Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Focusing a Wash, to LIGHT TALK Pot Roast! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the new Puzzler, The mystery of lighting up the neighborhood in purple, Area light focusing techniques, Training now vs. Training then... or, Teaching lighting technology in the dark ages, Living in a lake, B-Eye's color rendering...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers dissect the Super Bowl Halftime Show! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Bruce Rogers and Tribe, German Lighting Products presence in the show, Bob Barnhart and 22 Degrees, Lighting techniques for a highly reflective stage deck, Understanding reflection and using it to your advantage, When art turns to business, Edible scenery, P...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview architectural lighting designer Steven Rosen. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Steven as they pontificate about All you ever wanted to know about Revit, Cool ways to control light, Stopping traffic by walking in front of self-driving cars, Synchronizing lighting with the actions of  real life, How to use technology in design ideas that client...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Global Warming to "Smoke in a Can".  Join Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about Freezing in Chicago,  "My Fair Lady" Napoli report, Kick A** Stage Managers, Dry-Teching scene shifts before you light the show, the difference between a relay and a non-dim, Chopping the sine wave, Regulated and non-regulated power, W...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers continue their exploration of the beautiful city of Napoli and the amazing people at the Teatro San Carlo. Join Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about when a company of Brits and Americans join forces with the Italians to produce My Fair Lady, Introducing unsuspecting colleagues to the theatre culture of Italy, Automated systems at the Te...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from the romance of Napoli to Death by Jet-Lag.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Visual obtrusion with B-eyes and Vipers, Why is Stan banned from the San Carlo?, Academics who call themselves "Doctor", How involved are lighting designers in the design of  practicals?, Why its important to review shop drawings,...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview lighting designer, professor, and author Anne McMills. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Anne as they pontificate about how thankful they are for living in warm climates, Is it really that great to be tenured?, The Assistant Lighting Designer's Toolkit, Working on Broadway, The  difference between working in Europe and the U.S., Being an Assoc...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers invite you to join them in celebrating New Years Eve! Stan, Steve, and David look back at what the hell happened in the lighting industry in 2017: The year of the LED Moving Light and Less Junk. They reveal their New Years Lighting Resolutions, David's theory behind the puzzling interest in lighting in the Faroe islands, Why gels have odd names, an...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome you to the their FIRST ANNUAL LIGHT TALK With The Lumen Brothers HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!!  Join Stan, Steve, and David in celebrating the holidays with 40 minutes of Lumen silliness. Everything you ever wanted to know about The Lumen Brothers (maybe TMI) revealed as you sip that horrible Eggnog in front of the fireplace. The Lumen Brothers w...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview museum and architectural lighting designer, Scott Rosenfeld. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Scott as they pontificate about the Techniques of Lighting Art at the Smithsonian, Pagan Holidays, Morphing from a Theatre to a Museum Lighting Designer, Giving up your Theatre Habit, Communicating the Artwork to the Visitors, Jewel-like Moments, The...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from remembering the Icon M to Z-Max.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Developing the Perfect Lighting Fixture, What is Perfect Color Rendering?, Hold White Point, Better Synchronicity Between Camera, Console, and Lighting Fixture, Less Expensive Gobos, Preparing for our One-Year Anniversary Show, Tungsten vs....

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from good inexpensive moving lights to Classic Swag Auctions.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Swag possibilities for LDI 2018, Remote followspot operation systems, Dunking booths, Are the LDI courses really worth the money?, Shocking Stan, Giving away your tricks, Quality vs. Quantity, OLED's and VCR's, Are w...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Next Year's LDI Plans to The Taste of Poi.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Turning down shows, Is Photoshop a problem?, Learning how to use your camera, Using new equipment on shows, Personal failures, The four levels of competency... again, Fire Eaters, Stress killing Creative Nirvana, What we saw at LD...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers broadcast live from LDI 2017 in Las Vegas. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Bad Production Managers, Ghost Values, Thank God for programmers, DMX Sucks, The "Force 120", Total Fiasco, Hog Factor, Lava Lamps, GLP's light show, Stan's sunglasses, Don Henley, A Chorus Line, Hair, and Rock n' Roll -  The First 2000 Years, What's th...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview lighting designer and software guru, John McKernon. Join Steve, Stan, David, and John as they pontificate about The history of Lightwright, Working with Ken Billington, Stan and David in Napoli, The key to keeping a relationship with your spouse in the business, New features in Lightwright 7, Creating hookups by hand, Working as an associ...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Haze, to BS Pollution. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Still Freezing in Chicago,  Kicking the tires at LDI, Who has the best food in the private rooms?, Enjoying your Las Vegas experience, Who chooses the lighting desk?, Smaller rigs, Tharon's words of wisdom, The...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Wavy Gravy to Happy Hour with The Lumen Brothers. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Freezing in Chicago, EOS vs Cobalt vs. MA vs. Hog, Using non-traditional fixtures in your plot, How to tell a director that the cue makes no sense, Avolites, Heather Carson, The Consul in the midwest, "Where is your eye goin...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview set and projection designer R. Michael Clark.  Join Steve, Stan, David, and Michael as they pontificate about putting films on stage, What directors really mean, Overcoming your fear of projections,  Collaborating with the team, Base line of projection equipment for a university, The "Source Four of Projection", the Magic Number is... "10...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Counterfeit Grand MA's to Government Supported Tutu's.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Cue Stack Techniques, Opportunities for High School Lighting Students, Live Design Magazine, Different Cue Structures for Different Genres, Desk Copies of Lighting Texts for Teachers,  Creating Block Cues, Climbing Ove...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers present their "ALL ABOUT URTA SHOW".  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about what to include in your portfolio, the joys of visiting Chicago in January, speed dating for graduate schools, hounding the school you want to get into, surviving the "Bum's Rush", what to expect after 3 hours of 15-minute interviews, grades and the GRE, is...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers celebrate their first "International Tribute Show" and cover everything from branching out to dancers tripping over Marley seams.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the beauty of the Faroe Islands, blowing past 15,000 downloads,  incorporating new lighting knowledge into your lectures, the career of Johnny Mathis, "You can't be...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from theater design to hair sculpture.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the genesis of the VL1000, lasers and LED's, Jim Waits passed out on a bus, working in ugly theaters, the new Elation Professional Dali fixture, PAR-Strips on the Balcony Rail, working on odd productions, runway shows, where are all the in...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome Varilite pioneer Jim Waits to the show.  Join Jim, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about  the history of Varilite, "Two more motors", Showco, on the road with Genesis, The Mirror Tour, giant scanners, smuggling Spanish onions, Abacab, insane failure rates, Weekend Warriors, The Paper Chase Trail, the first moving light programmer...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from the inefficiencies of paper tech to their favorite donuts.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about preparing for Irma, more Darwin Award competitors, nodes, gateways, and universes, the new ION, what should Master Electricians supply to designers before they arrive, dealing with the challenge of the unknown, his...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Beautiful Retinas to Mishigas.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Steve Shelley's words of wisdom, theatrical lighting photographic techniques, writing specifications to get the equipment you really want, "Just the Facts, Stan... ETC or Strand?", center beam candlepower, lumens, lux, or foot-candles?, Japan...