NiSi Cine Filter Allure Streak Blue 2mm 4x5,65""""

NiSi Cine Filter Allure Streak Blue 2mm 4x5,65" — Creates prominent horizontal blue streaks from point light sources

The NiSi Cine Filter Allure Streak Blue reproduces anamorphic-style highlights by producing elongated, symmetric blue streaks that extend horizontally from point light sources. You position the filter perpendicular to a light source such as the sun, a light bulb, or a candle to generate the effect. Many cinematographers and photographers use this filter to emphasise highlights and to add a dramatic, cinematic quality to a scene without an anamorphic lens.

How the filter works

The filter contains closely spaced lines that interact with bright point highlights in your image. When a highlight has strong contrast compared to surrounding tones, the filter produces elongated streaks that draw the viewer’s attention. Because the lines are arranged horizontally, the streaks remain symmetric and extend laterally from each light source.

Key features

• Creates prominent, elongated blue streaks that are symmetric and extend horizontally from point light sources.
• Designed to be used perpendicular to a point light source such as the sun, a light bulb, or a candle.
• Allows the effect of anamorphic optics so you can achieve similar highlight behavior without using anamorphic lenses.
• Lines within the filter are placed 2mm apart from each other, producing the streak pattern.
• Most effective when the light source is a highlight with a significant degree of contrast from the rest of the image.
• Padded pouch included for storage and transport.

Typical use cases

Use this filter when you want to draw attention to a specific part of the frame or create a visually dramatic effect from existing point lights in the scene. It works with natural light like the sun and artificial lights such as bulbs or candles. The filter is particularly useful for night scenes, interiors with visible light sources, and situations where you want anamorphic-style streaks without changing lenses.

FAQ

Question: How should I position the filter to get the best streaks?
Answer: Place the filter perpendicular to the point light source—such as the sun, a bulb, or a candle—and ensure the highlight has good contrast with its surroundings to create prominent horizontal streaks.

Question: Will this filter replicate all characteristics of an anamorphic lens?
Answer: The filter reproduces the anamorphic-style highlight streaks and can create a similar visual effect, but it is designed specifically to add highlight streaks rather than to replicate every optical property of an anamorphic lens.

Question: What kind of scenes benefit most from this filter?
Answer: Scenes with distinct point light sources and strong highlight contrast—such as night shots, interiors with visible lamps, or any composition where you want to draw attention to specific highlights—will benefit most from this filter.

Question: How should I store and transport the filter?
Answer: Store and carry the filter in the included padded pouch to protect the surface and maintain the streak pattern over time.