Tom Coughlin

Small sets and interviews--have you looked at getting a Lowell kit? Actually getting two is probably a better bet. They're a little on the cheezy side, esp the stands, but they interact with standard entertainment industry stands, clamps, etc. Comes in a box, very light for what it does. I've put up to four of these kits in the back of my Mini. http://www.lowel.com/kits/DVcreator55.html In the US, everything turned on draws 20 amps at 120v so you can plug them into the walls in most places and not pop breakers. For hand dimmers ('squeezers'), 800 watt lamp dimmers are around often not easy to find, the brightest bulb you're likely to use with a Lowel kit is a 750 watt.

Bastard Amber is a theater specific gel color--it's slightly green deficient. When you light people with it, the human eye is tricked by the shortage of transmitted green light, which creates a visual impresson that the subject is slightly out of focus due to differences in focal points between red light and blue light in the human eye. Takes a few years off a leading lady.