Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
8 everyday items that cost less than $20 that every filmmaker should add to their kit. Because this job is as much about creative problem solving as anything, and the stuff on this list will make your life on set a lot easier.
#filmmaking #gear #cheap
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📽 *A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE)*📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 *THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD)* 📖: bit.ly/3VIA7Vm
📝✅ *ESSENTIAL GEAR PACKING CHECKLIST (FREE DOWNLOAD)* ✅📝: tinyurl.com/ycknfa7j
🗞 *MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: FILMMAKING TIPS, GEAR, AND CREATIVE LIVING* 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
🤘 *WHERE I GET MUSIC FOR MY VIDEOS (Luc70 for 70% off!!!)* 🤘: audiio.com/lucforsyth
🔗 *LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO*
Black tac: stanmart.com/sales/adhesives-and-glues/black-tac
Adhesive Putty: amzn.to/4ajrpEt
Velcro Tape: amzn.to/3xX0znQ
Paracord: amzn.to/4bogQAT
Shower Curtain: amzn.to/4a84vQ2
Carabiners: amzn.to/44saOge
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Using everyday items to solve filmmaking problems
2:05 - First Item, find multiple uses for it
4:02 - Second Item, to hang heavy loads
5:04 - Third Item, very handy to put extra things in your rig
6:16 - Fourth Item, perfect for laving characters
8:07 - Fifth Item, amazing to protect from the rain
9:22 - Sixth Item, to hang/place things in rough surfaces
11:22 - Seventh Item, perfect to diffuse light
12:37 - Eight Item, to cut light on set
🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE
MY ACAM: amzn.to/3CsrOoy
MY YOUTUBE CAM: amzn.to/3TcW12m
BEST DOC TRIPOD IN THE WORLD: bhpho.to/3VD3Gsn
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: bit.ly/3yTAJPh
EXPEDITION BACKPACK: bit.ly/3MEkco2
YOUTUBE LENS: amzn.to/3CuSl4x
PRIME LENSES: amzn.to/3CuVrWk
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3VUUiQk
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/3MzpsJn
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
COMPUTER: amzn.to/3HXNwlE
CRAZY GOOD POWER BANK FOR FILMMAKERS: omnicharge.co/luc
*Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended*
✋ SAY HI
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Web: lucforsyth.com
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8 everyday items that cost less than $20 that every filmmaker should add to their kit. Because this job is as much about creative problem solving as anything, and the stuff on this list will make your life on set a lot easier.
#filmmaking #gear #cheap
🎥 *WANT TO LEVEL UP YOUR CINEMATOGRAPHY? JOIN MY DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY: PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS COURSE*🎥 bit.ly/3YkuBcL
📱 *NEED HELP? SCHEDULE 1:1 CAREER DEVELOPMENT OR PROJECT CONSULTATION CALL WITH ME*📱
calendly.com/lucforsyth/1-1-consultation-call
📘*LIFE-CHANGING ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS (FREE 70-PAGE EBOOK)*📘: tinyurl.com/ax9c3kkf
📽 *A FILMMAKER’S GUIDE TO LONG TERM CAREER PLANNING (FREE 5 DAY CHALLENGE)*📽: bit.ly/40ZS9GC
📖 *THE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER’S NETWORKING GUIDE (FREE DOWNLOAD)* 📖: bit.ly/3VIA7Vm
📝✅ *ESSENTIAL GEAR PACKING CHECKLIST (FREE DOWNLOAD)* ✅📝: tinyurl.com/ycknfa7j
🗞 *MONTHLY NEWSLETTER: FILMMAKING TIPS, GEAR, AND CREATIVE LIVING* 🗞: bit.ly/3imiDAj
🤘 *WHERE I GET MUSIC FOR MY VIDEOS (Luc70 for 70% off!!!)* 🤘: audiio.com/lucforsyth
🔗 *LINKS FROM THIS VIDEO*
Black tac: stanmart.com/sales/adhesives-and-glues/black-tac
Adhesive Putty: amzn.to/4ajrpEt
Velcro Tape: amzn.to/3xX0znQ
Paracord: amzn.to/4bogQAT
Shower Curtain: amzn.to/4a84vQ2
Carabiners: amzn.to/44saOge
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Using everyday items to solve filmmaking problems
2:05 - First Item, find multiple uses for it
4:02 - Second Item, to hang heavy loads
5:04 - Third Item, very handy to put extra things in your rig
6:16 - Fourth Item, perfect for laving characters
8:07 - Fifth Item, amazing to protect from the rain
9:22 - Sixth Item, to hang/place things in rough surfaces
11:22 - Seventh Item, perfect to diffuse light
12:37 - Eight Item, to cut light on set
🎥 🔥 📷 GEAR I USE
MY ACAM: amzn.to/3CsrOoy
MY YOUTUBE CAM: amzn.to/3TcW12m
BEST DOC TRIPOD IN THE WORLD: bhpho.to/3VD3Gsn
MY FAVORITE CAMERA BACKPACK: bit.ly/3yTAJPh
EXPEDITION BACKPACK: bit.ly/3MEkco2
YOUTUBE LENS: amzn.to/3CuSl4x
PRIME LENSES: amzn.to/3CuVrWk
CURRENT DRONE: amzn.to/3VUUiQk
KEY LIGHT: amzn.to/3MzpsJn
SHOTGUN MIC: amzn.to/3hVwVnL
COMPUTER: amzn.to/3HXNwlE
CRAZY GOOD POWER BANK FOR FILMMAKERS: omnicharge.co/luc
*Some of the above are affiliate links, but all are personally vetted and recommended*
✋ SAY HI
Email: luc@lucforsyth.com
Web: lucforsyth.com
IG: @lucforsyth (BTS content, but I’m TERRIBLE at DMs - sorry!)
