Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers welcome back Brother Zak Borovay to LIGHT TALK! Join Zak, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Making career decisions; Getting back to nature; Missing important design skills; SUNY Purchase vs. NYU paperwork styles; Standardized paperwork for projection designers; Early traumatic childhood experiences that led us to destroying our lives in...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers welcome back Prodigal Brother Stan from his Stanbattical! Join Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:  Stan's "Zero Dark 30 Vacation"; Letters to Light Talk Central; Don't screw with the Estonians; Weird Light Talk Theme Song issues; Which LED Fresnel to buy; Orchestra shell fixture considerations; Breaking the fire curtain line; Lightin...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) interview BIPOC lighting artists Roma Flowers and Xavier Pierce. Join Roma, Xavier, Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:  Diversity, equity, and inclusion, or lack thereof in the live entertainment industry; Is it racism?; Sexism in the theatre; The loss of intellectual property resulting from the lack of diversity; Disa...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview The Godmother of Projection Design, Wendall Harrington. Join Wendall, Zak, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:   Being the first projection designer on Broadway; "Stop Making Sense"; Trailblazing gender rights in the theatre; "They're Playing Our Song"; Video vs. Slide Projectors; Loving and missing Pani's; "The Who's Tommy"... be...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) interview Master Lighting Designers Jim Moody and Jeff Ravitz about their new book:   Lighting for Televised Live Events, Making Your Live Production Look Great for the Eye and the Camera . Join Anne, Jim, Jeff, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Jim sipping smoothies and recording from the high seas; How Jim and Jeff got in...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers welcome back their old friends Mark Stanley and Clifton Taylor to discuss their new paradigm in stage design education, The Studio School of Design. Join Mark, Clifton, Steve, Brackley, and David as they pontificate about: Why a new type of design training is necessary; Seeking a more diverse student body; Lifetime learning; Reinventing the idea of...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Hanging Spares to the Reopening of New York and Broadway! Join Steve, Driscoll, and David as they pontificate about: 9' Ceiling Drone shots; Driscoll's Master Plumber Adventures; The future of URTA personal portfolio reviews; Bill and Melinda Gates' Divorce; The Five-Timer Club; The Light Talk Central VIP Toilet; Playboy Aft...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers welcome back guest host, projections designer, The Lumenoids' bass and guitar player, and "non-pseudo Lumen Brother,  Zak Borovay, to the show. Join Steve, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: Color matching in real and virtual worlds; Integrating XR and live design; Zak's favorite bass guitar; Using your Bar Mitzvah money wisely; The Lumenoid...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah!) interview creative director, production designer, and producer, Bob Bonniol.  Join Bob, Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Back in the tourist business; From "Leko Lane" to XR; The evolution of technology over the last decade; Blending video and lighting; Integrating XR into live performance; Robert Edmund Jones flashb...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview our dear friend and collaborator, director Paul Curran.  Join Paul, Driscoll, Steve, and David as they pontificate about:   A bar in Brooklyn;   David "flawlessly" murdering  Paul's bio; How a dancer turns into a director; Learning all those  languages; Paul and Mike's move to San Francisco; King Tut and Osiris; Building a creative team;...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from New LDI Swag to Covid Smelling Beagles. Join Ellen, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: The "Light Talk Theme Song Tik-Tok Dance-Off" Winner; The Book Tour Scoop; Dead Pick-ups ; Follow-spot practical jokes; Risks when we open up theaters; Getting sniffed by a Beagle; Vaccination Passports; The import...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from the ETC Source Four Series 3 and the Desire Fresnel, to "The Glow Bowl". Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: "The Light Talk Tik Tok Dance-Off"; Jeff and Jim's new book; The Chinese stealing the "Drone Focus Deluxe"; Deciding on what to retire in your school's lighting inventory; Indestructible Morpheus...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Dimmer Doubling to Dr. Strangelove. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Letters to Light Talk Central; The Beaver Junction Iditarod; "POE Anon"; Stan and Steve fight over Tungsten; What happened to ETC's Dimmer-Doubling?; Hitching your wagon to proprietary technology; Getting into the Worship Lighting i...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from The Return of Summer Theatre to The 2021 Grammy Awards Show. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Reserving bunks on the Light Talk World Tour freighter; Shadow-play; Do-It-Yourself RP screens; How various kelvin temperatures affect black and white video; Lumerotica; Saving your relationship while on the...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Workplace Ergonomics to Warts, Fungus, and Goiters. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Buying used lighting equipment on EBay; Is there any benefit to buying a 2-scene preset board?; Math by Abacus; Video lighting post mortem; Giant ring lights; Illegitimate Panda's new moving light; Tips to make your...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Really Bright Lights to Stan Going off the Edge. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Stan's CPAC v isit; Lumen Factor; Planning for productions this summer; What should be in an Electrician's "Tool-kit"; Soldering tips; Slot Cars; Is the Fresnel Obsolete?; The Post-Pandemic classroom; Learning metaphors...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Substituting Equipment to Lumen Tik Tok. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve and his family surviving the polar vortex; Curly gel; Powering LED fixtures with CD80's; Dealing with last minute equipment substitutions; "Value Engineering"; Writing tight equipment specifications; "Stay at Home, Stay W...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from Lighting Devised Productions to Nuclear Body Spray. Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve and his family escaping the snow; Winter in St. Barts; Letters to Light Talk Central; The Weeknd, revisited; Deep in the end zone; Stan's "good eye"; Zoom vs. face to face learning; Challenges and...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Home Improvement Projects to The Super Bowl Halftime Show. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Stan's Retirement Fix-it Shop; David's fire pit; Being intimidated by directors; Matching LED color in two different manufacturer's fixtures; Creating big looks on small budgets; "Super Bowl LV Weeknd Trophy C...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from "No More 10 Out of 12's" to The Power of the Old Testament. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Starting the next century of LIGHT TALK; URTA interview update;  Specifying a console for your show; Flying booms and ladders; European light plots; A new exciting product from Illegitimate Panda; Should we c...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Lighting the Lincoln Memorial to Blow Drying in the Shower. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Celebrating 200 Episodes; Light Talk Puzzler Answer; GFCI's; Shock Blocks; The Yoda of  Electricity; How technicians become designers; The perceived divide between technicians and designers; Working and commu...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Faulty Garage Doors to Mr. Pillow. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Rudy on the stand; Anniversary plans; PPP update; URTA update;  New Light Talk Puzzler; Weird uneven color burning issue; Wybron heat shield; Your first year of graduate school; Alligators, swamps and palmetto bugs; Which front light...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview  director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Join Thad, David, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about:  Working as a set, lighting, and video designer in the opera world; How the design process is incorporated into the stage rehearsals; Understanding and working with the holistic nature of theatre; Integrating prop design into the reality...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview  themed entertainment designers Paula Dinkel, Brian Gale, and Jen Goldstein. Join David, Stan, Steve, Paula, Brian, and Jen as they pontificate about: What does an Imagineer do?; Three journeys of a career at Disney; The differences in approach from traditional theatrical stage lighting to themed entertainment lighting; Telling stories; L...

In this special New Years episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Lighting Outdoor Shows to Coke Can Nightmares. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Lumen Brother resolutions; Steve's stock investments; Holiday letters to Light Talk Central; Squirrel Smoothies; Internships vs. Apprenticeships; Specifying rigging systems; Backing out of contracted sho...