How to get a cinematic look?

I just did a small 4 minute movie in FCE 4 and would like to get a cinematic look. There's actually a function on my camera (Canon HF 100) to get this type of look along with using a frame rate of PF24 but I didn't use it.
Is there a certain video filter I can use to try to obtain this type of look?

Good thing you didn't use the 24p mode on your camcorder, because FCE doesn't work with 24p footage.
Try looking over this thread and see if it's of any use:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8938482&#8938482

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