Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers Jacques, Kaye, and Woods

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER) talk about everything from Enjoying Our 7th Anniversary After-Glow to "Jacqu-e-fied".
Join Ellen, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Reflecting on last week's Anniversary Show; How to save for retirement when you work in the theatre; How to become a millionaire with a penny; "Time is the Recipe"; The "Portable Tech-Table Dental Hygene Machine"; Why are some designers hesitant to use Pre-viz?; Mensches and Menschettes; The "Limit of Red Flags"; and Everything you ever wanted to know about "Base Files".
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Stan's Retirement Plans to How Business is Done.
Join Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Vectorworks raises their prices again; Loyalty and Integrity; How long should you keep your lighting records; "Stan the Man Sentimental Kaye"; The importance of archiving; Refraction and Interference; "The Magic Color Filter"; Materials and Light; Alcantara; Painting the floor with light; Miss Kitty; How to use a magic sheet; and Memorizing channel numbers.
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers welcome High School lighting student, Light Talk listener, and young designer, Clayton to the show! They discuss everything from The Value of Working with Programmers to Inspiration Showers in Space.
 
Join Clayton, Stan, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The value of doing an extra year of kindergarden; What we learn from programming, Full lighting automation at schools; Not Dead and Under 30; Spending a lifetime in Nebraska; Teaching for career sustainability; The Dirty Little Secrets of Lighting Education; Expanding your horizons; Pursuing your dreams;  The "LD Paperwork Microchip"; Embetting Vectorworks files in your thigh; Appreciating the joys of compromise;  Being a constructive member of the team; Acting teachers trying to direct; Creating the synergy in the team; Overcoming writers block; and "The Inspiration Shower: Spaceship Edition".
 
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and Sister!) welcome "Legend of Light" Jennifer Tipton to the show!
 
Join Jennifer, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David, as they pontificate about: Jennifer's most vital career moments; White light and LED; Falling in love with the photon; Discovering moonlight; The "mystique" of being Jennifer; Light and music; Starting a career in Dance; Working with great directors and choreographers; The challenges of Dance lighting; Directing The Tempest; Designing with new technology; Working with The Wooster Group; Discovering bounce-light; Teaching students not to become clones; and Advice for young lighting designers.
 
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Brothers discuss everything from Iconic Broadway Shows to The Band Geeks.
 
Join Zak, Steve, and David, as they pontificate about: The closing of The Phantom of the Opera; Ripping off Puccini and Pink Floyd; NAMM Report; Do-it-yourself lighting rigs for David and Zak's bar bands; Discussing assistant fees with union designers; Living a normal, stable life as a theatre artist; Archiving your old shows for future revivals; "Moving Light Assistant"; "Pancake in a Can"; The closing... and re-opening of iconic Broadway shows; Royalties and Points; Design memories of Les Miserables; and Pointing your cowboy boots in the right direction.
 
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, the Lumen Sister (and Brothers) discuss everything from Shakey Scaffolding to Wet Dragons.
 
Join Ellen, Steve, and Stan, as they pontificate about: Dance Booms 101; Cosmic trusses; The best IP65 rated fixtures and how to protect them between shows; How to put together a design showcase at school; Cheeky Rigger Muscle Relaxers; How directors should prepare for a successful tech week; Academic tech schedules; Scaffolding building tips; and Using moving lights as followspots.
 
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.