Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

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

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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  1. EPISODE 366

    LIGHT TALK Episode 366 - "Do The Right Thing"

    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.

    50 min

  2. EPISODE 367

    LIGHT TALK Episode 367 - "A Wasteland of Unhappiness"

    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.

    47 min

  3. EPISODE 368

    LIGHT TALK Episode 368 - "Piano Ma..."

    In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brother (and SISTER!) talk about everything from Stan's Retirement Plans to How Business is Done. Join Ellen, and Steve as they pontificate about: Billy Joel's abbreviated "Piano Man"; Steve Cohen's generosity; What to buy for $50,000; The history of the "LEKO"; How to find multiple sources of lighting income; "Wrecking Ball Leadership"; Stan's Solar System; Learning more about Steve; Tenure vs. Professor of Practice; The Pioneers of Dance; The genesis of LDI; Kind people in our industry; and Light Talk Therapy.  Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

    56 min

  4. EPISODE 369

    LIGHT TALK Episode 369 - "The Phish That Got Away"

    In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) talk about everything from Heathkit Light Organs to Exploding Old Cars. Join Ellen, Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Phish at The Sphere; Davids' Undergrad Reunion; The University of Miami's new theatre building; Out of control tuition costs; The good people at LunaLUX; Integrating stage lighting and upstage video; Reducing the costs of moving lights; The "a' la carte Moving Light"; Techniques for designing curtain call cues; The sweet spot of how long the curtain calls should last; and Our coolest shows. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

    52 min

  5. EPISODE 370

    LIGHT TALK Episode 370 - "Things That Happen in The Greenroom"

    In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Miss Bucknell to Latin Club Parties. Join Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Stan's Right of First Refusal; Forming a high school theatre club; Transfering your show's lighting data from one controller to another; The Husky 2000; DMX Adaptors; The Abbie Hoffman Vintage Protest Kit; Finding the Perfect Mentor; and Falling asleep at dress rehearsals.  Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

    49 min

  6. EPISODE 371

    LIGHT TALK Episode 371 - "Birds Eye"

    In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers talk about everything from Recognizing Video and Projection Designers to "Deinstitutionalizing". Join Brackley, Stan, David, and Steve as they pontificate about: Celebrating Brothers Brackley's and Stan's retirement; Wendall Harrington's Tony; How to create a fire effect without burning down the theater; How dichroic filters work; The importance of Site Surveys; Last Minute Cueing Bonus; Is it unethical to change the lighting after opening night; Summer reading suggestions; Nonsuch Records; How to light "Dracula";  and what does Phish and Ben and Jerry's have in common? Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

    43 min

  7. EPISODE 372

    LIGHT TALK Episode 372 - "It's All About the Show..."

    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.

    57 min

  8. EPISODE 373

    LIGHT TALK Episode 373 - "The Mouse in the House"

    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.

    34 min
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About

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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  • Creator
    Jacques, Kaye, and Woods
  • Episodes
    388
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 by David Jacques, Stan Kaye, and Steve Woods
  • Show Website
    Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers

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