LIGHT TALK Episode 451 - "Escape to Cafe Brasil - Our Conversation with Hannah Kerman"
In this episode of LIGHT TALK with The Lumen Brothers and Sister, as part of our Young Designers Series, the Lumen family interviews lighting designer and Emmy Award winner, Hannah Kerman. In this episode, Hannah, Ellen, Steve, Dennis, and Brackly discuss: Early days in Dallas; Hannah's early years at Carnegie Mellon; Skipping grad school for real-world training in the industry; Cold-Emailing designers; A typical production week at "America's Got Talent"; Working on the Grammy's; How many Followspots?; Broadcast lighting's top choices in followspots; and Longing for The Dallas Theatre Center. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 450 - "The Best of Light Talk" - Last Year's LDI Live Show
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 thought that a Podcast was a good idea; and How do you tell an actor that they continually miss their spike mark? Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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LIGHT TALK EPISODE 449 - "Video Killed the Radio Star - Our Conversation with Leo Lei and Sam Molitoriss
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 Sense.
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LIGHT TALK Episode 448 - "Keep It at The Museum!"
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"
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 a large team; Justin's panel at LDI; Challenges of mixing family life with work; and Lessons for young lighting designers of today. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.
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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