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:
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