Part 3: How To Make Your Own Light Leaks In-Camera.Nowadays, filmmakers use light leaks overlays for many reasons. Sometimes it’s to signal that the scene taking place is a memory, premonition, or hallucination. But more often than not, you’ll see light leak overlays being used stylistically, as a way of creating a wistful or vintage vibe within a scene, as seen in the example below. One of the great things about light leak overlays, in addition to making your videos look 10/10, is that they’re really easy to use. One of the not-so-great things about them: they aren’t so easy to find. Yes, the Internet has tons of light leak overlays just sitting there waiting to be downloaded. But the vast majority of these come with price tags which, when you’re making a lot of projects, can add up. So, since we know that a lot of you guys and gals don’t have the time to trawl the web looking for quality light leaks, nor the budgets to splash on each individual one you find, we’ve put together this list of the top 25 free light leak overlays just for you.
And since we were feeling extra friendly, we’ve also thrown in a tutorial on how to make your very own light leaks in-camera, from scratch. Start with the clip or clips that you want to add light leaks on.Enjoy! Part 1: Top 26 Free Light Leak Overlays 1.
