Having seen a good deal of the next generation sports titles, I'm convinced that sweat is the new lens flare. Seriously, remember back a half-decade ago or so, when you couldn't run into a game ...

Welcome to our ode to one of gaming's most over-used special effects - lens flare. I'm sure the first person to think of it got a big pat on the back from his peers. Those same peers then left the ...

Lens flare’s story is a technical and aesthetic one that goes back as far as Hollywood itself. As the above video shows, lens flare has become an unavoidable phenomenon with a storied history.

And That Means More Lens Flare Gamble quoted the tweet and replied with an okay emoji, strongly implying that yes, there will be an egregious amount of lens flare in Mass Effect 5, or whatever the ...

Right back to the silent movie era lens flare was seen as a mistake. If it was spotted during filming the take was halted and the setup was run again. In many ways it is quite understandable that this ...

Star Wars fans can rest assured - director JJ Abrams has said he is holding back on the lens flares for The Force Awakens. Abrams became infamous for his extreme use of the lighting technique in ...

"So, I kind of pulled back, and as you'll see in the 'Star Wars' movie, I've allowed lens flares to take a very back seat," said Abrams. They will be there, though. One example of lens flares you ...

Pressing U on the layer will reveal all the keyframes we have just added. This provides a nice guide along with the visual of the lens flare. We will add one more keyframe to the brightness so that ...