Not a cinema rig. A repeatable kit you can pack in 5 minutes.
The starter UGC kit checklist:
— Phone: any iPhone 12+ or recent Android, shoot 4K/30 or 1080/60
— Light: one ring light OR a window (face the light, never backlit)
— Audio: a $25 lavalier clip mic — bad audio kills more clips than bad video
— Stability: a $15 tripod with a phone clamp
— Editing: CapCut (free), one project template you reuse
That's under $50 of additions to a phone you own.
Save the kit. Same 5 items, every shoot. Upgrade only when a paying gap demands it.
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