In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from Lasers on Sharks, to Steve Trying to Drive to Dairy Queen.

Join Ellen, Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: New lighting books; What to do when your budget is cut by 50%; How many lights do you really need?; Lili's at LDI; Incorporating AI into lighting controllers; Apple Vision Pro and how it may change the lighting design process; Illegitimate Panda's new solar-powered moving lights; Good short-throw fixtures; and "The Weasel's Last Fart Fogger".

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview Tony Award Winner Lighting Designer, Jane Cox.   Join Jane, Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Winning the Tony for "Appropriate"; Getting light into difficult spaces; Your career is a series of relationships; Working with John Doyle; How to Play in the theater; The fun and pleasure of creating lighting cues, transitions, and atmospheres; Co-designing "Teeth"; Teaching and developing a curriculum for non-majors at Princeton; Engaging with diverse communities through theatre-making; Getting in touch with your senses; Park Avenue Armory Symposium; Representation in the theatre world; Cultural critiques of theatre design; Supporting young designers of color; Afro-futurism and Theatre Design; Different backgrounds and cultural experiences on the design team; CreativeX - “Rhythm Box” Project; Exploring Rhythm and Visual Enterainment; AI and furture lighting consoles; and How a woman can have a successful marriage and a family as a professional lighting designer.

 

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss their reviews of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Opening Ceremony.

Join  Ellen, Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: The boldnesss and brilliant audacity of the French show creators; Rain, rain, rain;  Celine Dion's unbelievable performance; The Eiffel Tower as you have never seen it before; Rehearsing in secret; The beauty of French puppetry; Snoop Dog, Kelly Clarkson, and Peyton Manning; The horse, the torch, and the balloon; The "Nekid Blue Guy"; Things to do at the Olympic Games; The journey of the Olympic flame; Falling off the rooftops of Paris; Rolling the dice; and Our favorite Olympics Ceremonies of all time. 

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister interview Broadway lighting designer Brandon Stirling Baker.

Join Brandon, Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Brandon’s journey to Dance Lighting; The life and journey of “Illinoise”; The lighting and camera process of preparing your show for the Tony broadcast; The Journey of collaboration; Working with animators at CalArts; The beauty of collaborating artistically with your spouse; Dance stage managers; Being open and curious; "The Creative Act"; The beautiful bridge of the worlds of music and visual art; Curating Your Own Career; James Turrell lighting a B movie; Dance Touring; and The future of "Illinoise".

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brother and Sister interview Broadway designers Brian MacDevitt and Nick Solyom.

Join Brian, Nick, Ellen, and David as they pontificate about: Bryan and Nick's working process; Lighting "The Outsiders"; People vs. scenery vs. effects... Finding the correct color temperature; Getting lighting notes from Ray Charles; Lighting "Utopia"; Nick's academic journey from Long Beach State to NYU, and from school to Broadway; The difference between being an Assistant and an Associate Lighting Designer; The keys to being a good Associate; Directors making decisions out of fear; Achieving naturalism in "The Outsiders"; The future for commercial and regional theatres; Stories from "The Book of Mormon"; The Chance Theory of Light; and Advice to educators on how to teach students of lighting design.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!), along with designers John Gresch, Jeff Ravitz, and Dennis Size, pay tribute to Broadcast Lighting Legend Bill Klages.

Join Ellen, John, Jeff, Dennis, Brackley, and Steve as they discuss the amazing career of Bill Klages. From his early career as a lighting technician to his many television designs that earned him industry acclaim, Bill created some of the most inspirational designs in the history of broadcast television.  John Gresch, Jeff Ravitz, and Dennis Size recount their many years of being some of Bill's closest colleagues and friends. Join the Lumen family in celebrating Bill's life and career.  He will be missed. 

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from Building and Destroying Your Reputation, to "You Can Take That Sock to the Grave With You".

Join Ellen, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: Latest Carribean hurricane news; SGM egress protective fixtures; "My feet are killing me!"; Darn Tuff; Replacing incandescent house lights with LED; Canto USA; How to deal with a team member who over-promissed and under-delivered on a project; Being honest about your capabilities; Stepping up to solve the problem; Controlling your self-delusion; "Jack-Me-Up"; and What to do when you give up trying to be a lighting designer. 

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Finding Qualified Technology Teachers to Sipping Buffalo Milk on the Bay.

Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: How to critique lighting designs; Controlling lighting systems remotely; How to integrate lights that can't be dimmed into a lighting design; Ken Billington's prodigy moment; Legal help to protect your AI designs; Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks; The days of pontification are over; Faculty directors not embracing technology in design; Different ways to deliver teaching content; A question of control; A little color never hurt anyone; and How to self-learn advanced design software programs.

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) meet for a roundtable discussion on this year's Tony Awards and Design Software Subscriptions. 

Join Ellen, Zak, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Happy Birthday, Stan!; So much video during this year's Tony Awards show... so where are the Projection and Video categories?; Sports vs. The Arts; Carbonelli's Pizza; Acknowledging all the artists and craftspeople; Is there a Metric?; "What is the problem here?"; The function and economics of awards in the Commercial Theatre; Our most and least favorite Tony show moments; The brilliance of "Illinoise"; Honoring Chita, Abe, and Richard; "Stereophonic"; "Tommy"; The dangers of agreeing to the "fine print" when using AI and design software; Image licensing; "Brown M&M's"; Litigious corporations suing designers; AI Copyright issues; and "Off the Page and Onto the Stage". 

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from IOS 18 to "Stable Confusion".

Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: How to get started with Artificial Intelligence; Bob Boniol's AI Generative Art Webinar; Midjourney, DALI, Sora, and all the toys; It's all about the prompt; The evolution of us; Our unfulfilled design fantasies; Lava lamps and Holiday Inns; Releasing the Iguanas;  The Cotton Club in Gainesville; Apple's IOS 18; AI Bots in Facebook; The human connection; and "Pounding the Sidewalk".

Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.