After effects in FCE

Hey guys,
couple of questions..
firstly, can anyone recommend a great pug-in after effects package for Final Cut Express 4.
Also & more importantly, watching the new star trek movie & the effects used on the lights, the way they appear almost like lasers ( I know it sounds crazy) but i think it looks great & really wanna mess around with it.
There is a video on Vimeo --> http://vimeo.com/10218228
this has the desired effect. I've tried emailing the guy who owns the vimeo video but got no reply.. he's obviously protective of his secret special effects..
Also Usher's video on youtube -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZql1_vuVGo
looks great too..
Any help would be greatly appreciated..
thanks,
Killian

Hi Killian and welcome to the forum!
I'm guessing a lot of what you're seeing is a combination between an onstage lighting set up and some careful compositing work afterwards.
Advanced compositing programs such as After Effects and Motion give you more control over artificial lighting of scenes, as well as creating and compositing cool effects such as laser beams and light sabers.
Sasha

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