pixy.gif?x-id=1b07d872-1e1f-43a7-9d47-305f808ecd19\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to create a moody studio lighting setup for less than $200! 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