creating nice lens flares

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igor

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like in those shots in 2001, especially the one where that thing alligns with the planets or pta's films, especially punch drunk love or boogie nights when they are filming.
 
you can get Knoll Light Factory from Red Giant Software and add them in post. Otherwise those flares usually come from very expensive lenses. ;-)
 
If you are referring to the horizontal lens flares, those come from anamorphic lenses. Anamorphic lenses are expensive to own, little pricey to rent. If you need it go for it.

These flares are usually considered a negative and are to be avoided, although some use the flares to great success.

There is also a filter which re-creates the flares anamorphic lenses give off, but are made for spherical lenses. It's called Vantage Blue Vision.
http://www.vantagefilm.com/en/news/news_2005-09_01.shtml

Those are very expensive filters though.

:cheesy:
 
I am shooting on film and not editing digitally so anything in post is out of the question. I'm also shooting on a bolex...there are no cheap ways (certain light positioning, filters, etc)?
 
Can anyone attest to the quality of the anamorphic flares that Knoll Light Factory produces compared to Magic Bullet Looks?

I love me some anamorphic flares, and the ones in MB Looks are nice but are hard to get much variety and look kinda fake. Maybe is would be best to only use them very sparingly.

Those Vantage filters, can they be used on say a Canon XH-A1? Those samples in the link look like real anamorphic flares compared to the ones from MB Looks.
 
Vantage Blue Vision will definitely work on a film camera... it's what they are made for.

I'm 99% sure they will work for video as well. If the latitude of the digital camera is really bad, then it might not look as pretty...

The filters do a good job of replicating the flare... they should considering Fritz at Otto Nemenz told me that they were the most expensive filter they carried. (Otto Nemenz is popular rental house in LA. Many famous shows and all of Roger Deakins films)

:beer:


I don't know why it keeps saying for use with Hawk anamorphics.... I was told you could use them on spherical lenses... not non flaring anamorphic... I'd check before you rent... for sure!
 
I worked on a music video that "induced" flares by using a small flash light, shining it towards the lens. Not sure if this is potentially damaging in any way, but the result was pretty awesome!

shawn
 
jumpthewire said:
I worked on a music video that "induced" flares by using a small flash light, shining it towards the lens. Not sure if this is potentially damaging in any way, but the result was pretty awesome!

shawn
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Depends on the camera. This could possibly create some damage to a digital camera- especially if the light were very powerful and held on the lens in the same spot for extended periods of time. But in general this is probably fine. I'd just go with pulling out the matte box and lighting with a lot of lights to make sure some flares hit the lens. If you want to see what this technique can look like when taken to the extreme, check out this Usher music video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqqY07OZWps

-Noah
 
Hey man awesome footage.

Did you use a 35mm adapter for that film? looks great. I can tell alot went into grading the film, how did you grade it and what program did you use?
 
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