Old-style Star Trek transporter effect. A field of dots engulf the item being beamed up. Its about 130 frames, about 5 seconds at 25fps, you might want to drag it shorter or longer or fade it out at different...
An energy field that might be produced by a hovering vehicle. Four versions - red, blue, yellow and a special colour-cycling one. The energy field flickers and sends out bits of plasma over a 180 degree angle....
