Originally Posted by Captain Kawaii

I run between 2k and 4k for shoots unless I am in a really brightly lit area. Key is changing your bulbs between pix and video... blue bulbs for pix to video white....

Nice octagons with soft-white or silver gel covers have served me well..

SPyder-lites are cool and there are some nice small kits that dont give the doctors office feel. I find the best solution is for the model, especially newbs to be comfortable in the light and not obsessed with my setup because it is huge.... I light to get my image...

Big huge deflectors in gold and silver are nice if you can get a good light bounce. You can tap one into a wall or corner and bounce a nice 1k off it... play with the angles and the models positioning

Best advice is get a decent set up you can travel around with and experiment with it...

There is also an excellent book I picked up from a gaffer on the set of some tv show (back when I worked in tv) - called "The 5 C's of Cinematography" well worth the bucks....less than 30$