Markus Förderer, ASC, just launched the Pro version of CINEFLARES, the most comprehensive lens flare library in the world. We were at NAB 2024 and looked at the new release. Two weeks ago, we talked with Markus in our podcast about different topics – he told us about his latest work in the Apple TV series ‘Constellation’, about CINEFLARES, etc. Now, we talked about the new update of his project, CINEFLARES Pro. Beauty in imperfection As cameras get more advanced and similar every day, filmmakers try to create character using different lenses that give the final image a unique aspect. In this regard, a project like CINEFLARES helps determine which kind of look would suit a project. Although lens flares are, in reality, produced by a lens imperfection and happen like a design accident, cinematographers and filmmakers use them as an aesthetic tool to convey different feelings to an image. A library like CINEFLARES is almost a requirement if we want to have information about a particular lens and its characteristics over an image without the need to buy or rent it. We can compare the flares produced by two lenses, side by side. – Source: CINEFLARES. CINEFLARES Pro, a complete lens library As we wrote in a previous article, Markus started this project years ago when he captured lens tests with motion control. Over the years, that became a massive library, and CINEFLARES is where users can check all the differences between lenses when flaring against a light source. ...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 30 April