Premiere pro layering issues

[dustin239728654w9a]

I am trying to create the Character intro like in the video link below.  However, my black & white and Blur effects are not showing up.  The layer above it is what is being shown and everything below is being "ignored" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjJf0txZCmQ

[Ann Bens]

Wild guess.

[dustin239728654w9a]

I tried it, not affect on the video 😞 I feel like it is simple to fix but my lack of Adobe is holding me back

[dustin239728654w9a]

no*

[Jeff Bellune]

I don't think the tracks underneath are being ignored, they just may not be visible if the track above doesn't have an alpha channel, either as part of the clip or created by a track matte or keying.

[Ann Bens]

Ah now I see: the screenshot is misleading.

[dustin239728654w9a]

So how does one fix that?

[Jeff Bellune]

Did you draw the mask?

If it is drawn (and closed) correctly, the area outside the mask should become transparent, allowing your black & white blur effect to show through.