Sunlight Effect

Sunlight Effect
by Melissa Herrera on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:40:08 am

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how I create this kind of light effect in Adobe Premiere?
I guess it's not a lens flare...

How is it called and how do you create one in Adobe Premiere?

EXAMPLE: http://www.pikore.com/m/1123874603181060328_33213115

Sorry, if this is a stupid question...not a pro at this... :)

Thanks!

MhC - Studio Sixteen Productions

Re: Sunlight Effect
by Jon Doughtie on Jan 18, 2016 at 7:26:22 pm

What you have there looks to me like a "light leak". This effect duplicates what can happen when film receives additional, unintended light exposure due to a hole or other small flaw in the camera body.

A google search for "light leaks" will give you a variety of resources for these effects. One I use can be found at lightleaklove.com. It is free and can be used simply as an overlay right on the Premiere Pro timeline.

System:
Dell Precision T7600 (x2)
Win 7 64-bit
32GB RAM
Adobe CC 2014 (as of 7/2015)
256GB SSD system drive
4 internal media drives RAID 5
Typically cutting short form from HD MP4 and P2 MXF.

Re: Sunlight Effect
by JP Pelc on Jan 18, 2016 at 7:32:48 pm

Yep, search for "Free light leaks," download and put on top of video, change blending mode to whichever you prefer (generally screen or soft light works well)

Re: Sunlight Effect
by Melissa Herrera on Jan 19, 2016 at 2:31:00 pm

Thanks so much for the info!

Have a great day!

MhC - Studio Sixteen Productions