Take 5: Five Tips to a Simple Film Effect (page 2)
5. Letterbox
The last step in creating our simple film effect is to add a letterbox to simulate a wide screen display. Open your titler and use the box tool to draw a black rectangle, positioned to mask off the top portion of the screen. Copy, paste and reposition it to mask the bottom of the screen, then save it as a title. Now drag the letterbox graphic to your timeline and position it on a title track so that is appears as a mask over all of your footage. For a variation, draw white boxes instead of black and make them slightly transparent.
These five simple tips will get you started, but ultimately, you are the artist. Experiment with durations, opacities and speeds to create a unique film look all your own.
