Build your first filmmaking kit in the right order
A printable checklist that sorts camera, audio, lighting and storage gear by budget, so each purchase sets up the next one instead of locking you into the wrong setup.
- Gear grouped by category and budget
- The buying order that avoids wasted spend
- Four printable pages to plan and check your kit
What's in the checklist
- Camera and lens starter options by budget
- Audio: lavalier, recorder and boom basics
- Lighting and light-control gear
- Batteries, cards and storage essentials
Who it's for
- Solo creators and small crews buying their first kit
- Shooters moving up from a phone to a dedicated camera
- Anyone who wants a buying order, not just a gear list
A look inside
The first page helps you define the work, crew, location and budget before choosing a build level. The rest of the checklist sorts gear into camera, audio, lighting, support, power and storage.
What emails follow
Email 1 brings your four-page checklist. The 24-email series then works through practical filmmaking gear decisions over about 12 weeks, with messages 1 to 7 days apart. After the series, receive one useful gear guide each week. Unsubscribe any time.
Questions
What does the checklist cost?
Nothing. It's free; you only give an email address.
How does it arrive?
It arrives by email right after you sign up, as a printable PDF.
What format is it?
A PDF checklist you can print or keep on your phone.
How do I stop the emails?
Every email has an unsubscribe link; one click stops them.
Get the checklist
One email address, and the checklist lands in your inbox with the gear guides to follow.