35mmAssassin Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Ok, so I'm a camera operator and soon to be UT film student, and I effing love anamorphic lens flares. If you don't know what this is, I garuntee you that you see them on TV and in movies ALL THE TIME.Here's an example we've all seen:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiAToA3qZcI&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLEAC413D09C4B79A7 and some stills:http://mynameismjp.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/masseffect2.jpghttp://blog.timc3.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/startrek-lensflare-spock-tsrimg.jpg Basically its a type of flare created by an anamorphic lens. It sort of smears light across the screen, usually in blue but sometimes other colors. They look damned cool, people generate them in post production all the time, and I've heard Crysis 2 has them. If someone made an anamorphic flare mod for skyrim, I think it'd give the game a really epic feel to an already very cinematic looking game. Think of how outdoor sun-lit scenes would look, or even interiors with some cool orange-ish flares coming off of torches and whatnot. The flares would REALLY shine (excuse the pun) during mage battles. Think of how absolutely insane that would look with stuff sparking and exploding all around you! Now I know some may not care for a more sci-fi look, but dammit it would look good! Thanks! For more info on Anamorphic Flares and Anamorphic lenses, just try google/ youtube/ wikipedia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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