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Start with the video. Place the video on your timeline and go to the elements menu. Type 'tech' and find the effect which is perfect for your video. Track your chosen element right above your video, leaving an empty track at the center.
Double click on the element, go to video, basic, compositing, and change the blending mode from normal to screen. This way you will get rid of the blue background and just be left with the neon blue that is the tech part of the screen.
Go to color and then work with the settings until we have what we want. Apply '3D LUT' and go with the 'cyberpunk 2' effect and then click OK. To make this video more realistic, you will need to have some sort of isolation in the background video and hide the element track.
How to Create Red Giant Magic Effect Video
What you need to prepare:
- A computer (Windows or macOS)
- Your video materials.
- Filmora video editor
Download and Install Filmora
To begin with, you need to install the latest version of the software on your system. Be it Windows or Mac, Filmora supports both the leading OS.

Import the Footage and add Effects
You must import 2 videos for different VFX effects but drag the videos onto the timeline one by one. Drag the first video down and go to the effects menu > Elements menu > search ‘tech’ > choose from the ‘hud tech effects’.
Drag the chosen element or effect right above your video leaving an empty track in between the two tracks. Double-click on the element, go to Video > Basic > Compositing > Change the blending mode from normal to screen to get rid of the blue background.

To work with the color correction, go to Color > drag the sliders to adjust the brightness, tint, contrast, and other options. You can also apply different LUTs.

Add Isolation to the Background Video
To make the video look more natural, add isolation to the background video. Hide the element track.
Go to Media > Sample Color > drag black color background.
Double-click on the black color, go to Mask > Circle Mask > create an oval for the subject. Scroll down and invert the mask. Blur the edges to add a vignette effect.

Go to Basic > Compositing > Lower the opacity of the mask. Now bring the element video back to the track and preview the effect.

Color Correct the Video
Bring the element video one track up, and hide this video. Look for a blue color similar to our effect in the Sample color section and drag the blue color down the element video.
Go to Basic > Compositing > lower the opacity to focus on the subject’s face.

Go to Mask > Circle Mask > place the mask on the subject’s face and re-position it. Increase the blur strength. Go back to basic, and change the blending mode to the screen to have a blur reflection of the tech effect on the subject’s face.

Add Additional Effects
Go to the Effects > Type ‘Static’ > Static A (you can choose any static effect to make the video look more naturalistic)
Double-click on the effect, and lower the slider.

Go to Effects > Static > Weak Signal Effect and drag it down onto the timeline above the element. (You can add any effect of your choice). Drag the sliders to adjust the intensity of the effect.

To match the original video with the effect, go to Effects > Cinema 21:9 effect or any effect of your choice. Double-click on the effect and adjust the sliders to work with the intensity of the effect.

Preview and Export Video
In this way, you are finished with adding the element to your original video. Preview your video in full screen and export the video.

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