I would have to agree with the suggestions from the above poster. I'm fairly versed in photographic lighting--both mobile speedlights and not-so-mobile monolights. I've been dabbling in video more and more lately, and it's a much more time consuming endeavor if professional-looking results are what you're after.


When it comes to photographic lighting, you can do a heck of a lot with an off-camera flash, a triggering device, a relatively small softbox (or umbrella), and a compact lightstand. When it comes to video, you need constant light (and constant power to operate it), modifiers that withstand heat, as well as an external audio recording solution in order to get good results.


Being a beginner, I would hate to hang my reputation on skills I didn't think I had mastered quite yet. I think more research, more testing, and more experience is needed before you stick your neck out on this one.