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Lens Flares/Bokeh

Anamorphic Flares, Bokeh and Film Burns

Optical light to lay over a shot: anamorphic flares that creep sideways or vertically, prism and crystal optics flares, warm and blue LED looks, bokeh and light leaks, and film burns. Anamorphic transitions carry a cut on a sweep of light.

Category information

Which format and blend mode?

MP4: flares are pure light, so if the MP4 comes on black, Screen or Add drops it in with no keying. In After Effects, Unmult removes the black too.
ProRes (.MOV): the alpha version gives full control over strength and color, and holds up over bright skies where a screened flare gets lost.

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How to add a lens flare

Set the blend mode where your editor keeps it: the Mode column in After Effects, or Inspector → Composite Mode on DaVinci Resolve's Edit page.
Match the flare to its source: warm flares for sunsets, tungsten and fire, blue LED flares for neon and night streets.
Use one flare per shot, held only briefly. A single motivated flare reads as a lens; a pile of them reads as an effect.
Sweep an anamorphic streak across a title as it appears, so the light pulls the eye to the words.

Lens Flare and Bokeh Overlays

9 categories

Lens flare and bokeh overlays up to 4K: anamorphic and prism flares, crystal optics, light leaks and film burns for footage and titles.

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