Is there a "slim" effect Motion(5)

I've seen some (older) movies and especially credits filmed with a narrowing effect and wondered if it was possible with motion.
And while I'm at it, what about a saturated/technicolor(?) effect?
Sorry, complete novice that hasn't yet purchased Motion, and will start by using it with IMovie.
Thank You

For short pieces, 3 - 5 or so minute visuals for original music, Motion will do just fine by itself. You will also have available to you: Audio parameter behaviors to control any other parameter available in your project.
Here are a few examples of using audio behaviors:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Euy6gHSCc&list=PLB55C8A9EB61DE3F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULf7lIhFNUo&list=PLB55C8A9EB61DE3F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFP5ui7TJJA&list=PLB55C8A9EB61DE3F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT8gIzMcmq4&list=PLB55C8A9EB61DE3F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW-v3n-m49w&list=PLB55C8A9EB61DE3F4
If you have an audio app that will split tracks on export (like Logic), you can do some really cool stuff by using individual instrument tracks as source audio for the audio behaviors.
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