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 his mind, VL5 autopsy, Losing your Mojo, Leather Pants and Meat Loaf, Rocky Horror Stories, Taking s...
Sep 01, 2018•37 min
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 Engaged, Reinventing Yourself, Give your new home a chance, Tips for working with your technical colleagu...
Aug 25, 2018•35 min
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 makes a good Road Case, Gorilla Tests, Do lighting designers intensionally (or unintentionally) discri...
Aug 18, 2018•43 min
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 for Love, Lighting Fanboys, Evolving Companies, How to bribe the Lumen Brothers, 10 guys in a bus t...
Aug 11, 2018•43 min
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 your spirit, The hubris of youth, Being the first woman who lit a show at the National Theatre, Being b...
Aug 04, 2018•42 min
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" again!, Road Runners on the 5, Why Assistants need to check headsets and table lights, Patrick Stewart...
Jul 28, 2018•44 min
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 LED's instead of Conventional Systems, Trusses and Trucks, Considering Easy Load-ins, Howard Burriss-Me...
Jul 19, 2018•41 min
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 Expected, The Genesis of the Source Four, Marching Bands at LDI, The One Professional Decision You W...
Jul 14, 2018•42 min
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 Death of the Piano Board, Eddie Kook, Steve Terry, 11 Weeks of Terror Running the Show Without a Backu...
Jul 07, 2018•55 min
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 Teach Obsolete Technology?, Cue Default Times, The Advantages of Preset Boards, Is it Worth Going Back...
Jun 30, 2018•40 min
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, Communicating with Your Dean, Pulling the Trigger, Disappearing Exceptions, Good LED Fresnels, ARRI, Finding ...
Jun 23, 2018•35 min
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 Leisure Suits, Bleaching Out the Rhodopsin, Military Night Vision, Suggestions for a Good LED Par, The SL P...
Jun 16, 2018•36 min
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 Rooms and Hair Salons, Italian Barber Chairs, The First Whole Foods in Gainesville, The IES Handbook, Why...
Jun 09, 2018•43 min
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 out with alternative aesthetics, Finding inspiration in libraries, bookstores, and museums, Super H...
Jun 01, 2018•32 min
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 Blackouts, tricks to keep the audience from looking up, planning your focus, "Alex, the Operations M...
May 25, 2018•37 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers celebrate over 1000 LIGHT TALK Facebook Group members and 40,000 Downloads! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Design Showcase East, David being attacked by vicious birds, How to create an effective resume and cover letter, Horrible NYC taxis, Putting gobos in followspots, Dyna Beams, "Feeling" your followspots, Using mom's pot roast pan for gobos, How to jump start your career, making yourself indispensable, Learning a second...
May 16, 2018•48 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from exploding lamps to melting plastic flamingos. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: How lamps die, bogus lamp life specifications, Tungsten particles looking for a home, Uncle Harry wrecking the house, Temperature differentials, Arc lamps and David's skin changing color, The toy aisle at Walmart, The dangers of specifying lighting while under general anesthetic, Electrodes and anodes, LED warrantees, Maint...
May 12, 2018•43 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview renowned scenographer, director, and educator, Neil Peter Jampolis. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Neil as they pontificate about: Bolivar, Flying to Caracas with Panis, Guys with Guns... and Opera, Giant flies, The advantages of being a scenographer and director, The power of manipulating the red/green color theory, Forever Plaid, Lighting Borsch Belt comedians, Working with insane people, Mentoring young designers, The Masked Mutant, An...
May 05, 2018•51 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from the Value of Graduate School to the Tesla Pig Option. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about The estimated cost of graduate school, Looking for value, Fun with piano boards, Living cheap in LA, Dealing with student debt, The six reasons to go to grad school, How important is the name of the school on your degree?, Tracking or Cue Only?, Mac or PC for lighting software, The Steam Leko, Who gets the final say....
Apr 28, 2018•43 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview renowned lighting programmer and Business Development Manager for Martin Professional, Brad Schiller. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Brad as they pontificate about: It's tax time for designers!, Frustrations with fixture libraries, The flattening out of innovation and creativity, The future of digital lights, Numbering the rig, School is not for everyone, The Automated Programmer's Handbook, The Cheeky Rigger of Sheffield's new safety har...
Apr 21, 2018•39 min
In this first episode of Season 2 of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from bad club lighting to NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about how great the Don Holder interview was, The PRG/VER merger, Crazy Las Vegas After-Parties, Buying used "As-Is" lighting equipment, Options for a cheap headset system, Mosquitos and pigs, Respecting theatrical unions, Quoting Karl Marx, Being proactive about complaining about bad lightin...
Apr 14, 2018•44 min
In this very special episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers celebrate their 1st Anniversary by welcoming their "Special Mystery Guest", Don Holder. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Don as they discuss: Artistically and spiritually satisfying shows, Working with long-term creative relationships, Physiological and Psychological affects of light, What to look for in an assistant, The new EU ruling on incandescent lamps and how it will affect us, Live mixing color, Matching colors among different lig...
Apr 07, 2018•50 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from the upcoming anniversary show to idiots who drive while drinking. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the LIGHT TALK Surprise Mystery Guest, Pot roast hot dogs, Everything you ever wanted to know about lightning, Warming your filaments, lightning prone zones, Why we see three power inputs, a ground, and two white neutrals, World of Warcraft, Why old followspots are loud, The beauty of lubrication, Dead mi...
Mar 31, 2018•39 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from How to Prevent Burnout to Neil's Beaver Coat. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about LIGHT TALK Milestones including 30,000 downloads and celebrities on FaceBook, Low Key and High Key lighting, Metropolis, Knowing the Rig or Knowing the Show, David's recurring nightmare, Surviving in a high-stamina business, More times to say "No", Red Flags, The Truss Monkey, Buying cheap used lighting consoles, Humans vs. ...
Mar 24, 2018•38 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview Head of Global Sales for Elation Professional, Eric Loader. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Eric as they discuss: The Passion of being a DJ, Working at Martin during their explosion years, Single Stroke Gothic, Working with great people, How to travel wisely, Another IRS trick, The MAC 2000, Designing lights using customer feedback, Incorporating new core technologies into lighting fixtures, Where the industry is headed, Are discharge lamp...
Mar 17, 2018•37 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Upcoming Milestones, to Run Away Listener Growth in Africa. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about their upcoming anniversary show, The Prague Quadrennial, Research Tax Write-offs, When should you stop taking electrician gigs, Don't be Joe Buck... or Ratso Rizzo!, Buying your own console, Is lighting getting out of hand in worship productions?, Stan's Bible Study, Being sensitive to the story, The "Sit-a-Spe...
Mar 10, 2018•42 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from LED Pandas, to Regaining Your Inspiration. Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the 2018 Olympic Closing Ceremonies, What's real and what is not?, The continuing Super Bowl Mystery, Putting together a proposal for a show, Is 30-years-old too late to start building your network?, How the Kliegl Brothers changed the world, The Performer, Storing a show on a cassette, Backstage Pass, Production Arts Lighting,...
Mar 03, 2018•37 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers interview designer, writer, artist, producer, and Vectorworks expert, Kevin Lee Allen. Join Steve, Stan, David, and Kevin as they talk about everything you ever wanted to know about: Vectorworks, our new lead singer, The Happy Place project, hand drafting, how Virtual Reality in lighting visualization may be closer than we think, Vision communicating with Vectorworks, MiniCad, what's the deal with Label Legends?, the None Class, being clean and s...
Feb 24, 2018•53 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Focusing a Wash, to LIGHT TALK Pot Roast! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about the new Puzzler, The mystery of lighting up the neighborhood in purple, Area light focusing techniques, Training now vs. Training then... or, Teaching lighting technology in the dark ages, Living in a lake, B-Eye's color rendering, Matching the color temperature of LED's to incandescent sources, Rendering R-9, Rare Earth Phospho...
Feb 14, 2018•35 min
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers dissect the Super Bowl Halftime Show! Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about Bruce Rogers and Tribe, German Lighting Products presence in the show, Bob Barnhart and 22 Degrees, Lighting techniques for a highly reflective stage deck, Understanding reflection and using it to your advantage, When art turns to business, Edible scenery, Pre-Vis work, Who's the Boss... the Producer or the Director?, Shaping the light like a brush, Ray-tr...
Feb 12, 2018•41 min
