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Lens Flare/Halo Effect -- Throughout Entire Film?!

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Uhh...

You know that lens flare/halo thing we've seen in the trailer?

Well I was just reading Dark Horizons, and they comment on the new logo from end of last week and...

The upcoming reboot of "Star Trek" has gotten new logo art that adds in the lens flare/halo effect prevalent throughout the film.
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:vulcan:

I hope to god Garth wrote that wrong.

I hope to god Abrams didn't do what I'm beginning to think he may have done.

That the entire movie will have that damn effect throughout the film...

Examples (and I'm TrekCore staff, so I'm allowed to hot-link :P)

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer042.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer058.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer070.jpg

See how it looks like someone needs to clean the lens? Or their glasses? Or the screen?

...That'll get old real quick.
 
They have the lens flare throught the entire film.

The film will suck dog balls as a result.


Run for the hills.
 
Who knows...

I doubt he's seen the entire film though.
They haven't done any press screenings yet, have they ?

Now if it is in the entire movie...hmm I don't know.
It didn't bother me in the trailers but a 2 hour movie on the big screen may be different. Or it may not be
Can't remember any other film with lens flares so i can compare.
 
SalvorHardin said:
Who knows...

I doubt he's seen the entire film though.
They haven't done any press screenings yet, have they ?

Now if it is in the entire movie...hmm I don't know.
It didn't bother me in the trailers but a 2 hour movie on the big screen may be different. Or it may not be
Can't remember any other film with lens flares so i can compare.
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Try Mission Impossible 3.
 
ST-One said:
SalvorHardin said:
Who knows...

I doubt he's seen the entire film though.
They haven't done any press screenings yet, have they ?

Now if it is in the entire movie...hmm I don't know.
It didn't bother me in the trailers but a 2 hour movie on the big screen may be different. Or it may not be
Can't remember any other film with lens flares so i can compare.
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Try Mission Impossible 3.
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Maybe I will.
I only saw it once back when it came out, but still I don't remember being bothered by lens flares.
 
Frontier said:
Uhh...

You know that lens flare/halo thing we've seen in the trailer?

Well I was just reading Dark Horizons, and they comment on the new logo from end of last week and...

The upcoming reboot of "Star Trek" has gotten new logo art that adds in the lens flare/halo effect prevalent throughout the film.
Click to expand...
:vulcan:

I hope to god Garth wrote that wrong.

I hope to god Abrams didn't do what I'm beginning to think he may have done.

That the entire movie will have that damn effect throughout the film...

Examples (and I'm TrekCore staff, so I'm allowed to hot-link :P)

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer042.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer058.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer070.jpg

See how it looks like someone needs to clean the lens? Or their glasses? Or the screen?

...That'll get old real quick.
Click to expand...

BTW: It's not an effect (as in VFX), but rather the result of using anamorphic lenses.
 
If the lens flare isnt throughout the film, it will at least be in every enterprise interior shot. :shifty:
 
Lens flares are pretty common shooting live camera where there's a bright on-screen light source.

Of course, they were rarely seen in Trek model photography because they'd have been an expensive post effect and why spend the money?
 
Yeah, I gotta agree. The lens flares are everywhere! Further evidence ...

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Frontier said:
Examples (and I'm TrekCore staff, so I'm allowed to hot-link :P)

http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer042.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer058.jpg
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xi/screencaps/trailer/trailer070.jpg
Click to expand...
These are not hotlinks.
 
Frontier said:
Uhh...

You know that lens flare/halo thing we've seen in the trailer?

Well I was just reading Dark Horizons, and they comment on the new logo from end of last week and...

The upcoming reboot of "Star Trek" has gotten new logo art that adds in the lens flare/halo effect prevalent throughout the film.
Click to expand...
:vulcan:
Click to expand...

Maybe Abrams is using that 'brilliant' technique of Roger Christian's from BATTLEFIELD EARTH to point up the differences between real TOS and this thing's universe. B:E shot everything with a dutched camera until the humans win (so he said: I didn't see the movie all the way through), at which point the camera straightens up. Maybe the lens flares are a visual representation to the audience of the clouded timeline, now wouldn't that be artistic (sorry, is the word autistic.) I shouldn't be giving all these mystery science theater jokes away so early in the game.
 
Battlefield Earth ran everything through a suck filter and crapped it out as a film. I don't think any one is going to use that technique as inspiration.
 
trevanian said:
Frontier said:
Uhh...

You know that lens flare/halo thing we've seen in the trailer?

Well I was just reading Dark Horizons, and they comment on the new logo from end of last week and...

The upcoming reboot of "Star Trek" has gotten new logo art that adds in the lens flare/halo effect prevalent throughout the film.
Click to expand...
:vulcan:
Click to expand...

Maybe Abrams is using that 'brilliant' technique of Roger Christian's from BATTLEFIELD EARTH to point up the differences between real TOS and this thing's universe. B:E shot everything with a dutched camera until the humans win (so he said: I didn't see the movie all the way through), at which point the camera straightens up. Maybe the lens flares are a visual representation to the audience of the clouded timeline, now wouldn't that be artistic (sorry, is the word autistic.) I shouldn't be giving all these mystery science theater jokes away so early in the game.
Click to expand...

Or - and here is a really controversial thought - they are just the normal lens flares you get all the time using anamorphic lenses.
 
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