Editor’s Toolbox: I Need that Light Leak! edition by Nicole Haddock

Posted on by Jeff Riegel, Editor

by Freelance Editor at Henninger Media Services

For those of you who are like, “errr, light leaks?”, it’s basically a video clip with a black background whereupon light leaks into frame, even the entire frame. Dead useful for transitions, or adding a little jazz to a boring photo. These are most useful in Premiere and in After Effects where you can adjust the blending mode of the video clip when overlaying onto another clip. FYI, these light leaks almost never come with Alpha Channels, but at least there’s about a gazillion free ones. [Read More of ‘s article–]

SHOW ME THE FREE LIGHT LEAKS! (*you may need to login to LinkedIn to read and download)

 

Don’t miss more posts by Nicole Haddock:

Editor’s Toolbox: I Need That Texture! edition

Editor’s Toolbox: I Need That Font! edition

Photo Credit: Deutsche Fotothek

Editor’s Toolbox: I Need That Video! edition

 

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121 Free Film Grain & Light Leaks for Film & Video Editors

 

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Jeff is currently a Senior Producer/Editor for a government contractor in Northern Virginia where he assisted in the creation of their media department from the ground up. Prior to that, he was a Senior Video Production Specialist and Team Lead for the Department of Defense with more than ten years of consistent production, editing, video and audio recording experience. Jeff specializes in identifying, developing and supporting new trends in visual media technology and other solutions. Outside of the workplace, Jeff created a long-form documentary about the rise of a local boxer, Tori Nelson, to 13-time world champion status across 4 weight classes. It aired nationally via the Sports Channel For Women and screened at The Alexandria Film Festival and Texas Black Film Festival. Jeff is co-producing "The Lost Clipper," a two-decades documentary about the first hijacking in U.S. history and the search for those 15 lost souls taken in 1938. Filming takes him to Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Canada, and locations across the U.S. He enjoys creating a media-marketing social networking campaign for entities such as CapitalTristate Electrical Distributors and "The Lost Clipper" and personalities such as world boxing champion Tori Nelson, Netflix's "Narcos" personalities Steve Murphy and Javier Pena, and renowned landscape photographer Frank Lee Ruggles. Solving complex technical problems by utilizing a myriad of advanced audio-video hardware and software applications along with initiative and ingenuity, Jeff is eager to attack any project head-on. Jeff's Motto: think beyond convention...and consider it done!