Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

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...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) celebrate the holidays with this year's Lumen Holiday Extravaganza! Join Ellen, Steve, Brackley, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: URTA audition deadline; Favorite Holiday Songs; Lighting devices for our stockings; Stan's new eyeballs; Brackley's drug store glasses; Rudolph's gender identity; What do Jews do for Christmas?; Yi...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Hot Stock Tips to Meditating. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Another Week in Pandemic Hell; This week's Fourth Annual Lumen Holiday Extravaganza; Negotiation tips for postponed shows; Force Majeure clauses; Daily rates; Important changes in the design tech world; Themed Entertainment Integration; M...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Packing Trucks to "The Fire of Desire". Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Stan's Finances; David's Lighting for Opera Webinar; 2024 Olympics update; Break  Dancing and Surfing; How to keep a crew focused and be in control; Crew relationship techniques; Proper preparation for crew calls; Dress for succ...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers interview  entertainment technology entrepreneur, Nils Thorjussen. Join Nils, Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Flying Pig and the genesis of the Whole Hog, Developing a DMX controller that made sense with moving lights; Verge Aero; Pilots' stories; Creating consoles to help designers control the tools they need; Producing Drone Sho...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from CD80's to Kelp Kreplach. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The Light Talk Vaccine; Election Breaking News; Let's get financial help to the people; We are #8 in Belgium; The Light Talk World Tour; Steve Terry wins the puzzler;  Lighting in a thrust theater; A normal educational pre-production schedule...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Stealing Designs to Drunken Shrimp . Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: No News is Good News; Why no one has figured out the puzzler; Stan's puppy decision; Kuwait dogs; Why does Scott's gels keep melting?; Stan doing his homework; 6 X 5?; Summer job possibilities; Is LinkedIn useful?; Storyboard techn...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Optical Isolators to A Flock of Seagulls. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Election Update Part II; Rudy and The Four Seasons Landscape Company; The post-election drone show; High wind drones; Everything you ever wanted to know about geese; A fluffle of rabbits; The new Neo; A new Red Alert; Can you...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Lighting Green Screens to Emotions. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Election Update!; Ming Tribute Show; The Real Knoches; The Martin Pro ELP-CL vs. the Ovation E910FC; Green screen lighting tips; Half-a-Hedda; K-Mart; Are followspots overused?; The Dyna-Beam; Subtle Followspot cueing; Stan's big st...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers celebrate the life and legacy of "The Dean of American Stage Design", and a true Mensch, Ming Cho Lee. Steve, Stan, and David welcome special guests Ann Sheffield and Chris Barreca to LIGHT TALK, as they discuss: Their relationships with Ming; the Amazing partnership of Ming and Betsy; Ming's studio hijinks; The Clambake; Ming's devastating critiqu...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Masking to Beef Radiation. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: David's dog fight; Women who pioneered lighting design; Cleaning your  equipment; Changing out the HVAC systems in theaters; Block Cue techniques; Herd Mentality; Morons in America; Should we care about sightlines and masking?; Distraction f...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Shin Kickers to Deathtraps at Universities. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Anne Valentino; New Covid delays; Shutting down Italy; Thing Boxes; The Lumen Brothers focus a boom together; Lighting over rehearsals; Getting your presets right; Zoom Loops; Dealing with faculty who prioritize product over...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sistah) talk about everything from Biblical Wisdom to Birds that Vomit on You. Join Anne, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Breaking the new sibling news to Anne; Luminsanity Tour menu update; The new ETC Source FWRD Color; Stan's "Cabinet of Curiosities'; Searching for Power ; Wearing sunglasses during focus; Scorched retinas; "Too C...