In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers (and SISTER!) welcome Honorary Lumen Brother Dennis Size to the show to discuss his lighting for the historic Harris/Trump Debate.
Join Dennis, Ellen, Steve, Stan, and David as they pontificate about: Steve's vacation at "The Dairy Queen Nudist Colony"; Dennis rebutting David's AI Programmer comments; The history of how the debate was designed and produced; The lighting mission of a debate; Set and Video Wall decisions; "The Sea of Blue"; Interesting moments at The Candidate Walk-Thru; Covering all the angles of face light; Backlighting with a video background; Covering all possible camera angles and adjusting on the fly; Adding theatricality and drama to a debate; Balancing color temperature and intensity with multiple channels on one person; Using 4500K (TV White) as a base color temperature; Using 20 footcandles as the intensity levels; Video monitor layout; Having technical acting skills as a candidate; Lighting the Spin Room and the exterior of the theater; Dream Projects; and a Shout Out to the "Uncommonly Good Looking" Bobby Hale!
Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.