Comment Re:Did they get rid of the fake lens flares? (Score 1) 514
I found the first one unwatchable due to all the fake lens flares that were artificially inserted.
Not so fast, bunkie... http://io9.com/5230278/jj-abrams-admits-star-trek-lens-flares-are-ridiculous
They were all done live, they weren't added later. There are something about those flares, especially in a movie that can potentially be very sterile and CG and overly controlled. There is something incredibly unpredictable and gorgeous about them. It is a really fun thing. Our DP would be off camera with this incredibly powerful flashlight aiming it at the lens. It became an art because different lenses required angles, and different proximity to the lens. Sometimes, when we were outside we'd use mirrors. Certain sizes were too big... literally, it was ridiculous. It was like another actor in the scene....