Dreamlike filters for a university project

happy new year all.
i am working on a project where i need to separate small sections of a film to look like a dream sequence but i am conscious of it looking too cheesy. any ideas of filters or any free downloads (student sorry) i could use to create this look?? i have looked at the 'chromatic glow' plugin from river rock studios which has helped any other ideas?
cheers

Yes, sound is a very important (and often overlooked) factor.
And I don't think you'd be able to pull off that trick I mentioned very well in Final Cut Pro. I think that would be best performed in a compositing package, and with filmed or stock footage of a fire and not the computer generated fire that Motion has.
I think color correction and maybe a feathered matte in addition to sound design should be sufficient though. Sometimes it's all to easy to overdo it.

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