Special effects guru wanted

Massachusetts based feature length independent seeks someone to advise on the best way to accomplish the special effects in our story. Theme of movie is gothic / halloween / action / adventure. Fame and/or fortune are negotiable.
Thank you.

Welcome to Apple Discussions, Dallus
The link you post is to an animated "gif" file that has been posted to Apple's web site.
It appears that the gif file is created from several partial screen shots of the Photo Booth application in operation. Macs (including your MacBook Pro) that have built-in iSights include Photo Booth in their bundled software. Look in your Finder > Go > Applications folder.
Image editor applications like PhotoShop or PhotoShop Elements can be used to create and save animated gif files. Neither of these applications are part of your Mac's bundled software.
Click the linked words above for help getting started or search Finder > Help > Mac Help on your Mac for other help capturing images from your screen.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 External iSight

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I'm new to Premiere (know the basic stuff) and to here so I hope this is ok...
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Thank you very much! It's exactly what I needed.
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Do we have any threads for requests on special effects? If not, I believe that would be a great idea.
Some of you may disagree but that's your perception.
It will allow Novices like me to get the feel of things are done when adding our effects.
What do you all think?

There you all go again. You are misconcieving what just said. Perception is perception that is all there is too it. I wrote and I am pretty clear about what I ask.
Again LaRhonde, No. I am busy and that's it I am busy. I have a son and a fiancee, which means is I can't finish up.
I just got recently sidetracked having to put my 4 year old son into school which is a pain in the rear.
In my community it is a task to put him into school due to the way the Governor runs Louisiana.
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Then you said. "there you go right there "referring to me not finishing up as to repoint out that you are correct about your judgement.
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Mylenium and Andrew Yoole cleared a little bit about helping me and we dropped it.
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The next time you all see my screen name while I make a request, or a request that is similar to my other posts and you all have the craving to make a judgment reply to my posts. Don't reply to my posts. If you all are going to be helpful next time please be helpful but do so without judging my posts I make, otherwise I DON'T want to hear it!

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Thanks!

A.T. How would you make an arrow that points to an object in the film?
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 16:55:07 -0800
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I was browsing the Internet and ran across the following Adobe document on Premiere Elements titles. Thought of you and decided to post the link just in case you may ever need or want it.
Premiere Elements/Creating and Trimming Titles
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/WS020935FC-7A12-48f 2-8884-F8DC2D7E6985.html
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Special Effects Camera Troubles

My camera alone is working fine but my main problem is when I want to use special effects like in Photo Booth. It is either scattered parts of what is in the camera or just black blobs. I have already been to the Genius Bar so I don't know what to do next.

Welcome to Apple Discussions, Dallus
The link you post is to an animated "gif" file that has been posted to Apple's web site.
It appears that the gif file is created from several partial screen shots of the Photo Booth application in operation. Macs (including your MacBook Pro) that have built-in iSights include Photo Booth in their bundled software. Look in your Finder > Go > Applications folder.
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