Hello, I am trying to do a simple lens flare that spans over two clips, and was hoping to do it in an empty event above the track I am using for the rest of my video. I wanted it on a separate track so I could add a blur to it to make it less artificial, while at the same time preserving the sharpness of the video in the tracks below it.

Every time I create a new empty event and try to add effects to it, none of them show up in the preview. Am I doing something wrong? What is the point of the empty event if no effects will show up on it?

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.