Thanks so much for the suggestions, guys (gals).
I looked at those two vids you suggested, Autraya. The alkamper one seems like one that could be done in Premiere, and I'll keep it in mind. Zooming in on someone's face as a lead-in is a good idea, too, that I hadn't thought of.
I had tried using noise and flicker and B&W on the Revy vid, but none of them really seemed to work. However, I just tried using B&W on the Claymore vid, and it seemed to do the trick.
I'd like to have that track matte technique, though the only pic editor I'm at all familiar with is PSP. I'll crack open my copy and see if it has anything I can use.
Btw, if anyone has an image that is just a foggy border and blank inside, I would be eternally grateful if you would email it to me. If I could just get that initial image (frame), I'm sure I could use PSP for any needed alterations and import it into Premiere somehow.