What lighting would you recommend?

[bushido]

I'm poking around www.bhphotovideo.com right now looking for adequate lighting for a standard new york sized living room. Does anyone have any ideas on what criteria should I implement when choosing a lighting system?
Or could anyone recommend a good lighting package?

[andrewzarian]

there are a lot of good lighting kits you can go with. We went with Cowboy Studio 2275 Watt Lighting Kit

[bushido]

thank you for responding, I'll check that out now.

[andrewzarian]

how big is the room? The lights can play a big factor in that also

[bushido]

Roughly 14 x 17 square feet.

[andrewzarian]

I think those lights would be good enough. the good thing about them is that you can turn each bulb off if you need less lighting

[bushido]

All I would need after that is a good cooling system.

[andrewzarian]

Our studio gets really hot. there have been days we hit 100 degrees in there

[bushido]

Yeah, I remember you holding up the thermometer during the stickam japan relief aid benefit.

[Spencer Kobren]

All I would need after that is a good cooling system.

The lights themselves won't get too hot since they use florescent bulbs. You're going to need a couple of minus green gels since the bulbs that come with most of to today's s kits tend to give off a green/blue hue. Can work for stills, not not so much for video...