Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

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...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Cheap Projectors to opening "Fawlty Lumens", Stan and David's Bed and Breakfast in Maui. Join Steve, David, and "Prodigal Brother" Stan, as they pontificate about: Stan and Pam's 2nd Honeymoon on Maui, Bed and Breakfasts, Cheap projections, Stan's $13 overhead projector, Ostrich Puppets, Amateur vs. Professional, What we did...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome lighting designer Paule Constable to the show.  Join Steve, David, Paule, and Honorary Lumen Sister and Guest Host Anne McMills, as they discuss: The challenges to having a career and a family, Paule taking her flatmate's followspot job, The continuing fight for gender equality in the lighting industry, Superman's telephone box, Renewing yo...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Meat Racks to Wile E. Coyote.  Join Steve, David, and very special Guest Host and Honorary Lumen Sister, Anne McMills, as they pontificate about: Previewing Paule Constable's interview, Chinese Lighting Equipment, David picks up his Tesla, DMX Terminators, Photos of Stan's feet, Anne's respect for DMX, That word "Brainiac" a...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Designing Tours to Stan's 2nd Honeymoon in Hawaii.  Join Stan, David and very special Guest Host and Honorary Lumen Sister, Anne McMills, as they pontificate about: Opening Night Disasters, Giving up Total Immersion, The ETC International Workshop Show, Slaves of Technology, Book Signings, New LDI Swag Ideas, ACL's, Using LE...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome  Founder and CEO of Electronic Theatre Controls, Fred Foster to the show. This is a re-broadcast from the keynote event at the July 11, 2018 ETC International Workshop. This episode was recorded and produced by ETC. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Fred as they pontificate about Innovation in Lighting Design, Choices that Turned out Better Than...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome lighting computer programming pioneer and light board inventor Gordon Pearlman to the show.  Join Steve, Stan, David, and Gordon as they discuss The Genesis of Lighting Memory Desks, The LS-8 and its Insane Journey to Broadway for "A Chorus Line", Tharon taking Full Advantage of the Technology, Opening Night at Sardi's, Frank DeVerna, The D...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Buttons to Paper Tape.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: The upcoming Gordon Pearlman interview, the Performer, The Name Game, Educating Clients, Truss Considerations, Steve's Scottish Heritage, The Genesis of Beer Cans, Home Runs... Grand Slams... and Aluminium Bats, Double Trouble Shooter, Should We T...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Class Sizes to Production Table Monkeys.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they celebrate Stan's birthday pontificating about: Pre-lighting Productions, Being "Hands-On" During Load-in, Respecting the Boundaries of Theatrical Unions, Education for Profit, Convincing Administrators that Small Class Sizes are Necessary, Communic...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Puka Shells and Moroccan Love Beads, to the Tony Awards Show.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: When to use Time Code, The Rock Roller Palace, Steve's New York Blues Musical Opening, Singapore Time Zones, Favorite Colors for Running Lights, What's Good for Submariners is Good for Steve, Polyester Leisur...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from PC's to Is Theatre Design as a Unique Career Dead?...  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve's New York Blues Musical, Old Blues Artists' names, The theory behind 10 out of 12's, Lighting over rehearsals, Level-set rehearsals, Keeping the creativity flowing, Designer/Programmers, Designing Massage Room...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers reveal their "July Surprise!"... Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: What is a "Green Fund"?, Tunable white light techniques, Replacing Box Boom washes and area lights with LED's, "The Queen of 201", Tuning color as the cue travels, Using dichroic color filters in LED fixtures, Faking it, The Golden Age of Gas Lighting, Branching...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from pathetic multi-tasking to the beginning of summer.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: the joys of designing at summer stock theatre companies, breeding a community of artists, being the shiny new object, Lighting Boot Camp, working with artists better than you, dealing with low ceilings, tall actors, Color...