use it and put it back when you don’t need it. This area should be:
On the floor. If you put things on tables, chairs or shelves eventually something will be knocked off and it’ll end up on the floor anyway . . . likely broken.
Out of the way of general traffic. You don’t want people tripping over your stuff.
Guarded in some way. If you can’t afford to leave a crew member with the equipment to guard it then your staging area should be as close to your shooting area as possible yet still on the floor and out of the way.
4. If you’re using only a small light kit (or two) at a location that only has standard power outlets you should be aware of some basic electrical theory. For example, if your kit includes two 1000 Watt lamps and one 600 Watt lamp, how many can you plug into the same circuit without blowing a breaker? Here’s an excerpt from my