Remember the lead-in storyline of the original Star Wars Movies? The text came in from the bottom, shrank and faded into oblivion, while giving the impression of being "laid back" into the picture

I need to create a Flash animation thanking a lot of people for their help, and it occurred to me that if I could create something that looked like the Star Wars storyline, that would be a pretty cool effect.

I've scratched my head for a while, but can't think how to easily do it ...... any inspiration or insights from the assembled gurus would be greatly appreciated