Lighting is less about the tools and more about the creativity in which you use them.
Okay, you've got a film to light but you don't have any professional lights—what do you do? I mean, you could get pissed off and have a sit-down shower cry, or you could get busy finding cheap DIY lighting solutions that can not only provide you with all the illumination you need but can also make your film look professional and cinematic. In this video, the team over at The Film Look goes over a few pieces of great advice on how to light a film on a budget, including how to make DIY light skirt.