LIGHT TALK Episode 428 - "Stinky Cheese"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
Release Date: 06/14/2025
LIGHT TALK Episode 450 - "The Best of Light Talk" - Last Year's LDI Live Show
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, From "The Best of Light Talk", we revisit last year's 7th Annual LIGHT TALK LIVE show from LDI! The Lumen Family talks about everything from AI Madness to Our Favorite Sandwiches. Join Anne, Steve, Brackley, Zak, Stan, Snoot, and David as they pontificate about: The future of AI in our industry; What will be the relationshop of lighting and video sources in the future regarding output and control; Chapter 7 of "Bobby Danger... The Lighting Guy"; Our favorite lighting fixtures; Our favorite Vegas lighting displays; Zac's Casino heritage; The Neon Museum; Who...
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LIGHT TALK EPISODE 449 - "Video Killed the Radio Star - Our Conversation with Leo Lei and Sam Molitoriss
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, the Lumen family interviews lighting designers Leo Lei and Sam Molitoriss. In this episode, Leo, Sam, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: The future of integrating the various lighting CAD and database programs to an all-in-one software; Consolidation vs. Fragmentation; When will AI make all this moot?; Should academic institutions focus more on teaching 3-D lighting programs and work-flow instead of 2D?; "Hog Factor" and Pre-viz; and The drones are coming! Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 448 - "Keep It at The Museum!"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister talk about everything from Lighting challenging faces on television to Unfortunate news about your design fee. Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Recapping our interview with Justin Townsend; The Daytime Emmy Awards for Lighting; Gobo sizing; Clever uplight solutions; Chin and Catch Lights; What happens when the theatre company can't pay your fee, Rembrandt Lighting; and Pissing off the Stage Manager. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 447 - "The Joy of Storytelling - Our Conversation with Justin Townsend"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, the Lumen family interviews Broadway lighting designer Justin Townsend. In this episode, Justin, Ellen, Steve, and Dennis discuss: Justin's journey as a lighting designer; Teaching hand drafting; Working with Jonathan Groff and Alex Timbers; A trip to Home Depot for Mini 10's; "Bat Boy"; Teaching at NYU; "Here Lies Love"; Collaborating artistically with associates and programmers; Growing up with opera in the house; Playing with light; Staying Dangerous; Being ready to pivot; 48 Dimmers in a Basement; Learning how to work with...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 446 - "T.P. in My Palm Trees - Our Halloween Extravaganza Show"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister present their annual Halloween Spectacular! Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: What to feed the kiddies; Annoying your neighbors; Planning your display with the right design apporach; What to do when kids start talking to inflatables; Halloween ghosts projections; Bats in the Belfry; Using haze, smoke, and strobes for maximum effect; The scary power of the Hammond organ; A ladle of seeds; Scary "Tales from Texas"; Being able to afford a Halloween display; and New ideas for LDI swag. Nothing is...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 445 - "Ooh...La...La..."
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister talk about everything from Cue Server to Director Talk. Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, and Stan as they pontificate about: News from Dallas and Bobby Hale; The futility of lighting black drapes; The production design of "The Studio"; What Ozzy really thought of Spinal Tap; Apple's "For All Mankind"; How to understand "Director Speak"; Working with Interactive Technologies' "Cue Server"; and What in the world is a "French Scene"? Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 444 "Shoot for the Stars - Our Conversation with Cort Lawrence"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, as part of our "Young Designers Series", the Lumen Family interviews Production and Concert Touring Designer Cort Lawrence. In this episode, Cort, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, Zac, and David discuss: Working with immersive video screens in design; Using AI in design development; Programmers and designers using AI to scan audio tracks to find compositional elements in a song; Human intervention for safety issues in design; Cooperation vs. Collaboration; Creatives acting as translators; Protecting your intellectual propery in an AI...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 443 - "A Giant Bird Musical! - Our Discussion with Colleen Doherty"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, as part of our "Emerging Young Artists Series", the Lumen Family interviews Broadway Lighting Designer Colleen Doherty. In this episode, Colleen, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: The Prime Time Emmy cinematography and lighting winners; Trump's Emmy; Starting as a performer in Florida; Undergrad and Graduate School Days; Getting a foothold in New York; Designing "The Twelfth Night Show" and "The Great Emu Wars"; Reliving sleepy productions; Having Don Holder as a mentor; Making the jump to Broadway; Dealing with...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 442 - "The $32,000 Bar Tab - Our Discussion with Marcel Fairbairn"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, the Lumen Family interviews Lighting Entrepreneur and "Geezers of Gear" podcaster Marcel Fairbairn. In this episode, Marcel, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and David discuss: Being the Poorest guy in Wellington; GearSource; Musical roots; The "Rock Mass"; Early days at Martin; Crazy parties; PAL 1200 and RoboScan stories; Ticket Bots; Dining with Dinosaurs at LDI; Sin City Sessions; GearShare, Solving cross-rental gear problems with AI; X-Live; Know Your Customer; Marcel's pandemic Zoom Happy Hours; Are we close to an AI...
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LIGHT TALK Episode 441 - "Lighting is Never Finished, It’s Just Abandoned"
Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers
In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister talk about everything from Mystery Budgets to Missing Professors. Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Vectorworks says: "Thanks for the invite... but...."; The differences between an Assistant and Associate Lighting Designer; What do you do when your Superstar lighting professor is rarely at school; Knowing what your production budget is; Great Shakespeare come-backs; Why are some TV shows so dark; and When to freeze an academic show. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
info_outlineIn this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister talk about everything from The Tony Awards to Stinky Cheese.
Join Ellen, Dennis, Steve, and David as they pontificate about: Welcome back Ellen!; Report from Design Showcase West; Report from Showlight; Join the Club! Dennis makes a mistake!; Out of control submasters in broadcast lighting; External Validation; Comments on The Tony Awards; and How to successfully light over rehearsals and runs.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.