Afleveringen
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) welcome acclaimed lighting designer Rick Fisher to the show.
Join Rick, Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Billy Elliot; Rick's amazing work at Santa fe Opera; Watching the sunset, and other things in the glorius vista behind the stage; Santa Fe's wonderful apprentice program; Rick's incredible journey into lighting design; Not a 'Small Print Person'Doing a bit of everything; You want to be noticed; Moving fluidly between Dance, Opera, and Theatre; Falling in love with Musicaals; Working in England as an American; The Association for Lighting Production and Design; Helping designers during tough times; Incredible charities including "Behind the Scenes" and "Backup Tech"; "The Knights of Illumination" and "The Profile Awards"; Educating theatre critics about stage lighting; "Not a Clean Cut"; Keeping up with technology; Borrowing high tech equipment; Being in the room"; ShowLight; and "Arrested Decay".
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) welcome Honorary Lumen Brother Dennis Size to the show to discuss his lighting for the historic Harris/Trump Debate.
Join Dennis, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve's vacation at "The Dairy Queen Nudist Colony"; Dennis rebutting David's AI Programmer comments; The history of how the debate was designed and produced; The lighting mission of a debate; Set and Video Wall decisions; "The Sea of Blue"; Interesting moments at The Candidate Walk-Thru; Covering all the angles of face light; Backlighting with a video background; Covering all possible camera angles and adjusting on the fly; Adding theatricality and drama to a debate; Balancing color temperature and intensity with multiple channels on one person; Using 4500K (TV White) as a base color temperature; Using 20 footcandles as the intensity levels; Video monitor layout; Having technical acting skills as a candidate; Lighting the Spin Room and the exterior of the theater; Dream Projects; and a Shout Out to the "Uncommonly Good Looking" Bobby Hale!
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from AI in your iPhone to "Light Talk: The Book!"
Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve on the beach; Lighting report from The Nudist Colony; Apple Airpod Pro 2 hearing software and possible theatre use; New iPhones with Apple Intelligence; Getting a job with a lighting maunfacturer at LDI; Which software tools should you learn before you graduate; Being a "Software Hound"; LDI Video and Media Server courses; "Ever-Glow Financial"; Transitioning from grad school into the profession; and "Light Talk Detox".
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from "The Lumen Brothers' Institute of Stress-Free Living" to Keith Richards on the Shuffleboard Court.
Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: A new floating arena idea for green performances; The good old days of touring in a van; Waiting to get paid and How to ask for your money; Architectural design cash flow; Avoiding trouble with the IRS when working overseas; The Accounting Firm of Jacques and Kaye; “The Dude’s Approach to Life in the Theatre"; Has lighting design changed from an obscure profession to a recognized profession by the general public; Talking politics at the production table; and New lawyers.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from Conflict Resolution to Creative Chain Saw Techiques.
Join Ellen, Brackley, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: LDI News; "Stage Managers Academy"; Time boundaries when off work; Is it wise to buy used automated lighting fixtures?; Manufacturers honoring warranties; Buying "The Latest and Greatest"; Getting a good deal; Where to find parts for old equipment; Road-Kill Laboratories' "Creative Light Worm"; Trying not to get fired when the Director is not happy with your work; Finding the right chemestry; and Upgrading your lighting fixtures: Incandescent or LED?
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Timing Cues, to Monkeys in Stan's Bidet.
Join Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Stan's Greek Cruise; Lox, Bagels, and Avocado Toast; USITT coming to Long Beach; David' Pre-tech at the San Francisco Opera; The best team ever!; Educating yourself in architectural control systems; Assigning timing to your cues; Following the music; Better Than Nothing Industies' "Easy Mop and Sweep"; Starting on the right foot; Ownership in the project; Synergetic Collaboration; and Getting the most from your limited lighting budget.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) interview Projections and Video Designer David Bengali.
Join David, Ellen, Steve, and Zak as they pontificate about: David's journey from Lighting Designer to Projections Designer; Should projections and video designers have their own Tony nominations category?; The baggage that comes along with compoetitive awards; The lighting and projections process for "Water For Elephants"; "Analogue imaginitive theatre"; Experimenting with LED's at PRG; Analyzing media as a storytelling experience; Software programs for media design; Thinking in Three Dimensional Space; The importance of understanding the math in artistic design; Researching projects; Analyzing what we see in the world around us; Dream projects; and Lessons learned from previous experiences.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Disasterous Wedding Lighting to Rock Lobsters.
Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: "Please... someone turn on the Lights!"; Non-performers' aversion to stage lighting; "State of the Art Technology" ideas for new magnate high schools; Digital scenery vs. flats; Mini-Spheres; Being in two places at the same time; Sharing Elon's brain; Dead Teslas; How to make our theatres safer; Catwalks vs. automated rigging; Dangerous counterweight systems; How often you should meet with a director; and "Don't worry, the Lighting Designer will fix it."
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) talk about everything from How to Become Famous to Baby Reindeer.
Join Ellen, Brackley, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Is it possible to get an even distribution of haze?; "There is a fine line between stupid and genius"; Advantages of using a performer tracking system; Our dream architectural lighting jobs; "The Pet Sweat Roadie Yum Yum Box"; Why we allow ourselves to be used; 36 or 50 Degrees; and How to become a famous lighting designer.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) talk about everything from Apple AI to Getting Sacked From a Show.
Join Ellen, Zak, and David as they pontificate about: The new iPad Pros with Tandem OLED; The Sphere and Holoplot; Volume vs. Clarity; Choosing the best video resolution to use when your projection surfaces are very close; How to deal with a member of your creative team being replaced mid-production; The best media servers for theatrical productions; the "Save our Hearing Foundation"; Why projection designers are not properly recognised at the Tony Awards; The business end of awards; and How to tigger media server cues from the lighting console.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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