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Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

David Jacques, Stan Kaye, Steve Woods

LIGHT TALK is a show featuring three seasoned professional lighting designers and educators who discuss the latest developments in the world of live entertainment and architectural lighting design. Steve Woods (SMU), Stan Kaye (University of Florida), and David Jacques (California State University Long Beach) offer sage, and sometimes controversial advice to professionals and students of lighting design. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and very little makes sense.

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54:53

LIGHT TALK Episode 346 - "Tried and True Spotlight...

Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers ·

2023/11/18

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss working with followspots with Follospot Lead, June Abernathy. Join June, Ellen, Stan, and Brackley, as they pontificate about: Starting in "The Circus"; On the road with The Lion King; Dealing with local crews; Picking up the correct girl on "Six"; Adjusting color for fleshtones; Writing texts about followspots; Modern technology for spotlights; Funny followspot operator excuses; Advantages and disadvantages with Ground

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50:47

LIGHT TALK Episode 345 - "The Best of Light Talk -...

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2023/11/11

In this "Best of LIGHT TALK" episode from Dec 11, 2020, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Packing Trucks to "The Fire of Desire". Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Stan's Finances; David's Lighting for Opera Webinar; 2024 Olympics update; Break Dancing and Surfing; How to keep a crew focused and be in control; Crew relationship techniques; Proper preparation for crew calls; Dress for success and respect; Kudos to IATSE crews; Preparing your portfolio for the URTA

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48:16

LIGHT TALK Episode 344 - "Welcome to Our Nightmares!"...

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2023/10/31

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss truly frightening THEATRE HORROR STORIES that actually happened to them! Join David and Zak as they pontificate about: Zak's Ambassadorship; Deluge Curtains; The Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre's Cursed Mini-Light Palette; The Mystery of the Broadway Light Cue Dump; Lighting Skulls from a Bosun's Chair; Freezing Xanadu; Very Superstitious; Central City Horrors; "The Bad Luck Guy"; Getting over Our Anxieties; The Killer Projector; and Our

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42:50

LIGHT TALK Episode 343 - "Shrinking Down the Sphere -...

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2023/10/28

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss budget lighting equipment with President of Learn Stage Lighting, David Henry. Join David, Ellen, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The genesis of Learn Stage Lighting; What makes a Budget Light a Budget Light?; Are there "typical" packages of lighting equipment?; How to become a stage lighting dealer; Why trade shows are important; Discovering new companies and new products; Specifying the right equipment for the

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50:29

LIGHT TALK Episode 342 - "The Butter Stick"

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2023/10/21

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from MIdJourney to Cold Las Vegas Nights. Join Ellen, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: LDI Light Talk Pit Bull Swag Challenge; Your first meeting with the director; Table reads; Having a diverse background and finding a job as a lighting designer; Teaching lighting design with pre-viz; Creating designs with MidJourney; "The Butter Stick"; Looking back at 35 years of LDI; "The Battle of the Busk"; The

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43:12

LIGHT TALK Episode 341 - "Stop Making Sense!"

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2023/10/14

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from David Byrne to "The Book of Mormon Podcast". Join Brackley, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Snoot and Rudy; Brackley's view on the Sphere; The LDI Portfolio Review; Beverly Emmons, Wendall Harrington, and The Talking Heads' new "Stop Making Sense" restoration release; Working with co-designers; Getting over your hatred of working in the theatre; The "Distinctive Color Picker"; and The greatest gobo of all

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45:22

LIGHT TALK Episode 340 - "This Show Has Gone to the...

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2023/10/07

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from U2 to Louie the Chihuahua. Join Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Not getting credit for the work you do; The curse of being ahead of your timel; Being a goldfish; Should you share color ideas at early design meetings?; What to do when your friend and collaborator is fired from a show; "Budget in a Box"; The Sphere in Las Vegas; Studio Populus; How this affects future consumer entertainment technology;

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37:30

LIGHT TALK Episode 339 - "Iguanas Nibbling Toes"

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2023/09/30

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) discuss everything from Priceless Lighting Angles to Where is My Assistant?... Join Ellen, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The writers strike is over!; Cueing Processes; Working over rehearsals; The "Design Score"; The best way to learn how to program specific lighting consoles; Bad Discoveries; What if there are no overhead lighting positions?; "Career Maker!"; Brava, Tayler Swift!; Where are all the Assistant

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44:19

LIGHT TALK Episode 338 - "SHYSTERS!"

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2023/09/23

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from The Las Vegas Sphere, to Being a Jerk, Rude, and Generally Unpleasant. Join Brackley, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Not receiving your last fee payment; Small claims court; Protecting yourself with contracts; "Shystettes"; How to deal with cheap clients; Being paid by "The Lord"; Shysters in training; Dealing with friends who do not wish to sign contracts; Entertainment lawyers; Club owners; Working with

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44:33

LIGHT TALK Episode 337 - "Technology Transferred" - A...

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2023/09/16

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome guests Richard Cadena and Neel Vasavada to the show. They discuss everything from Tesla Journeys to "The Chicken and Waffle Guy". Join Neel, Richard, Ellen, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Sustainable Power Distriubution in our industry; Battery inverted systems for the stage; Burning Man technology; The "Skin Effect"; "Overdrive Energy Solutions"; Hybridizing; Entertainment lighting returning to Direct

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47:08

LIGHT TALK Episode 336 - "Roaming Monkeys and Dead...

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2023/09/09

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome guest listener Magnus Boyle to the show. They discuss everything from Dropping Theatre and Getting into Broadcast Lighting, to Solar Panels Orbiting the Earth. Join Magnus, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: Hurricane update; "Lucky Hank"; Life as a lighting designer in Norway; Advantages to having a musical background; Advice for touring your show in North America; Useful homework before your tour; Last second console

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51:39

LIGHT TALK Episode 335 - "Monkeys Riding Alligators"

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2023/09/02

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Fighting for your Students, to Hurricane Idalia heading for Light Talk Central. Join Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Lighting areas of control; Compromise or too many choices; Remembering "Dimmer per Circuit"; Fighting the Season Selection Committee for shows that serve lighting students; Knowing when to keep quiet; Successfully navigating Craft Services; "Future to the Back"; What the hell is going on

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48:34

LIGHT TALK Episode 334 - "Learning to Learn - Our...

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2023/08/26

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome guest designer Lap Chi Chu to the show. They discuss everything from Endless Previews to Bad Hair. Join Lap, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: LDI Update; The Elvis Church; New Light Talk Live time at LDI; Moving from undergraduate to graduate training programs; Crosstraining; Lighting color training: LED or Tungsten... What's first?; Remembering John Gleason; The future of lighting and theatre

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37:32

LIGHT TALK Episode 333 - "Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe"

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2023/08/19

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome guest listener Doug Feinberg to the show. They discuss everything from Lighting Measurements to Listening to LIGHT TALK Backwards. Join Doug, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Lower priced lighting options for theaters on tight budgets; MEGA-LITE; Playing with gobo morphing and automated shutters; Unexpected light cues; When will LED completely replace incandescents?; "Creative Lighting Metrics of Los Alamos"; It's All

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40:18

LIGHT TALK Episode 332 - "Concept Rears its Ugly Head"

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2023/08/12

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome guest listener Jack Coody to the show. They discuss everything from Stan's New Medication to Royalty Lighting Designers. Join Jack, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Remembering our Senior years; Vacuuming with LIGHT TALK; Point of View and Approach; Buffoonary and Puffary; Breaking down comedies; Brazilian Nuts; Program Notes; Weighing Production and Classroom work; Unknown knowns; Suck No-More Pro Edition; The Lumen

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53:19

LIGHT TALK Episode 331 - "Smoke Signals"

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2023/08/05

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome guest listener Jack Justus to the show. They discuss everything from Stan's Solar Poser to "Divine Lighting". Join Jack, Ellen, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: No more incandescent lamps in the US; LDI's Professional Workshops; What happenes when you Power-Cycle?; Stan's Full Brain-Wash; Drain the Gunk!; Saving your life when working outdoor gigs; The two levels of neglegence; The path of least resistance; Light

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59:39

LIGHT TALK Episode 330 - "It's a Barbie Movie!"

Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers ·

2023/07/29

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome Guest Listener Jacqui Thomassen to the show. They discuss everything from Sneaking into Barbenheimer to Owning Your Scan. Join Jacqui, Steve, Zak, and David, as they pontificate about: Weekend movie madness; The end of Chautauqua Opera productions; Broadway's Back to the Future; How to find an agent; 10% of zero; "Heads in Beds"; How to buy a big, bright video projector; B&H, Best Buy and Fry's; The Amazon counter at Whole Foods; Dramatic

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48:47

LIGHT TALK Episode 329 - "Don't Burn Bridges - Our...

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2023/07/22

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome Lighting Designer Jim Tetlow to the show. They discuss everything from Lighting Presidential Debates to The Muppets. Join Jim, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Living in La Jolla; Working for the Democrats and Republicans; Getting into television lighting; Learning from the designers who invented television lighting; Moving to LA; "How many IntelliBeams would you like?"; Working with Vladimir in

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54:58

LIGHT TALK Episode 328 - "It Takes More Than a...

Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers ·

2023/07/15

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome Lighting Designer Jared Sayeg to the show. They discuss everything from Talking to the Console, to Talking Turtles, Live Camels, and Flying Armadillos. Join Jared, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Backstage Babies; Training with mentor Elizabeth Stillwell; Recreating Phantom of the Opera in Jared's spare room; Working at the LA Opera; Being admitted into 829 as a teenager; "A Little Night Music" at

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50:29

LIGHT TALK Episode 327 - "Three Guys, Six Opinions"

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2023/07/08

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome Guest Listener Dalyn Kvapil to the show. They discuss everything from Programmers Crossing the Line, to the Crisis in Regional Theatres. Join Dalyn, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Programmers overstepping their place; Tips for working at summer festivals; The "Lightning Strike Deathzone"; "The Moti-Vay-Ta!"; The Crisis in Regional Theatres; Stan quoting Karl Marx; Bad Programming; Rediculous ticket pricing; Cheering

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