Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview Lighting and Projections Designer, Driscoll Otto.  Join Driscoll, Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Steve and Stan's frigid URTA Report, Driscoll and David collaborating in Italy, Working with Paul Curran, Billy Porter, and  Michael Shell, Designing moving oil paintings for La Donna del Lago at the Met, Shooting video conte...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Lighting film to Lava Lamps. Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Stan and Steve in Chicago, URTA Mentor of the Year, Martha Carter, The ETC Parnel, The Philips Acclaim, We Don't Need Your Stinkin' Fresnels, How to create film lighting that is not harsh and flat, Metropolis, David's unfortunate lighting i...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from your first concert to great High School lighting projects. Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Stan and Steve's trip to the frozen tundra of URTA, Avoiding free-falling elevators, Tharon Musser's essay, Bill and Jean Eckart, Our greatest daily challenges, Time and Money, Battling Self-Doubt, Is competenc...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from the Responsibilities of the designer to Peking Duck. Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: David's adventures in Firenze, Meeting and working with Driscoll Otto, Crazy Italian theatre traditions, Pasta Surfer, Rookie Mistakes, Not taking anything for granted, The role of Theatre, The relevance of Rogers an...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from Picking Equipment to "23 and Me". Join Steve, Anne and Stan as they pontificate about: New Years resolutions, Palmer House elevators, Testing your saliva, Personal lighting styles, Harnessing the "Power of Cyan", Responding to the needs of the show, Using equipment you trust, The value of internships, "The Sp...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Speed Focusing to The Wonderful World of Color.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: This past week's "Christmas Extravaganza" Episode, "Madame Curran's Opera Shop" in Firenze, Martin's new LED Leko, How to choose a color palette, Tinker Bell on acid, How to lay out your portfolio, Credential Packages, T...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) present their 2nd annual "Baby It's Cold Outside, So Lets Spend Christmas with The Lumen Brothers Christmas Spectacular!" (OY... What a long tedious title!) Join Steve, Anne, David and Stan as they dig back into the somewhat leaky vaults of their memories to tell their own personal Christmas Theatrical Disasters. Also, learn more than...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Ghost Loads to Almond Milk.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Next week's "Christmas Extravaganza" Episode, Where is LIGHT TALK Central?, Lumen Santa, Are conventional tungsten fixtures D.O.A.?, The real energy consumption data for LED's, Chi-Chi-Chi-Chi-Changes,  How to lower your stress level, Inves...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from the new GrandMA3 to Zippo lighters.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Last week's interview with Al Crawford, The strange paths our careers take, Stan's issue with Geckos, Our pre-tech checklists, Video recording rehearsals, David's new iPhone, What GDTF is, MacAdam Ellipses, How to find summer theatr...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview long time Alvin Ailey lighting director and recent Knights of Illumination Award winner, Al Crawford.  Join Al, Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Who are these Knights of Illumination?, Sneaking Al's sword past TSA, Getting started with Alvin Ailey, Learning Repertory, Using new technology to remount classic lighting design...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers celebrate Thanksgiving with a very special show.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Everything you ever wanted to know about Thanksgiving, What is the first thing you do to insure a flawless show?, Donuts... the "International Good Will Foodstuff", Arriving to the theater prepared, How much we rely on our programmers in mixing a...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from high school lighting committees to buying K-Cars.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Inexpensive movers, Stan's coffee warmer, A uto-mark and Move-in-black explained, New lighting technology for interactive performances, Virtual Bubble Hoops and Jellyfish, Smell-O-Vision, Cheeky Rigger Cologne's 2018 C...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Rigging for LD's to covering the stage with Coke.  Join Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Details about the VL3000 series... Does anyone still sell them?, Are we getting too bright?, Reminiscing about the VL2C and the VL4 at the Phillips booth, Arena design tips, What you should know about rigging, Eric Rou...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers present their 2nd Annual URTA Special. This year the Brothers are joined by Executive Director of the University Resident Theatre Association, Tony Hagopian. Join Tony, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Why is URTA necessary, How to prepare for the URTA Auditions, Staying warm in Chicago in January, Supporting professional theatre training,...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister) celebrate their 2nd straight year broadcasting to a standing room only crowd at LDI! (Seriously, there were very few chairs in the room...) Join Anne, Steve, David and Stan as they pontificate about: Show Doctors, What makes a "good" lighting designer, What type of roles do we see visualization tools playing, Free WYSIWYG for students,...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister) talk about everything from non-traditional dance design to undermining the creative team. Join Anne, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Laying out Truss, How to handle non-team members giving you advice, Assistants undermining the designer, Long Production Tables, Laser Pointers, Recording effects into presets, Asbestos Snow, C...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Real Time Control to Amber Fluid. Join David, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Lumen Brothers Swag, Is that a Sextant in your Alligator Case?, When will the USA be transitioning to Metric?, LED Retrofits,  Using Proper English, Spanners and Shifters, Time to Get a Pint, Urban Dictionaries, "Cue Sucker Deluxe", L...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister) talk about everything from Scanners to Stubborn Designers. Join Anne, David, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: Updated Listener Demographics, Everything you ever wanted to know about scanners, Marc Brickman and the Telescan, Will Robinson and the Spheriscan, Cyberlight Flambe', What's in your Pelican Case?, Multi-Console Netwo...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister) talk about everything from Touring to Pitfalls. Join Anne, David, and Stan as they pontificate about: "The Luminous Group", The LDI Portfolio and Website Review, "Youngish Designers", Anne's obsession with Lighting the Set, Creating the Dramatic Space, Al Gurdon's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" Emmy, Tips for your First Tour,...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers talk about everything from LDI to Work/Life balance. Join David,  Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: David's letter to Elon, Creative Nirvana, Recommendations for low profile footlights, LED Tape, City Theatrical's ColorFlex, Using the Media Server to achieve pixel mapped effects, Everything you ever wanted to know about SeaChangers, What t...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister) talk about everything from LDI to Work/Life balance. Join Anne, David,  Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: David's Tesla lighting challenge, Virgin America Blue, Why women make such great lighting designers, Why we still must have these conversations, Jane Cox's fascinating views on bias in lighting design, Breaking out of the...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview Sarah Clausen and Anne Valentino, Controls Product Managers for Electronic Theatre Controls. Join Anne, David, Sarah, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: What goes into designing a lighting controller, Listening and Interpreting, How do your buttons feel?, A Faster Horse, Introducing crucial new features that we thought we would ne...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Objectionable Content to 50,000 Downloads. Join David, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: The latest developments in LED Lekos, Are RGB Lekos inferior to Lekos with 5 or 7 color LED emitters?  LED and Tri-Chromatic vision, PAR 64's, What are the best wash lights?, Turning a VL3500 Spot into a wash light, Rusty losing...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Grad School to Giving Up and Moving On. Join Steve, David, and Stan, as they pontificate about: Getting close to fist-fights, What to do for 50,000 downloads?, Lunch Boxes, Dick Tracy, Keeping Secrets from Stan, Grad school survival tips... Preparing for the first year, Your three-year goals, Learn from everyone, Being Engag...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Dangerous Tools to Stan's Buddha.  Join Steve, David, and Stan, as they pontificate about: Lighting designers' responsibilities when it comes to flashing lights, Alice Cooper , New LED strobe lights, Neurons, Axons, and electrical charges, When you look into her eyes you are looking at her brain, Refresh rates, Hertz, What m...