Special Effects

I don't know if anyone has seen this or done this but I'm wondering if its possible to do with my editing software (pinnacle studio 10). Any suggestions, tips and advise is welcomed. It looks like this can be achieved with simple chroma/luna key. Am I correct? I can seehow the hand ignition is done that way but I'm wondering about the full body. I thought that I saw someone post something about skins but I have no clue about usingskins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf4gBaQU3cg

JG

Most prior topics on this are 8 months or older and was wondering if anyone has come across anything recent.

After Effects runs $900+. WAX needs video in AVIformat to work and it looks to be in 4:3.

I am shooting a feature horror film with a Canon XH-A1 @ 24fps (all manual setting obviously). I am concerned with giving my movie that film look, and to be certain I wanted to know everyone's opinion on all the details of the film. I will be using a 12ft kessler crane, 50ft. track run from kesslercranes.com, and a 20 ft. green screen.

I am a Television and Video Production student in Milwaukee, and I am makeing a show that will air on PBS, but i need some help with the sepcial effects, I am trying to get some 3d animations look real in live action footage. I have tried color correction in Avid, Vegas, and Adobe, but have failed to capture the realism, I have also tried lighting effects on After Effects, but nothing seems to work, These are only my test shots, I have not started to shoot the show yet, so I have some time, If anyone has any ideas please help me out