Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from "Get Back" to Soggy Latkes.    Join David, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about all the ways Lighting and Projection Designers collaborate. This "one topic episode" digs deep into the lighting and projection design processes from initial storyboarding to solving problems in tech. Included in the discussion: The advantage...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Approaching Shadow of Krampus to The Genius of Stephen Sondheim.    Join David, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Preparing for the holidays; The practical differences between theatrical and architectural lighting; Going back to Auto-CAD; Tracking and Blocking... Hard vs. Soft Blocks; "My Little Secret"; Our tri...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) discuss everything from the Successful LDI Conference to The Tesla Coil.    Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Seeing old friends; Cool breakout rooms at LDI; The Circle Bar; The "Light Talk Lounge"; RIP Joe Tawil; Followspots or Moving Lights?; Buying BlackTrax like a used car; Mastering scene shifts and transiti...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) once again take their show on the road to Sin City for LDI 2021.   Join Brackley, Steve, Lori, and David as they answer questions from a live studio audience desperate for a "Not Ready for Dishwasher Light Talk Coffee Mug" and a chance to win "Lumen Brother or Sistah of the Day!". Listen to them pontificate about: Our Thanksgiving Tha...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Converting to LED to Travis Scott.    Join Zak, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: More secret details about "Light Talk Live at LDI"; The "Lumen Brother (or Sistah!) of the Day" competition; Not Ready for Dishwasher Light Talk Coffee Mugs; Tesla's new insane Autopilot upgrade; Boynton Beach drivers; Dealing with Li...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Academic Freedom to ETC's Chocolate Chips.    Join Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: The attack on Academic Freedom; Light Talk at LDI; Drew's awesome lighting design for the Theme Song; "The Search for the Truth"; Cheap LED Cyc lights; Why are tickets so expensive?; "The Inspirational Commode Bidet Booster";...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) discuss everything from "Rust" to Thanksgiving Dinner Delights.    Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: The "Whole Bowl of Wrong" in Santa Fe; Free LDI Floor Passes; Who will be sharing the Convention Center?; The best ways to communicate with programmers; Appreciating a second set of eyes; Which is better for resea...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Successful Collective Bargaining to Lorne Green's singing chops.    Join Steve, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: The IATSE Strike is Resolved!; The Lumen Grandfathers; The greatest challenges the lighting profession faces today; Taking health care seriously; Pandora's Box; Are projections changing the way we see sce...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and SISTAH!) interview post disciplinary artist Kerstin Hovland.    Join Kerstin, Ellen, Driscoll, and David as they pontificate about: What does "Post Disciplinary" mean?; Video/lighting collaboration and integration; Collaborating on The MTV Music Video Awards; Designing to the music with The Foo Fighters; Integrating performance into design; Won...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers   discuss everything from Crossing Picket Lines to Stan's Incidents with Prairie Dogs.    Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The IATSE Strike Vote; "Given Circumstances"; GDTF and MDR formats; The value of summer theatre; What to look for in a summer company; Sleeping in soggy rooms; Better Than Nothing's " Toxo"; With the promi...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers  (and Sistah!) discuss everything from The Tony Awards to Black Oak Arkansas.    Join Steve, Zak, and Ellen as they pontificate about: Let's celebrate The Rolling Stones; Should you use a projector or LED wall; Creamy images; Equity Covid guidelines for theaters; Differences in creating video content for a projector or LED pixels; Pani vs. LED;  Ep...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from "Vanta-White" to "American Utopia".   Join Steve, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: Where are the Lumen  Sistahs?; Painting lighting fixtures white; Building a reference library; Image royalties; The Picture Collection at the New York Public Library; Preparing for your first Technical Rehearsal; Mentoring students du...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Working on Devised Productions to Chloe.   Join Steve, Driscoll, and David as they pontificate about: What we learned from our first lighting designs; Having something in common with Mozart; With travel budgets being cut, how to get all the experience of going to trade shows if you can't go to trade shows; Working on devised...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers  discuss everything from Creating Presets to Emily Litella. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: First conversations with the Director; Point of View and Production Approach; Ming on the mind; Mentoring remotely (the future of teaching?); PTZ Cameras; Can you really be a Set and Lighting Designer?; Thinking holistically; "Bobby Da...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTAH!) discuss everything from Looking Good at Tech to Saying Goodbye to The AutoYoke. Join Steve, Ellen, and David as they pontificate about: Escaping the flood; Reliving the Poseidon Adventure in the NYC subways; RIP to The AutoYoke; How to make money in non-theatre gigs using the skills you learned in the theatre; What to do on your first...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Transferring light data between incompatible controllers to The Farkel Family. Join Steve, Zak, and David as they pontificate about:  RIP Charlie Watts and Don Everly; The Studio School of Design's fall classes; Adam Honore' Swag; What happened to show jackets?; The weirdest thing we ever controlled on a lighting console; Is...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Bad Habits to "Painters on Parade"! Join Steve, Driscoll , and David as they pontificate about:  Soft versions of Germany; "Trisket", "Crisco", or "Chrystal"... who is the REAL Driscoll Otto?; Transferring to another IATSE local; Taking over design programs without stepping on toes; Helping to steer the boat; What's in David...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Cyberlights to Spiced Schwag! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about:  Proper medications for LIGHT TALK; New social diseases; Our take on the Closing Ceremonies at The Summer Olympics (OY!); "Blue Hawaii"; Is a 1000W fresnel really more economical to run than an LED?; Tips on lighting interiors; Cyberlights i...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) talk with Principal Lighting Designer for DIsney Parks, KC Wilkerson. Join KC, Zak, Ellen, and Steve as they pontificate about: How Varilites at The Police concert changed KC's life; Early years at Disney; The difference between lighting for theatre and lighting for live entertainment in Theme Parks; Looking at new lighting equipment;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers pontificate about everything from Light Booth Etiquette to Brazilian Toilets! Join Steve, Zak, and David as they pontificate about:  Our take on the Opening Ceremonies at The Summer Olympics; David's dating strategy; The difference between two sides of the gel; Silks and diffusion; Projecting on black velour; Remembering the genius of Gil Wechsler;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk with production designer David Gallo. Join David, Zak, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Babysitting Zak; Everything you ever wanted to know about "Xanadu"; The great mirror ball famine; The influence of "CATS" and "Star Wars"; Throwing body parts onstage; "The Who's Tommy"; Designing "Machinal"; Robert Edmund Jones stories; No preco...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers pontificate about everything from Onstage Beheadings to Making Magic! Join Driscoll, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: "The Lumen Family LDI 2021 Spectacular"; What to call Projection Designers; Keeping the feeling of magic; What to teach young projection design students; Lighting outdoor twilight shows; Using color contrast for visibility;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers pontificate about everything from California Plugs to Color Pickers! Join David, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Designers once again opening shows; Infrastructure spending; Waterproofing connections with hot melt glue; Touring children theatre shows; When do we "see" lighting in our heads; "The Flash"; What you bring to a project; Bad H...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) interview renowned international lighting designer Ryan O'Gara. Join Ryan, Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:  Early experience lighting dance for the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Sculpting the body with light; The necessity of being sensitive to music; Working on Ryan's first Broadway show as Lighting Designer, "Thou...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers pontificate about everything from Technical Rehearsal Strategies to 0 to 60 in 2 Seconds! Join Zak, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Altitude and battery life; RCL remote control pan and tilt architectural PTZ track lights; How much input in the design process does the Projection Designer have?; Musicals in Drama; Tech Schedules; Support...