# LIGHT TALK Episode 475 - "Why Not 'Best Production Design'?"

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Podcast: [Light Talk with The Lumen Brothers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-talk-with-the-lumen-brothers-5969508)
Published: 2026-05-13T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://lighttalk.libsyn.com/light-talk-episode-475-the-worst-of-being-a-hack
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Duration seconds: 2956

## Resource

In this episode of LIGHT TALK, The Lumen Brothers and Sister talk about everything from Reimagining the Tony Design Award Categories, to "Total Hackdom". Join Ellen, David, and Steve, as they discuss: The St. Barts Film Festival; Ellen in her Bonnet; The Tony nominations; Why the Tony Committee does not have Projections Design as its own design category; Watching videos of previous productions of a show you are designing; Will lighting designers be replaced by AI?; "Gaffa-No-Go"; How to say goodbye to a Director; and Tungsten fixtures we will miss. Nothing is Taboo, Nothing is Sacred, and Very Little Makes Sense.

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