Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

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...

In this 20th Anniversary episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview Steve Shelley. Steve discusses his amazing career and how he feels about lighting art and the industry.  Join Steve, and The Lumen Brothers as they pontificate about doing something "special" for the 20th Anniversary Episode, getting involved with dance lighting, Grecian Urns, Letraset, taking advantage of amazing opportu...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Television Lighting Design to Plastic Lobsters.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the new theme song, Craft Services, one-way airplane tickets, pulling out a spanner, should designers be at load-ins?, designing outdoor shows, insects and light boards, In-Sight Shower, European Tools, Mindless Zombies, High...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Drafting Time to Steve's Mom's face off with a rabid direwolf.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about how to find work, Stan being "The Smart One", what to bring to production meetings,  expressing your Point of View, being open to change, print resumes or save some trees?, is it time to go to graduate school?,...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Developing Trust to Kharma Armour.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the genesis of LIGHT TALK, developing your social skills, how trust influences creativity, "Eureka Moments", hearing creative voices, are lighting designers becoming lazy?, shower ideas, authentic vibrations, keeping your self respect, fl...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers cover everything from Spermaciti to Piss Pots.  Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about reaching 10,000 downloads, salt water dimmer safety, where to place light cues, personal relationships with gear rental companies, slow cooking at the tech table, popcorn in moving lights, choosing your Relative White color, Balcony Rail tricks, us...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David interview acclaimed lighting designer and artist Anne Militello. They cover everything from the perils of women working on rock n' roll crews to taking a tumble in Santorini.  Join Anne, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the challenges of being a woman in the business, making it on Broadway, Tom Waits, Cir...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from the Red/Green Color Theory to Bialys to Die For! Join the guys as they pontificate about Broad Band Receptors, CMY vs. RGB, John Gleason, Morpheus Color Faders, Battling With and Taking Advantage of Amber Shift, "Fat Bastard!", GMOOT's, Reference Colors, The Golden Glow of Incandescent Light, Our To...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from the advancement of women on stage crews to TECH FAB!  Join the guys as they pontificate about VL1's being used as doorstops, preparing and excelling as an international student, why are 3D booms so difficult to create in Vectorworks?, Wonder Women on stage, dealing with failures, the Genesis of Vari...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from Diplomas on Fire to Following Your Heart.  Join the guys as they pontificate about love for the SolaFrame Theatre, how to protect yourself with an LLC, the Hot Spot Club, how to tell LED's to "Cool It!!", inexpensive CAD software, is video set or lighting design?, and the changing role of theatre te...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from Anne's elbows to Backstage Franks.  Join the guys as they pontificate about specialization vs. holistic graduate training, buying the cheapest car, starting the creative process, what to show at URTA, the correct pronunciation of Arnhem, purchasing LED's, Alice Cooper, and rock concert lighting budg...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from laser pointers to Marilyn celebrating Stan's birthday.  Join the guys as they pontificate about lighting software they forgot to tell you about last week, the musical and dynamic qualities of light, seeing and feeling the energy of nature, training undergraduate technicians, the four levels of compe...

In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers, Steve, Stan, and David cover everything from the death of arts education in our country to "designers of a certain age".  Join the guys as they pontificate about the plight of UMKC, developing lighting budgets, Mac or PC for lighting designers, negotiating contracts,  "Lighting Sampler", lighting design fees, Jackson building computers and oth...