Comments on: SR Picks [Video]: J.J. Abrams’ Lens Flares Meet The Original Series

By: Nemo

Nemo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:17:12 +0000

I did notice an excess of lens flare, and it became too evident as the movie advanced. ¡Even the titles at the and with the planets had lens flare!
Som yeah… way too much for me, I didn’t expected that level of blindness.
I don’t think “in real life” having those kind of lights at the bridge of a spaceship would be wise.
I hope that someone makes another Star Trek movie nontheless.

By: Star Trek Sequel Talk & Some Awesome Concept Art - Screen Rant

Star Trek Sequel Talk & Some Awesome Concept Art - Screen Rant — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:39:54 +0000

[...] In that interview where they discussed writing the sequel’s script, Lindelof explained that they’d be waiting to see the fan reaction to the first one so they’ll know how to better shape the next one. Since the first one was pretty amazing with only some weak plot points, I hope we get a perfected sequel with perhaps a little less lighting (Check out this hilarious video on Star Trek’s lens flares) [...]

By: Psyko

Psyko — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:24:19 +0000

@Ken

Hahaha, that is probably it.

I’m not sure why people would choose the back row either.

By: Rik Roltrap

Rik Roltrap — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:38:48 +0000

I did notice lensflare in the movie. But only as a nice touch. I can’t remember them to be too many or annoying. So they must have been functional.

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:04:25 +0000

Just didn’t notice them, I was too immersed into the story I suppose. They must have seemed natural enough in that setting to me that I just subconsciously ignored them.

By: Matt K

Matt K — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:15:32 +0000

I don’t really care where I sit in the movie theatre to be honest….I ususally just sit wherever.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:09:04 +0000

@psyko, maybe you were too concerned over your nose bleeding to notice, haha. I don’t know, some of my friends love sitting in the back row, I don’t get it. Now the “rear” speakers in the “surround sound” system is actually above you, pointing in FRONT of you, so basically, you’re excluded from the surround sound. Might as well watch it in stereo. And why is it better to have the screen so small??

I understand if there are no other seats left and you’re forced to sit there, but I don’t get why they prefer the back row…

By: 790

790 — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:46:11 +0000

That’s a pretty funny photo.

Anyone notice the lens flare in the Icecave ?

By: Psyko

Psyko — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:14:25 +0000

I didn’t even notice them either though…

Haha, no glasses, but I was sitting in the back row. Maybe the lens flairs were the only thing making it bright enough to actually see that far back.

By: gingerbeer

gingerbeer — Sat, 16 May 2009 14:06:25 +0000

It was not a big issue for me….

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:30:35 +0000

It doesn’t have to bother you to notice that half of the time the screen was completely white and like there were spotlights shining into your eyes 50% of the movie… You can like it, and still notice it. I don’t know, were you watching the movie with sunglasses? lol

By: Psyko

Psyko — Sat, 16 May 2009 07:36:26 +0000

Actually, I had to reread the first sentence, of the article, a couple times to make sure I’d read it right because I can’t remember the lens flairs at all. They obviously didn’t bother me enough to even hint at being memorable. I’m sure now that, when I watch it again, they’ll be the only thing I can see though. So, thanks a lot for that.

By: Rob Keyes

Rob Keyes — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:48:43 +0000

lol, I photoshopped the image at the top – Wasn’t the movie entirely like that? J/K

As I said, I liked the lens flares for some of it, but for other parts of it, it was way too extreme and distracting in a bad way.

@ Matt K,

I put the light in Kirk’s eyes on purpose because I thought it was funny

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:59:12 +0000

I wasn’t aware that you needed to “look out” for someone shining bright lights at your face… lol

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:31:31 +0000

I just didn’t notice the lens flares in the movie. Maybe I wasn’t looking for them, and I’ll keep an eye out the next time I see it.

By: Tim "Cloverfield"

Tim "Cloverfield" — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:59:53 +0000

BRAVO C.P. ! I could not agree with you more! Could not have said it better myself! It brought the reality to the film. JJ uses the flares much less in Fringe, and for effect it works on the small screen as well. Well done!

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:26:16 +0000

HAHA that was pretty great. I personally think the flares did a good job of giving the film a unique look (expect the space scenes where they clearly ripped off Firefly/Serenity) I didn’t like the story, all its holes etc and the Star Wars music, but the look of the movie itself was impressive. The only time the lens flares bugged me was when they were behind someones face and it consumed their face to the point you couldnt see then FACE.

By: SmartAss

SmartAss — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:04:49 +0000

OMG! I hated the lens flares. They really bugged me. I kept throwing my hands up and murmuring “come on” to my buddies. It was way overused and they became distracting. After a while, it was all I could pay attention to.

By: c.p.

c.p. — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:23:00 +0000

The flares were appropriate and beautiful. Along with the clever editing and bold camera movements it made up a visual language that literally IS Star Trek. Plus, it sort of mirrors the colored gels and “inappropriate” lighting that signified a new visual style back in the 60′s show, esp. the first season.

The flares were exciting and unique and were a stylistic triumph. If you’re not into simultaneously looking at a movie as a moving painting, but only as static camera capturing whatever is going on in front of it, then I can see how they were “distracting”. I think they made the movie work on another level.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:21:59 +0000

According to a few people here, there were no lens flares in the movie, lol. We’re ALL out of our minds, including JJ Abrams himself, yep. Those few are the only sane people in an insane world…

I thought the spoof was funny, but in fact, I think they had too FEW lens flares in the spoof compared to the new movie, haha. There were times in the movie where the lights were so bright that they completely consumed the whole image and we’re looking at a white screen with audio…