The Tilt-Shift Effect has become pretty popular, especially with photography. It can make a scene look like it was filmed on a miniature set. Ryan Jerz has a tutorial on the method for giving this treatment to video that he found to be the most render-efficient.

Read the tutorial here.

Chroma keying is easy to get the hang of, hard to master. Larry Jordan has a video tutorial at Lynda.com that goes into third party keyers and problem keys. Lynda.com is a subscription site, but this section has free video tutorials on “What is Chroma Key” and also an 11 minute tutorial on “Creating a simple key.”

Watch the video tutorials here.

Slow motion is useful for a whole slew of effects. Alex Gollner explains why sending the file to Compressor is a good idea, due to the way Final Cut handles speed changes. (This tutorial doesn’t cover Optical Flow retiming, which is available in Motion, and I haven’t seen a comparison.)

Read the tutorial and watch the examples here. Alex also shows some more examples, as well as some unexpected results using Compressor here.

From Creative Cow-

Yes! There’s really a Boris! And he really wrote this tutorial for you. It takes advantage of the free Boris FX title generators included with Final Cut Pro, with a little help from the Boris Continuum Complete video effects plug-ins, for titling power you might not known you had available inside FCP.

Read the tutorial here.

From Creative Cow-

Taking advantage of new features in Apple Final Cut Studio 2, CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith freshens up the approach to an old effect. Project files are included so you can follow along, and customize to your own tastes. So enjoy all of the vintage scratches, flickers and dust galore that make up the classic old film look.

Watch the video tutorial here.

Steve also has a non-video tutorial on creating the old Film Look here.

From Creative Cow:

There’s nothing like glass panes moving randomly on a screen. Learn to create the stunning bars like the ones in the show open to CSI: Miami. Follow along with Stephen Smith, the Final Cut sleuth, to learn how easy this effect really is.

Watch the video tutorial here.

From Creative Cow:

Creating that ‘bad TV’ look has never been easier with Final Cut Pro. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith’s Bad TV tutorial will show you how to create this spectacular effect using tools already provided by FCP. Learn how to make your video transition in from noise, animate a TV roll and duplicate the turning off the TV look.

Watch the video tutorial here.

Steve also has a non-video tutorial on the Bad TV look available here.