A guide to the different kinds, as well as ways to create and control them.

First, a quick explainer of what lens flare is from In Depth Cine…

… taken from their longer video on the topic, Do Cinematographers Like Lens Flares? Textured vs Clean Images Explained:

Light leaks, glares, ghosting, artefacts, aberrations, coma, blow-outs, halos, veiling, reflections within the lens, sun- and star-bursts, different shapes, and what he calls ‘light fall’ – Simon’s utak offers a comprehensive list of specific types of flares, and how to create and control them: