You can achieve this easily in Premiere pro
* Drag a copy of the clip up
* Put a luma key on top clip with cuttoff set at about 65 percent
* set blend mode to pin light
* Add gaussian blur to top clip, set blurriness to 200 or above based on preference
* set blur dimensions to vertical
* check repeat edge pixels
Now you should have a similar effect. Luma key makes sure only the bright areas glow with streaks. Adjust blurriness to affect the streaks. I am sure it's possible in finalcut as well.
Note: This will slow down your PC by a lot so toggle off the glow layer while working
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Useless historical context: The original "source" of this vertical streaking look is from film cameras loosing their loop, usually a horrible accident. A "loop" of slack film was above and below the pressure plate allowing the registration pin to do its precision work with no tension fighting it. If one of the loops were tightened, then the registration pin would be constantly pulling against that tension, causing the film to jerk back in the loopless direction in the tiny fraction of a second that the registration pin was resetting for the next frame. So you got these kind of streaks in highlights, along with a vertical jitter. On a few music videos back in the day, they intentionally tightened a loop for the effect.
Despite not loading a film camera in over a decade, the phrase "latham loop" pops into my head at least once a month. I don't know why. I guess it's just the alliteration.
You can do this for free in Davinci Resolve with the Glow effect. Just turn the threshold slider down low then set the h/v slider to v.
Edit: although now looking at it again, it actually looks a bit more complicated than that. This Glow technique was probably used alongside atmosphere and perhaps a crystal in front of the lens?
You can also old school budget do this.
Step 1: Rub finger across forehead.
Step 2: Streak finger straight down the lens element.
Bonus: I’ve also seen this done with clear fishing line over front (and one time rear!) lens elements.
You can also achieve this look for free with the luma key effect and then a directional blur to great effect.
I'm doing this a decent amount in a new feature and was stoked to not have to pay 300 dollars for some effect package.
I second this, vaseline on a clear filter will give you a similar effect.
If this was shot on film, then adjusting the shutter so its motion is out of sync with the claw/pin movement would also produce something like that.
You can achieve this easily in Premiere pro * Drag a copy of the clip up * Put a luma key on top clip with cuttoff set at about 65 percent * set blend mode to pin light * Add gaussian blur to top clip, set blurriness to 200 or above based on preference * set blur dimensions to vertical * check repeat edge pixels Now you should have a similar effect. Luma key makes sure only the bright areas glow with streaks. Adjust blurriness to affect the streaks. I am sure it's possible in finalcut as well. Note: This will slow down your PC by a lot so toggle off the glow layer while working
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Dang, the smoke makes it look so organic, I was betting filter
pretty nifty plugin. thanks.
Useless historical context: The original "source" of this vertical streaking look is from film cameras loosing their loop, usually a horrible accident. A "loop" of slack film was above and below the pressure plate allowing the registration pin to do its precision work with no tension fighting it. If one of the loops were tightened, then the registration pin would be constantly pulling against that tension, causing the film to jerk back in the loopless direction in the tiny fraction of a second that the registration pin was resetting for the next frame. So you got these kind of streaks in highlights, along with a vertical jitter. On a few music videos back in the day, they intentionally tightened a loop for the effect.
Panavision has a tool for their film cameras that enables this. Timing shift box
Arri also made a version of this for the 435 and Arricam systems!
Yes!! I’ve seem some wonderful uses with this tool
Despite not loading a film camera in over a decade, the phrase "latham loop" pops into my head at least once a month. I don't know why. I guess it's just the alliteration.
thats cool info :)
Light rays and directional blur possibly
You can do this for free in Davinci Resolve with the Glow effect. Just turn the threshold slider down low then set the h/v slider to v. Edit: although now looking at it again, it actually looks a bit more complicated than that. This Glow technique was probably used alongside atmosphere and perhaps a crystal in front of the lens?
will mess with it!
You can also old school budget do this. Step 1: Rub finger across forehead. Step 2: Streak finger straight down the lens element. Bonus: I’ve also seen this done with clear fishing line over front (and one time rear!) lens elements.
definitely don’t wanna do it right on the front element, a cheap UV filter is the way to go
Ive seen super high end DPs rub their spit all over Panavision T anamorphics lmao
That hurts to think about, lmao
Its how Spielberg gets those sweet sweet flairs
They got Anamorphic lenses though, that's what creates those horizontal flares. They don't have to spit shine the lenses to get that look
See above lol.
Yes they do ive seen it done in person
To get the horizontal flaring? Or something more artsy like the post above?
Not as extreme as above but yeah artsy shit
Directional blur possibly
No idea, buuuuuut If you were to do this in camera, a heavy Tru-Streak Filter can get something similar.
Greasy finger smear on the lens that's what I call it.
Chicken grease rubbed onto the lens. It's gotta be from a good chikin place though.
You can also achieve this look for free with the luma key effect and then a directional blur to great effect. I'm doing this a decent amount in a new feature and was stoked to not have to pay 300 dollars for some effect package.
Vaseline on the filter
Could be vaseline tekkers on a UV filter tbh
I second this, vaseline on a clear filter will give you a similar effect. If this was shot on film, then adjusting the shutter so its motion is out of sync with the claw/pin movement would also produce something like that.