When cinematographer Dan Laustsen described his collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, he reached first for feelings rather ...

The J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens may have exceeded expectations in a lot of ways, but it fell surprisingly short in one department – lens flares. Considering how many lens flares ...

Star Wars I’ve Wondered If Rian Johnson Spoke To J.J. Abrams About The Snoke Twist Before Taking On The Last Jedi. Someone Asked Him About It Star Wars I’ve Wondered If The Last Jedi’s Rian Johnson ...

An optimized Cinema 4D core, more art-directable Pyro simulations, enhanced Real Lens Flares and color correction workflows highlight this release. BAD HOMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxon, ...

If you’re an aspiring film maker hoping to be the next [J.J. Abram] with a mild (severe?) obsession with lens flares, then this Instructable is for you! Modern camera lenses are designed to prevent ...

BAD HOMBURG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers and visual effects artists, today announced several updates to the ...

MotionVFX have always had their finger on the pulse when it comes to creating useful plugins and effects. Erik Vlietinck has taken a look at mFlare 2, and is certain that it will give you your lens ...

Having seen a good deal of the next generation sports titles, I'm convinced that sweat is the new lens flare. Seriously, remember back a half-decade ago or so, when you couldn't run into a game that ...

From the same editor who just made the Magic Hour video we recently featured, Jacob T. Swinney, comes another must see tribute to cinematography. We all know it's a cliche joke to say that J.J. Abrams ...