The Best Black Friday Deals for Filmmakers 2021

The Aputure LS 600d is a great all-around light for filmmakers to have in their regular kit. With enough punch to give some much-needed backlight in a night exterior, and full dimming controls to work well in lower light scenes as well, it's a flexible unit.

Best of all, it can be run off two batteries (this sale applies to the light in either A or V battery mount setups). It all comes wrapped up in its own case, which makes for easy storage, and would make for easy wrapping for a particularly generous doliday gift.

Atomos Ninja V 5" 4K Recording Monitor with 1TB AtomX SSDmini & Mounting Kit - down $300 

Atomos is the top game in town for combo monitor/recorders, and the Ninja V 5" is one of its most popular units. Pairing well with items like the Sony A7S3 or the Panasonic S1h, the Ninja V lets you get ProRes and ProRes RAW files directly from your camera, while also offering a bevy of monitoring tools to make sure you are getting your exposure and focus perfect, every time.

This unit comes bundled with a 1TB SSD and is a whopping $300 off the normal price.

Adobe Creative Cloud - 40% off, or 70% if you are a student or teacher

Adobe Creative Cloud remains ubiquitous with filmmakers for its Premiere Pro and After Effects software, both of which offer a quick, powerful toolset for post-production.

Discounts on Creative Cloud are rare, and this is one not to be slept on.

Zoom H1n 2-Input/2-Track Mini Recorder - $20 off

Every filmmaker needs a mini recorder. Even if you never end up using it for a shoot, you need it for research interviews, you need it for recording yourself for podcasts promoting your work, and you need it to feel like an old-timey detective making notes to yourself while you work a case.

Long before "Zoom" meant "video calling," to filmmakers "Zoom" meant "audio recorder," and the H1n, the smallest member of the family of recorders, is a great place to start.

RØDE VideoMic Camera-Mount Shotgun Microphone Kit - $55 off

No matter how confident you are in your dual system sound setup, it's always good to record a backup scratch track into your camera, and the VideoMic from RØDE is a great option for doing that.

Combining that into a kit with a micro boompole for when you can get the microphone closer to the action makes this an even better addition to a flexible setup for a wide variety of filmmaking situations. 

Hollyland Mars 400S SDI/HDMI - $80 off

Wireless video is a requirement for any modern-day film set. Especially with social distancing requiring crews to get further from the camera, a way to wirelessly link camera to monitor is absolutely essential.

Hollyland is a newer competitor in that field but has done a great job building a solid reputation in the last few years for innovative design and ease of use.

These units work with both SDI and HDMI, which should make your workflow more flexible no matter what your camera or monitor setup may be.

Aputure MC - $90 down to $79, Aputure MC 4-Light Travel Kit - $499 down to $449 (Nov. 26 - Jan. 3)

The Aputure MC is an amazing little light. Powerful output considering its size and cost, amazing color flexibility, and really amazing remote control. Using Sidus Link over Bluetooth, you can control this unit from up to 300 feet away. We tested it, and it works.

On top of that, if you go for the kit, they can build a mesh of lights, which can extend control over an even longer distance.

What will you be picking up? Let us know in the comments!

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