Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Today, we visit Erik’s workshop to discover what he’s been making for the past few years and how you can start DIY filmmaking today.
Erik talks to us about making high-end branded content after Indy Mogul. He tells us what every filmmaker needs to have in their tool bag. We also cover DIY lighting solutions and how to shape it with the things you can find in every hardware store. Finally, we break down the elephant in the room - Erik’s DIY motion control rig that he made for less than $3,000.
Check out Erik’s old but gold DIY build videos and more on this channel: bit.ly/2VryMmx
Join the Indy Mogul Community Group: bit.ly/2udpqDa
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: kit.com/IndyMogul
We shoot with:
Main Camera: amzn.to/2H6LLqj
BTS Camera: amzn.to/2ICYZxt
Tiny Camera: amzn.to/2TdkQja
Main Wide Lens: amzn.to/2BSY0n6
Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2H4BsDh
On-Camera Microphone: amzn.to/2H0ikq1
Wireless Lav Microphone: amzn.to/2H30BhG
Mini-Tripod: amzn.to/2H4KwrR
Stock Footage:
storyblocks.com/IndyMogul
PODCAST:
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Connect w/ Erik: instagram.com/erikwbeck
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#DIY #Lighting #Filmmaking
Connect with Ted Sim
Instagram: instagram.com/aputure_ted
Twitter: twitter.com/aputure_ted
Today, we visit Erik’s workshop to discover what he’s been making for the past few years and how you can start DIY filmmaking today.
Erik talks to us about making high-end branded content after Indy Mogul. He tells us what every filmmaker needs to have in their tool bag. We also cover DIY lighting solutions and how to shape it with the things you can find in every hardware store. Finally, we break down the elephant in the room - Erik’s DIY motion control rig that he made for less than $3,000.
Check out Erik’s old but gold DIY build videos and more on this channel: bit.ly/2VryMmx
Join the Indy Mogul Community Group: bit.ly/2udpqDa
▶ Check out my gear on Kit: kit.com/IndyMogul
We shoot with:
Main Camera: amzn.to/2H6LLqj
BTS Camera: amzn.to/2ICYZxt
Tiny Camera: amzn.to/2TdkQja
Main Wide Lens: amzn.to/2BSY0n6
Audio Recorder: amzn.to/2H4BsDh
On-Camera Microphone: amzn.to/2H0ikq1
Wireless Lav Microphone: amzn.to/2H30BhG
Mini-Tripod: amzn.to/2H4KwrR
Stock Footage:
storyblocks.com/IndyMogul
PODCAST:
spoti.fi/2SJ99Ax (Spotify)
bit.ly/2DI4ypS (Stitcher)
apple.co/2Scrtlf (iTunes)
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/indymogul
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/Indymogul
Connect w/ Erik: instagram.com/erikwbeck
Connect w/ Ted: instagram.com/tedsimtv
#DIY #Lighting #Filmmaking










![Ultimate Buyers Guide to ND Filters
Neutral Density Filters are a necessary tool for exposure control, but does their price tag really affect their quality? Today Griffin sits down with 23 ND filters that range in different price tiers from $5 all the way to $580 to see!
Today we hard tested 23 ND filters for their color and image quality, flare resistance, and their usefulness in timelapse situations. We test a range of ND’s from a set of general purpose ND3 filters, to Variable Density Filters, to heavily graded ND10 filters for their use in time-lapse photography. While every type of ND filter has it’s own use, we mainly set out to see if the price tag really affected image quality, and whether variable ND’s were much worse than single glass ND’s.
Below are all the ND filters we tested! ND Filters of denser grades (6 stops), that were not pictured on screen can be expected to have similar quality to their less dense counterparts (3 stops).
Check out the Cheap Thing Vs. Expensive Thing gear: https://kit.com/IndyMogul
Variable NDs (77mm):
* [2–8 stops] $20 GB Optics “Slim Variable ND” https://bhpho.to/2NswFwt
* [2–8 stops] $130 Tiffen “Variable ND Filter” https://amzn.to/2U51N7Y
* [1–5 stops] $300 B+W “XS-Pro Digital ND Vario MRC-Nano Filter” https://amzn.to/2Eag1Oa
* [4–8 stops] $580 Singh-Ray “Vari-N-Trio Variable ND Filter (Thin Ring Mount)” https://amzn.to/2U4d6x4
Solid NDs (77mm):
* [3 stops] $5 Yashica “0.9”
* [2 stops] $30 Ice “ND4” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [3 stops] $30 Ice “ND8” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [4 stops] $30 Ice “ND16” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [5 stops] $30 Ice “ND32” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [6 stops] $30 Ice “ND64” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [10 stops] $30 Ice “ND1000” (part of $80 bundle) https://amzn.to/2XmiUUu
* [3 stops] $34 Tiffen “ND 0.9” https://amzn.to/2EoU133
* [3 stops] $39 Hoya “NDX8” https://amzn.to/2E7CdIm
* [3 stops] $59 B+W “SC 103” https://amzn.to/2SX6YKB
* [6 stops] $97 B+W “SC 106” https://amzn.to/2EeRWFJ
* [3 stops] $159 Breakthrough Photography “X4 ND” https://amzn.to/2E4tF5m
* [6 stops] $169 Breakthrough Photography “X4 ND” https://amzn.to/2EqnARV
Solid NDs (100x100mm):
* [3 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” https://amzn.to/2U2yx1p
* [6 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” https://amzn.to/2EoKTMb
* [10 stops] $237 LEE Filters “ProGlass IRND” https://amzn.to/2EpWpH3
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