This backdrop or compositing element is real, not CGI. It gives an ever moving image of golden sparkles, with lots of bokeh. Ideal for either compositing over shots or using as a luxurious high end background for text. Has a bit of a festive feel to it too. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of the blog. HD Leaks. HD Flares. 4K Leaks. 4K Sparkles. So far these have been downloaded well over 880,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as ..read more

This HD backdrop texture can be used as either a background for titles, or as a component to layer over other footage. It is constantly moving and morphing and makes a great alpha channel. Feel free of course to change the hue or gamma to suit. In reality this is a shot of waves breaking, shot at 50% speed. You can download it in 1080p HD Quicktime format from here: http://www.mediafire.com/download/a8i7kt1677t2dln/PlasmaSea.mov If you like this and want more then you can go to the whole archive of lens flares and light leaks here. They are offered under creative commons. Read more ..read more

Two clips this time. Same style, just presenting much options and varieties for repeated use in a sequence or timeline.  I call these kaleidoscope sweeps. They show light wiping across a rotating faceted shiny object to create a sweep of light. Speed it up for a faster composition or dissolve, especially effective if laid over a transitional with the 'screen' or 'add' effect. Here they are to preview... As always, these are available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of the blog ..read more

This backdrop or compositing element is real, not CGI. It gives an ever moving image of black glitter against a rich gold background. Ideal for either compositing over shots or using as a luxurious high end background for text. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of the blog. HD Leaks. HD Flares. 4K Leaks. 4K Sparkles. So far these have been downloaded well over 880,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as games, apps, movie trailers a ..read more

A soft gold shimmer in 4K. Ideal as a backdrop for titles. Or as a moving texture. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of the blog. HD Leaks. HD Flares. 4K Leaks. 4K Sparkles. So far these have been downloaded well over 880,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as games, apps, movie trailers and indie films. And best of all, in HBO's Watchmen show! You can download it as a 4K MP4 video file from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/0 ..read more

A clip you may find useful for some Covid / Corona virus comms videos currently. It is a cloud of blood transition - moves from white to a dark red cloud of blood and then to black. So it can be used as a background to titles. But even better is to use it as a transitions, or as an alpha channel to move between two shots. Kind of illustrates the spread of disease / germs / viruses in a visual manner. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of the blog. HD Leaks. HD Flares ..read more

Yes, back after many months with a new clip for editors! Here is a (sadly topical) new video element. It is a cloud of blood transition - moves from white to a dark red cloud of blood and then to black. Can be used as a background to titles, as a transitions, or as an alpha channel to move between two shots. A feel of hammer horror and dracula movies. But could be useful for medical videos and for info about spreading disease. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I've collected up all my light leaks and clips on to special pages, accessed via the top of th ..read more

I found a few old HD clips that I never shared. All my new leaks on here are 4K, but this one I think is very useful one, even if its only 1080p. As with all my clips, it features real natural light and objects, no plug ins, no CGI. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I collect all my light leaks and clips on a special page where there are MORE FREE DOWNLOADS, so bookmark it. So far, my light leaks have been downloaded well over 700,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as games, apps, movie trailers and indie films. T ..read more

Here is my latest 4K stock footage clips. It's probably best used as a backdrop or compositing element. As with all my clips, it features real natural light and objects, no plug ins, no CGI. As always, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I collect all my light leaks and clips on a special page where there are MORE FREE DOWNLOADS, so bookmark it. So far, my light leaks have been downloaded well over 700,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as games, apps, movie trailers and indie films. This is one continuous clip. So you composi ..read more

Here is my latest 4K light leak. Well, its not quite a light leak. It's more of a backdrop or compositing tool. However, as always, it features real natural light and objects, no plug ins, no CGI. As with all my clips, it is available for free via Creative Commons, details below. I collect all my light leaks on a special page where there are MORE FREE DOWNLOADS, so bookmark it. So far my light leaks have been downloaded well over 700,000 times! And used in TV shows on NatGeo, Discovery and BBC1. As well as games, apps, movie trailers and indie films. This is one continuous clip. So you ..read more