At Office Depot I found this neat desklamp that folds in half. It's a halogen light, and when you open it, it lights up (duh). HOWEVER, the best part is that the light lasts almost forever, and shows up white from about 3 feet away, and blueish from about a foot away.

The white is good as a keylight, even though the lamp is only about a foot tall, AND you can set it up on a desk or something, so you don't really need any extra time devoted to setting it up. You just plant it and walla - great looking light.

If you set the lamp closer, you get a bluish tone, which is good if you want a cooler look, or you want your light to stand out more. On my TRV950, I crank the white balance all the way down and set the brightness to indoor, and I can make a sunlight orange room look more calm and cool.

Most dialogue takes place at a table or something of that sort, so you can always put the light right next to your actors, and not worry about holding a sun gun, or having a giant tripod-mounted stage light.

This is cheap and simple, and I'm not saying that it is BETTER than a tripod stage light; but the results are similar in many places - and in some cases I prefer it.

But I've rambled enough; just thought a few of you might be interested .

Sony TRV950

What is the exact name and the price of that?

- C. Davis
YELLOW HAMMER PRODUCTIONS

Its about 25 dollars total with tax and everything. I dont know the exact name, but I'm pretty sure they still have it - I only got it maybe 6 months ago, and you'll notice it if they have it. Its a light that looks like a black rectangle, and the light folds out of it. So when you open it, it doubles its height.

That should be enough for you to recognize it lol sorry

Sony TRV950