History Main / LensFlareCensor

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* Happens during extremely violent attacks in ''{{Blood-C}}''. Unlike the above examples, nudity is left untouched, oddly enough.
** Oddly enough, Saya hacking up monsters into bloody chunks, is left uncensored. But when it's a human, they break out the censor.

* ''{{NCIS}}'' uses lens flares to cover the genitals of cadavers, instead of the usual sheet that other forensic shows tend to use.

* ''{{CSI}}'' has employed conveniently placed standing magnifying glasses that create a lens flare/distorted light effect on bodies.
* ''DealOrNoDeal'' often uses this to hide the contents of cases in previews of upcoming episodes.
* ''SaturdayNightLive'' used this in their [[Music/InsaneClownPosse Thrilla Killa Klownz]] video "Magical Mysteries," when Ryan Phillippe (as an unnamed Thrilla Killa Klown) grabs his crotch as he raps, "And all you scientists can suck our *bleep*."
* Used in an episode of ''TheXFiles'' to cover the backside of a naked man walking down a highway.

See also CensorSteam.

* ''SaturdayNightLive'' used this in their [[Music/InsaneClownPosse Thrilla Killa Klownz]] video "Magical Mysteries," when Ryan Phillippe (as an unnamed Thrilla Killa Klown) grabs his crotch as he raps, "And all you scientists can suck our [[ThisTropeIsBleep *bleep*]]."

* As seen on the page picture, ''StrikeWitches'' loves doing this when they don't use CensorSteam. Even on ''night'' scenes, beams of light will appear out of nowhere. Thankfully DVD releases remove them.

* ''GirlsBravo'': When Kirie steps into an elevator of Fukuyama's design, which doubles as a 'scanning' machine, it was presented in the original network debut as a very, very bright light that obscured anything that might be suggestive.

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* The "sunlight beams at night" happen on ''AsobiNiIkuYo!'' too, which is not shy of using this on general.

** The the corpses tend to be [[AnimeAnatomy anatomically incorrect]] anyhow, as sometimes they don't superbright the women's chests, and you can see that they (along with about 80% of the male cadavers) have no nipples.

* Holly Valance's "Kiss Kiss" video. An entire career founded on lens flare hiding potential nudity.

* ''SaturdayNightLive'' used this in their [[InsaneClownPosse Thrilla Killa Klownz]] video "Magical Mysteries," when Ryan Phillippe (as an unnamed Thrilla Killa Klown) grabs his crotch as he raps, "And all you scientists can suck our [[ThisTropeIsBleep *bleep*]]."

* The ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' comic featuring The Mighty Endowed. Her "huge tracts of land" (IfYouKnowWhatIMean) are censored out via this method.

* ''{{Saki}}'': in the Hot Springs episode, {{Mahjong}} Club president Hisa delivers her lines with her back to the morning sun as it tops the trees. Between the lens flare at an oh-so-convenient angle and the sun over her shoulder, her only discernible features are on her face.

* Happens during extremely violent attacks in ''{{Blood-C}}''.

* The ''YoungJustice'' comic featuring The Mighty Endowed. Her "huge tracts of land" (IfYouKnowWhatIMean) are censored out via this method.

* Can't remember the name of the song, but one music video sparked some controversy about Delta Goodrem's bits only being covered by lens flares. This troper was surprised, as he thought the lens flares failed to conceal her lack of actual nudity. Sort of a visual equivalent to ThisTropeIsBleep.
** Similarly, Holly Valance's "Kiss Kiss" video. An entire career founded on lens flare hiding potential nudity.

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* Used extensively in the music video for Methods of Mayhem's "Get Naked".

* As seen on the page picture, ''StrikeWitches'' loves doing this when they don't use CensorSeam. Even on night scenes, beams of light will appear out of nowhere. Thankfully DVD releases remove them.