Within After Effects there are lots of effects and presets, which with a little bit of manipulation can be used to great effect. I think, as with most things, it comes down to the individual user and individual taste. On the whole I think less is more but it always depends on the project. Until I actually have a scene to put together, there is little I can do with these effects, but the end scene features a smoke trail as the phoenix emerges from the clock tower. So here is a "magical" smoke trail, that can be adapted to follow a motion path or just make random movements by using an expression (which you add to the object - or smoke trail - properties and it will tell it to move in a specific "random" pattern).
This smoke can also be put into 3D space and so can be used to wrap around the tower within the film. The great thing about this effect - which is actually a plug-in called Particular - is that it has about 20 or so presets, so it is very easy to get a variety of results without a huge amount of extra work. It really is down to the individual user to adapt the presets to fit the project. Again, as I also said above, it is difficult to create too specific a look at the moment without either a final shot of the set, or more input from the producers, who are a bit busy at the moment. I guess it would help if there was one person overseeing the post production, inc sfx. But no one seems to be in that role.
Here are some other examples of the same plug in...
fire and smoke:
fireworks:
even snow:
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