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 clients find compelling, Creating new LED colors, DIALux vs. AGi32, Love for Santiago Calatrava, Students n...
Feb 03, 2018•44 min
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, What we think of Clay Paky fixtures, Remembering Cyberlights and Pal 1200's, Making smoke without a smo...
Jan 27, 2018•36 min
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 Teatro San Carlo, The amazing 2K PC spotlight, Wonder LED wash moving lights, Our 700th Light Talk Fac...
Jan 20, 2018•36 min
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, Wireless DMX candles, Is a career in the theatre a "False Promise"?, What does "Amature" really mean?...
Jan 13, 2018•42 min
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 Associate Designer on Broadway, Personality, You gotta be that person that people like to be around, Pet S...
Jan 06, 2018•44 min
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, and who names them?, Is “Urban Vapor” a Hip-Hop star?, "Jacques le’ Grey", "Evoke-a-feeling", Using mo...
Dec 31, 2017•34 min
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 will sit and wait with you for Santa to arrive, or shiver in fright with the thought of Krumpus making...
Dec 24, 2017•39 min
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 Pathetic Pay Scale of Theatrical Lighting Designers, Utilizing Theatrical Lighting Techniques in Mu...
Dec 16, 2017•44 min
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. HMI Fresnels, Shifting HMI Color Temperature, Programming Simultaneous Blackouts with a Mixture of H...
Dec 10, 2017•42 min
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 we perfect? Cheeky bastards, How do we judge our own work, LED shot glasses, Taking great pleasure whe...
Dec 02, 2017•38 min
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 LDI after we taped last week's show, the new Guinness World's Record for lasers, Things more exciting t...
Nov 26, 2017•44 min
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 the deal with Gray Gel?, Rod Only Vision, The Cannabis Convention next door, Who can we Piss Off?, Crac...
Nov 19, 2017•49 min
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 associate on Broadway, Being in the right place at the right time, IP Addresses vs. Universes, Gary Fails ...
Nov 11, 2017•42 min
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 subtleties of designing with moving lights, The sensual parts of technology, Keeping the choir from ...
Nov 04, 2017•41 min
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 going?”, Putting the pedal to the metal, Directors with no sense of music, The Ultimate Punt Page, "Plea...
Oct 29, 2017•42 min
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... "10K", The best "Bang for Your Buck" Media Servers, Panis, The Lack of Convergence, The Universal Mystery...
Oct 21, 2017•46 min
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 Over Theater Seats, Busking Opera, Golden Sea, The Good and Bad of Chinese Lighting Companies, “How About...
Oct 14, 2017•44 min
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 it wise to do followup interviews?, Millennial Milestone Awards, what we look for during the intervie...
Oct 07, 2017•42 min
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 lazy", taking advantage of the LDI Master Classes, is European lighting equipment better than American...
Sep 30, 2017•54 min
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 internships?, hungry hound dogs, the subtlety of Bosch, oatmeal and creamed spinach, shortening a Sourc...
Sep 23, 2017•51 min
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 programmers, Why are we still using DMX?, The Artisan console, "ACK", Opus and Bill, education and moving lights...
Sep 16, 2017•54 min
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, hissy-fits, dealing with self-doubt, vomiting set designers, fear of failure, "WHAT!?", and keeping dire...
Sep 09, 2017•51 min
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?, Japanese Chins or Labrador Retrievers?, retirement time, 9 counts, Mustang or Camaro?, and the Lumen Broth...
Sep 02, 2017•52 min
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 opportunities, special prizes in your textbooks, staying awake on cross country trips, insane publishing sto...
Aug 27, 2017•54 min
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 End Hog Factor, Shop Orders, customizing your tech table monitors, moving light preset maps, and cha...
Aug 19, 2017•53 min
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?, Magic Solar Powered Garden Gnomes, how do we make a living?, Motor Vator, LIGHT TALK at LDI, the cup ...
Aug 12, 2017•49 min
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, flying the Entertainment Plane, and dealing with bullies in the theatre. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is S...
Aug 05, 2017•53 min
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, using UV to boost blues, data backup strategies, lighting your show blind, and making the theater smell...
Jul 29, 2017•49 min
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, Circadian Rhythm Lighting, being tough, the beauty of designing lighting installations, sexism and ageis...
Jul 23, 2017•42 min
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 Tools of Choice, and Puffs. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and very little makes sense....
Jul 15, 2017•55 min
