LIGHT TALK Episode 375 - "The Myth of One Person Doing it All - Our Discussion with David Bengali"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
Release Date: 06/08/2024
LIGHT TALK Episode 414 - "Haggis, Wee Dram, and Bagpipes"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from The Power of Palettes, to Making Nice with the AHJ. Join Ellen, Stan, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Palindromes; Ellen is going to Showlite; The first micro-processor computer light board; Does lighting technology really make programming faster?; Why lighting palettes are important; Dealing with city safety inspectors; Bulk up with "The Better Than Nothing Industries Workout Diet"; and What to do when you are running out of time due to the Director restaging the show. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 413 - "Marry-Up!"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Hidden Benefits of a Performing Arts Degree, to DOPE-Bros. Join Stan, Brackley, and David as they pontificate about: Why some fixtures come in more than one varient; The worst college degrees for career advancement; Making the decision to commit to the arts; The Department of Podcast Excellence; Great presents for graduating lighting students, Leasing out your lighting consoles; and Marrying-Up! Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 412 - "A Bright Spot in the Encroaching Vantablack of the World"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Mac Aura Raven XIP, to Fun in Catabucca! Join Stan and David as they pontificate about: Freezing in Seattle; Martin's new fixtures; Stan's favorite "South Pacific" song; Designing for Thrust with challenging lighting positions; "No Charge"; Dissing stagehands, "Theatre Fantasy Cruise", and Who has the best code? Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 411 - "It's Not Spectacle, It's Theatre" - Our 2025 Superbowl Halftime Show Show!!!
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from Rare Earths, to Box Jellyfish. Join Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve's downloads; Frozen Octopus; Designing stage and architectural lighting control; Warm or Cold LED's; RGBW Houselight systems; Are gels making a comeback?; Working on a non-profit charity show; Good-will; "Evil Kitten's Tin Pants"; Our Superbowl Halftime Show Review; and The most important question to ask at a job interview. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 410 - "The Pink Pony Club - Our 2025 Grammy Awards Show Review"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Our Grammys Review, to DMX à La Mode. Join Zak, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: "The Nightfly"; Why DMX modes are so confusing; Is it just a "Nerd Thing"?; Considering the light and color that is reflecting off of a surface; The art of negotiation; Our Grammy Show review; Noah Mitz's amazing lighting design; The most powerful moments; Beautiful and Incredible performances; The LA FIres tribute; Chappell Rone tells it like it is; The Tunnels; When its unnescessary for video content; Tips for capturing...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 409 - "Beware the Red Flags..."
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister discuss everything from 7000 Par Cans to Our Ultimate Lighting Fantasies. Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: NAMM Report; Grammy preview; Must you use all the lights on a light plot?; The return of "Drone Focus Deluxe"; Slow programmers; Dream light plots; "Lumen Master Control with AI"; Being an honorable professional; Avoiding being the "victim"; Exceeding the expectations; and What type of television should you buy. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 408 - "The Majesty of Mellotrons"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from "Playing a Hooter", to Sleeping with the Monkeys. Join Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Snow in Florida; Fires near Snoot's house; David at NAMM and the Grammies; The Majesty of Mellotrons; Steve heading to URTA; How not to burn bridges when you get really pissed off; What is so special about diffusion?; "A whole bowl of wrong"; GAM diffusion filters; Beam shaping; Moving to the United States for theatre gigs; A PSA from "The American Federation of Donut Makers"; Marijuana Donuts; What to say when...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 407 - "Cowboy Par-Bars"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Giving it Up, to "My Dog Ate My Homework". Join Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: The LA Fires; Cold weather at URTA; The Hemsley Lighting Programs Application; Distributing DMX; Improvements in wireless DMX; The importance of a high GPA when applying to graduate schools; When should you give up trying to be a professional lighting designer; Missing phone booths; How much homework is appropriate for grad and undergrad lighting students; Efficiency vs. gains in productivity; Raising expectations in art due...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 406 - "Maligning ParCans"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sisters discuss everything from URTA Prep to Crossbreeding Iguanas. Join Ellen, Jacqui, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Researching graduate lighting programs; Useful skills to master; Using the library; Basic techniques in lighting musical production numbers; Creating the illusion of unobtainable lighting angles; Less is more; "Bring back the 10 out of 12's"; What happens when your production goes south; "Spiderman" Disasters; and Color Faders, Parellipspheres, and Kliegl 1355's... Why not keep old inventory? Nothing is Taboo,...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 405 - "Tickets to do Nothing! - Our 2025 New Year's Eve Show!
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister celebrate Passing the Great Lighting Sceptre from 2024 to 2025! Join Ellen, David, Stan, and Steve as they pontificate about: Our Joys and Dissapointments of 2024; New technology that did not make it in 2024; Apple Vision; Boeing Blues; The future of the Vari*Lite Hive; The secret why David was not invited into the Vari*Lite booth; The (Real) Hive Medea Server; Our most interesting topics of 2024; New technology visions for 2025; AI vs. AGI; They still can't make a color picker that works!; Protecting your AI intellectural property;...
info_outlineIn 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.