The tutorial (link below) only teaches me how to create the effect (by doing adjustments in the effects control) and not how to apply it on a footage so I have to keep trying/experimenting to get the result I wanted.
Tutorial link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhM-RY_y4Q
Steps (what I did):
1. Layer> new> solid, pick "Black" color
2. Change Mode to Screen
3. Effect> Simulation> CC Particle System II
- Change Gravity from "1" to "0"
- Change Animation to "Twirly"
- Particle type: faded sphere
- Change the death size to "0.20"
- Change Longevity to "0.1"
- Transfer mode to "Screen"
- Birth color to "white"
- Death color to "blue"
5. Change mode to screen.
6. Change the TrkMat of the particles/effect layer to "Alpha Matte"
7. Draw an oval with the eclipse tool.
8. Mask Feather to "30".
9. Place/position the mask on top and outside of the stage.
10. Set keyframe by clicking on the stopwatch beside Position.
11. Go to the next few frames, drag and hold shift to position it will vertically down.
12. A few frames before the current frame, set keyframe by clicking on the stopwatch beside Mask Path.
13. Go to the frame of the 2nd position and adjust the width of the orb/mask a little.
14. Select the particles/effect layer and in the effects control, set keyframe for Birth Rate and change it to "100".
15. Go to the next few frames and change the birth rate to "0" so that the particles will fade out.
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